American Studies Minor
For information, contact the program advisor in the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies, 120 MacMillan Hall, 513-529-5333.
This interdisciplinary minor is open to all students and provides valuable context for majors from across the university including business, communication, education, fine arts and science; it also complements well-established liberal arts fields such as political science, English, history, sociology, and psychology. Focusing broadly on American culture and society in a global context, the American Studies minor fosters critical and creative thinking, intercultural awareness, interdisciplinary research skills, synthetic analytical skills, strong writing and oratory skills, an understanding of multiple kinds of media and texts, and a broad understanding of social, cultural, and historical contexts—skills necessary to succeed in professional work in any field.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses: | ||
| AMS 205 | Introduction to American Cultures | 3 |
| or AMS 207 | America: Global and Intercultural Perspectives | |
| Select at least four courses from the list below: | 12 | |
| Religions of the American Peoples | ||
| Introduction to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma | ||
| American Identities | ||
| Immigrant America | ||
| Consumer Culture | ||
| History, Memory, Tradition | ||
| American Icons | ||
| Special Topics in American Studies | ||
| The American West | ||
| Geographies of Urban Change | ||
| Women in American History | ||
| Sex and Gender in American Culture | ||
| Public History Practicum | ||
| Select up to three credit hours from the list below | 3 | |
| Understanding Jazz, Its History and Context | ||
| Images of America | ||
| America: Global and Intercultural Perspectives (or AMS 205, if not taken under Core Courses) | ||
| Italian American Culture | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Americans in Berlin: An Interdisciplinary Study-Abroad Workshop | ||
| Introduction to African American Music | ||
| Rhythm, Rhyme, and Resistance: Hip Hop Culture in America | ||
| Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues | ||
| Protestantism and the Development of American Culture | ||
| Ethnic American Literatures | ||
| Gilded Age America | ||
| The Era of the American Revolution | ||
| The Early American Republic 1783-1815 | ||
| The United States in the 1960s | ||
| Native American History to 1840 | ||
| Studies In Amer Regionalism | ||
| Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies | ||
| Diversity and Culture in American Film | ||
| Classical Hollywood Cinema | ||
| Latin America in the United States | ||
| Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues | ||
| Women and Difference: Intersections of Race, Class, and Sexuality | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |