Spring 2021 Course Offerings in American Studies
For more information, please contact American Studies Coordinator Caroline Woidat.
American Studies Electives
Courses that may be taken as American Studies electives:
American Studies
- AMST 201 U/Topics in American Studies: Immigration Nation
- AMST 262 or HIST 262 S/M/American Indian Law & Public Policy
Business
- MGMT 263 Business Law I
- MGMT 264 Business Law II
Communication
- COMN 215 American Public Address
- COMN 251 Mass Media and Society
English
- ENGL 203 Reader and Text: Asian American Literature
- ENGL 336 Native American Literature
- ENGL 368 Connections in Recent Literature: Contemporary American Literature
- ENGL 439 American Ways: Ecocinema
Geography
- GEOG 250 U/American Landscapes
History
- HIST 120 Military History of the U.S.A.
- HIST 161 S/U/Issues in American History: American Populism
- HIST 204 S/U/U.S. Since 1945
- HIST 249 S/U/Studies in American History: African American NYC 1865-1920
- HIST 260 S/U/Issues in the History of American Women
History (cont.)
- HIST 262 S/M/American Indian Law and Public Policy
- HIST 301 Interpretations in History: Reconstruction*
- HIST 302 Research in History: Environmental History in the Modern U.S.*
- HIST 302 Research in History: Rural History*
- HIST 302 Research in History: Native America, 1523-1840*
- HIST 411 The Making of Modern America, 1918-1945
- HIST 430 Advanced Studies in American History: Intersectionality
* NOTE: HIST 301/302 is restricted to history majors, minors & concentrators. Prerequisites: sophomore standing or higher.
Interdepartmental
- INTD 203 U/Social Foundations of American Education
Music
- MUSC 338 Folk Music in New York State
Political Science
- PLSC 110 S/U/American Politics
- PLSC 382 U.S. Foreign Policy
- PLSC 411 Public Opinion and the Mass Media
- PLSC 412 American Social Welfare Policy
Sociology
- SOCL 210 Sociology of Families
- SOCL 230 S/U/Race and Ethnicity
- SOCL 333 Sociology of Education
- SOCL 347 Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency
AMST Cultural Intersections
Courses that fulfill the AMST cultural intersections requirement:
American Studies
- AMST 201 U/Topics in American Studies: Immigration Nation
- AMST 262 or HIST 262 S/M/American Indian Law & Public Policy
English
- ENGL 203 Reader and Text: Asian American Literature
- ENGL 336 Native American Literature
History
- HIST 249 S/U/Studies in American History: African American NYC 1865-1920
- HIST 260 S/U/Issues in the History of American Women
History (cont.)
- HIST 262 S/M/American Indian Law and Public Policy
- HIST 301 Interpretations in History: Reconstruction*
- HIST 302 Research in History: Native America, 1523-1840*
- HIST 430 Advanced Studies in American History: Intersectionality
* NOTE: HIST 301/302 is restricted to history majors, minors & concentrators. Prerequisites: sophomore standing or higher.
Political Science
- PLSC 412 American Social Welfare Policy
Sociology
- SOCL 210 Sociology of the Family
- SOCL 230 S/U/Race & Ethnicity
AMST Transnational
Courses that fulfill the AMST transnational requirement:
Anthropology
- ANTH 226 M/Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean
- ANTH 313 Global Health Issues
- ANTH 318 Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
Business
NOTE: Courses have prerequisites and are restricted to School of Business majors and minors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
- FNCE 316 International Finance
- MKTG 339 International Marketing
- MGMT 370 International Business
Communication
- COMN 353 Advertising as Social Communication
- COMN 362 International Mass Communication
History
- HIST 292 – M/The Modern Islamic World 1800 to the Present
Philosophy
- PHIL 202 M/World Religions & Contemporary Issues
Political Science
- PLSC 120 S/Comparative Politics
- PLSC 140 S/International Politics
- PLSC 382 U.S. Foreign Policy
- PLSC 441 Democracy and International Relations
- PLSC 448 Politics of International Economic Relations
Sociology
- SOCL 105 S/M/Introduction to Global Social Change