Interdisciplinary Studies w/emphasis in American Studies

The American Studies emphasis presents students with the opportunity to study American history, literature, and culture in order to better understand the role of class, ethnicity, gender, power, and race in American society. This interdisciplinary perspective provides the foundation of critical thinking and social awareness that is essential to a variety of local, national, and global careers. Successful students with an emphasis in American Studies will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101

Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
SPEE 220	Fundamentals of Speech	3
SPAN 111	Elementary Spanish I	3
	and
SPAN 112	Elementary Spanish II	3
	or
FRE 111	Elementary French I	3
	and
FRE 112	Elementary French II	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, FRE 111, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours

MATH 110	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 112	Trigonometry	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

PHIL 201

Introduction to Philosophy

Students must earn a "C" or higher in PHIL 201.

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	or
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
POLSC 223	Introduction to American National Government & Politics	3
	or
POLSC 224	Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	3
	or
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
SOC 221	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 223	Social Problems	3

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences:

HIS 191	World Civilization to 1500	3
	and
HIS 192	World Civilization since 1500	3
	or
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
	and
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3

Area II - Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose one from the following:

BIO 100	Principles of Biology	4
BIO 111	General Biology I	3

AND Choose one from the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
CHEM 103	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	and
CHEM 103L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	3
	and
CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
PHY 201	College Physics I	4
PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PS 100	Physical Science	4

American Studies emphasis - 33 hours

ENG 311	American Literature I	3
ENG 312	American Literature II	3
HIS 327	History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality	3
HIS 400	Colonial History	3
HIS 401	Jacksonian America	3
HIS 420	The Old South	3
HIS 426	United States History, 1941 to the Present	3
HIS 430	Expansion of the United States	3
POLSC 223	Introduction to American National Government & Politics	3
POLSC 224	Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics	3
POLSC 340/HIS 340	The American Presidency	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in American Studies emphasis.

Interdisciplinary Electives - 18 hours

Choose six courses from the following:

ANTH 310/GEOG 310	The American Indian	3
ANTH 325/GEOG 325	Indians of the Southeast	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3
ENG 411	Author Study	3
ENG 412	Genre Studies	3
HIS 427	American Indian History	3
POLSC 411/CRJ 411	Constitutional Law	3
SOC 343	Television in America	3
SOC 346/ENG 346	Cinema Themes	3
SOC 390/CRJ 390	Millennium Issues: Violence in America	3
SOC 391/CRJ 391	Millennium Issues: Pornography in Society	3
SOC 392/CRJ 392	Millennium Issues: Drugs and Alcohol Abuse	3
SOC 393/CRJ 393	Millennium Issues: Sick People, Sick Society: Gambling, Rape, Child Abuse & Other Social Ills	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in Interdisciplinary Electives.

Required for Interdisciplinary Studies - 12 hours

Students are also required to choose 6 hours from the following:

Research course
Methods course
Internship

and

IDS 375	Junior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies	3
PHIL 312	Ethics	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in Interdisciplinary Studies requirements.

General Electives - 10-14 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.

Total GEC Credit Hours (43-47 hours)
Total Required American Studies emphasis (33 hours)
Total Interdisciplinary Studies (12 hours)
Total Interdisciplinary Electives (18 hours)
General Electives (10-14 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.