Track I: History, Culture, and Society
Track II: Literature and the Arts
Track III: Political Science, Economics, and the Law
Track IV: The Americas

About Tracks and Courses

(Note: A number of the classes listed below are cross-listed in the catalogue, but in most cases they appear on this list only once. Be aware that some are listed under "special topics" numbers, which means that they are not offered on a regular basis, and that some have departmental prerequisites. Also, many of these classes are often taught as "W" courses. Students should check the course schedule each semester for the most up-to-date information.)

Other elective courses may be used toward the American Studies Minor with the approval of the Director of American Studies. If possible, students should seek permission before taking the course.

All courses must be taken for three credits.

The Program requirements are described below:

(There are no additions to or variances from the general admission requirements of the university. Students who wish to major in American Studies must consult with the Director, must fill out a Plan of Study, and must be assigned an advisor.)

Track I – History, Culture, and Society

ANTH 218/3504 – New World Prehistory
ANTH 226/3026 – Peoples and Cultures of North America
ANTH 241/3041 – Latin American Minorities in the United States
ANTH 242 – African American Culture (no longer offered)
ANTH 253/3902 – North American Prehistory
ANTH 254/3903 – Archeology of Eastern North America
ANTH 263/3904 – Ethnohistory of Native New England
ANTH 270/3027 – Contemporary Native Americans
ANTH 275/3152 – Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
GEOG 239 – Geography of the Asian American Experience (no longer offered)
HDFS 201/2001 – Diversity Issues in HDFS
HDFS 248/3240 – Aging in American Society (SOCI 248/3549)
HDFS 267/3442 – Latino Health
HIST 210/3561 – History of Women and Gender in Early America (WS 210/3561)
HIST 215/3562 – History of Women and Gender in the U.S., 1790-Present (WS 215/3562)
HIST 227/3520 – Social and Cultural History of Connecticut and New England
HIST 231 – American History to 1877 (no longer offered)
HIST 232 – American History since 1877 (no longer offered)
HIST 233 – Social and Intellectual History of the United States Through the Civil War (no longer offered)
HIST 234 – American Thought and Society since the Late Nineteenth Century (no longer offered)
HIST 237/3570 – The Indian in American History/American Indian History
HIST 238/3563 – African American History to 1865
HIST 239/3522 – History of Connecticut
HIST 241/3541 – The History of Urban America
HIST 242/3555 – Work and Workers in American Society
HIST 243/3502 – The Establishment of the American Colonies/Colonial America, 1492-1760
HIST 244/3504 – The American Revolution
HIST 246/3564 – African American History since 1865
HIST 247/3554 – Immigration and the Shaping of American History
HIST 294/3530 – Asian American Experience since 1850
NRME 217/2315 – North American Wildlife/Introduction to Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
PHIL 228/3228 – American Philosophy
SOCI 221/3321 – Sociological Perspectives on Asian American Women
SOCI 235/3825 – African Americans and Social Protest
SOCI 242/3511 – American Jewry
SOCI 240/3501 – Ethnicity and Race
SOCI 250/3651 – Sociology of the Family
SOCI 252/3601 – Sociological Perspectives on Women
WS 264/3264 – Gender in the Workplace
WS 266/3266 – Women and Ethnicity: Changing Roles in a Changing Society
WS 267/3267 – Women and Poverty
WS 268/3268 – Gender and Communication (COMS 268)

Track II – Literature and the Arts

ARTH 253/3540 – American Architecture
ARTH 254/3440 – Nineteenth-Century American Art
ARTH 256/3715 – Native American Arts
DRAM 231/3131 – African American Theater
DRAM 251/4151 – The American Film
ENGL 251/3801W – Honors: American Literature I
ENGL 252/3803W – Honors: American Literature II
ENGL 270/2201W – American Literature to 1880
ENGL 271/2203W – American Literature since 1880
ENGL 272/3210 – Native American Literature
ENGL 274/3212 – Asian American Literature
ENGL 276/3214 – Black American Writers I
ENGL 277/3216 – Black American Writers II
ENGL 278/3218 – Ethnic Literatures of the United States

Track III – Political Science, Economics, and the Law

BLAW 275/3175 – Business, Law, and Society
COMS 238 – Mass Media and the Political Process (no longer offered)
ECON 203/2102 – Economic History of the United States
ECON 268/3468 – Economics of Law
HDFS 274/3530 – Public Policy and the Family
HIST 235/3550 – Constitutional History of the United States
HIST 242/3555 – Work and Workers in American Society
HIST 248/3551 – Main Currents in American Law
HIST 249/3516 – Rise of U.S. Global Power
JOUR 220/3020 – Law of Libel and Communications
NRME 240/3245 – Environmental Law
PHIL 226/3226 – Philosophy of Law
PHIL 245/2245 – Philosophy and Economics
PHRM 208 – Pharmacy Law and Ethics (no longer offered)
POLS 207/3032 – American Political Thought and Ideology
POLS 215/3432 – American Diplomacy
POLS 217/3437 – Recent American Diplomacy
POLS 219/3442 – The Politics of American Foreign Policy
POLS 221/3414 – National and International Security
POLS 224/3447 – American Diplomacy in the Middle East
POLS 241/2607 – American Political Parties
POLS 248/3642 – African American Politics
POLS 251/3817 – Law and Society
POLS 252/3802 – Constitutional Law
POLS 253/3812 – Judiciary in the Political Process
POLS 255/3827 – Politics of Crime and Justice
POLS 260/3842 – Public Administration
POLS 270/3627 – Connecticut State and Municipal Politics
POLS 274/2622 – State and Local Government
POLS 275/3602 – The Presidency and Congress
POLS 276/3847 – The Policy-making Process
SOCI 267/3841 – Public Opinion and Mass Communications

Track IV – The Americas

ANTH 221/3021 – Contemporary Latin America
ANTH 222/3022 – Peoples and Cultures of South America
ANTH 227/3042 – Contemporary Mexico
ANTH 229/3029 – Caribbean Cultures
ARTH 276/3645 – Caribbean Art of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
ARTH 279/3630 – Modern Latin American Art
FREN 281/3273 – Quebec Studies
GEOG 255/4710 – Geography of Latin America
HIST 275/3610 – Latin America and the Great Powers
HIST 276/3640 – Andean Societies
HIST 280/3635 – Mexico in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
HIST 281/3607 – Latin America in the Colonial Period
HIST 282/3609 – Latin America in the National Period
HIST 283/3608W – The Hispanic World in the Ages of Reason and Revolution
HIST 285/3620 – Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Spanish Caribbean
HIST 286/3643 – Argentina and the LaPlata Region
LAMS 275/3575 – Cinema and Society in Latin America
LAMS 284/3579 – Latin America
LAMS 290/4994W – Seminar in Latin American Studies
POLS 235/3235 – Latin American Politics
SPAN 201/3201 – Ibero-American Civilization and Culture
SPAN 202/3260 – Studies in Spanish-American Literature
SPAN 204/3204 – Language and Culture of U.S. Hispanics
SPAN 294/3265 – Literature of Puerto Rico and the Spanish Caribbean
SPAN 295/3233 – Spanish-American Literature: The Formative Years
SPAN 296/3234 – Great Works of Modern Spanish-American Literature
SPAN 297/3260 – Spanish-American Fiction

A number of these courses are cross-listed in the catalogue, but in most cases they appear on this list only once. Many are offered as "W" courses, and some may have departmental prerequisites.

Other courses, such as "Special Topics" courses, may be used to fulfill American Studies requirements with the approval of the Director of American Studies. (If possible, students should seek such permission before taking the course. ) All courses must be taken for three credits.

The Core Courses may not be used to fulfill the 9-credit track requirement. A second core course from the same group, however, may be so used.

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This page created 12 February 2007. Last updated 1 April 2008.
For questions about the program, contact Wayne Franklin. For problems with links, contact Mark Newall.