American Culture Minor

History
Advisor: Susan E. Myers-Shirk

The 18-hour interdisciplinary minor in American Culture is intended for students who want to explore a variety of disciplines as a way of thinking about U.S. culture. This minor is ideal for students who have wide-ranging interests. It is also an excellent choice for students who are politically engaged and want to understand contemporary U.S. culture and its problems. It is especially suited for students who wish to highlight the liberal arts element of their education.

Interdisciplinary Minors

Interdisciplinary minors require the student to complete a minimum of 15 to 21 hours from a list of specific courses. Unless otherwise noted, a student may take no more than 6 hours of courses from a single department until he or she surpasses the required minimum number of hours necessary for completing the minor. Exceptions to this rule may be found within the discussions of several of the minors. In most cases, a student is also limited to just 3 hours of credit toward the minor in the same department or discipline in which he or she is taking a major. Students must fulfill all departmental prerequisites for any course within an interdisciplinary minor. In some cases, advisors may approve course substitutions within these program requirements.

Required Courses (6 hours)

HIST 3040 - Topics in American Cultural History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 4740 - American Cultural and Intellectual History 3 credit hours
ENGL 3310 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature 3 credit hours OR
ENGL 3320 - Twentieth-Century American Literature 3 credit hours OR
ENGL 3360 - Multicultural Literature of the United States 3 credit hours

Electives (12 hours)

In addition to the core courses in history and English, students are required to take 12 semester hours of upper-division courses chosen in consultation with the minor advisor. Please see the advisor for a list of approved courses for the minor.