Undergraduate Information

The Undergraduate Major

The undergraduate major requires 30 semester hours, not including courses used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements. Students must take at least 9 semester hours in American Studies courses (including AMS 3310 "Changing Concepts of the American Character" and AMS 3810 "The Life of the Mind in America," and a special topics course), and at least 3 hours each in literature, history, fine arts, and social sciences. No more than 12 hours in one of these areas can count toward the major. The remaining hours are distributed according to the plan of study developed by the student and the Program Director. The American & Florida Studies Office provides a list of courses from a number of departments approved for the major.

The Minor
The minor in American & Florida Studies offers an excellent complement to a major in humanities, the social sciences, and the fine arts. The minor requires AMS 3310 "Changing Concepts of the American Character" and AMS 3810 "The Life of the Mind in America," plus 6 hours of work approved by the Director in history, literature, fine arts, or social sciences.

Internships
Internships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, broadening classroom study with appropriate field experience.

For University-wide Current Semester Course Listings Click Here

Additional Details for the Undergraduate Major

1. Candidates should successfully complete Liberal Arts and Gordon Rule requirements before entering the American Studies major. These requirements include, but are not limited to, six (6) hours of mathematics, six (6) hours of English composition, six (6) hours of history and social science (a minimum of 3 hours of history and 3 hours of social science), five (5) hours of humanities and fine arts (one course must meet the literature requirement), seven (7) hours of natural sciences (including a laboratory course), and at least one (1) multicultural course. No course used to satisfy these requirements may be applied to the American & Florida Studies major.

2. Candidates must also fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement for a Bachelor of Arts. This is achieved by successfully completing the final course (2200 or 2300 level) of a twelve (12) semester hour sequence in a modern or ancient foreign language or its equivalent. Any or all of the above courses may be taken on an S/U basis if the student meets the university's guidelines for S/U course work.

3. A degree in American & Florida Studies requires completion of an approved minor area of study. Specific requirements regarding a minor depend upon the area chosen. Students are encouraged to contact the department in which the minor is located to determine requirements. A second major may be substituted for a minor.

4. The American & Florida Studies major requires the completion of at least thirty (30) hours as described above. All courses must be at the 3000- or 4000- level, with AML 2011 American Authors to 1875, GEA 2210 Geography of the United States and Canada, and REL 2121 Religion in America being exceptions.

Courses that qualify for American & Florida Studies undergraduate credit:

(NOTE: The list of courses included here is not exclusive. Seminars and special topics
courses in particular may be appropriate when the subject focuses on the United
States.)

American & Florida Studies

AMS 3310 Changing Concepts of the American Character (3) Required Course
AMS 3810 The Life of the Mind in America (3) Required Course
AMS 3932 Lecture Series in American Problems (3-6) Either 3932 or 4935 Required
AMS 4905 Directed Individual Study (1-3)
AMS 4913 Honors Work (3-6)
AMS 4935 Senior Seminar (3) Either 4935 or 3932 Required
AMS 4941 Internship in an approved American & Florida Studies field (3-9)

American Literature - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12)
AML 2011 American Authors to 1875 (3)
AML 3024 American Authors Since 1875 (3)
AML 3311 Major Figures in American Literature (3)
AML 3630 Latino/a Literature in English (3)
AML 3680 American Multi-Ethnic Literature (3)
AML 4111 The 19th-Century American Novel (3)
AML 4121 The 20th-Century American Novel (3)
AML 4261 Literature of the South (3)
AML 4290 Studies in Ethnic Literature
AML 4600 The African-American Literary Tradition (3)
LIT 4304 The Literary Expression of American Popular Culture (3)
LIT 4329 African American Folklore (3)

American Fine Arts - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12)

ARH 4680 American Folk Art (3)
ARH 4621 Colonial to Centennial American Art (3)
ARH 4610 Native American Arts and the Architecture of the Southwest (3)
ARH 4620 American Art Before 1940 (3)
ARH 4642 Art After 1940 (3)
MUH 3053 Minority Music in North America (3)
MUH 4630 Music in the United States I (3)
MUH 4631 Music in the United States 11(3)
MUH 4801 History of Jazz 1(3)
MUH 4802 History of Jazz 11(3)
THE 4233 History of African-American Drama (3)
THE 4236 A Cultural History of the American Theatre and Drama (3)

THE 4233 History of African American Drama (3)
THE 4236 A Cultural History of the American Theatre and Drama from Beginnings to Present (3)
THE 4244 Musical Theatre History I (3)
THE 4245 Musical Theatre History 11(3)

American History - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12)

AMH 3042 Evolution of Law, Crime, And Justice in American Society: 1865 to the Present (3)
AMH 3310 Social History of the United States (3)
AMH 3319 The Evolution of Law, Crime, and Justice in American Society to 1876 (3)
AMH 3351 U.S. Political History to 1877 (3)
AMH 3352 U.S. Political History from 1877 (3)
AMH 3370 Economic History of the United States (3)
AMH 3373 U.S. Business History (3)
AMH 3444 History of the Trans-Mississippi American West (3)
AMH 3470 The Evolution of Organized Crime (3)
AMH 3501 Labor History in the United States (3)
AMH 3540 Military History of the United States (3)
AMH 4112 Colonial America to 1763 (3)
AMH 3544 The United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975 (3)
AMH 4130 Revolutionary America, 1760-1788 (3)
AMH 4140 Thomas Jefferson's America (3)
AMH 4160 Andrew Jackson's America (3)
AMH 4172 The Civil War Era (3)
AMH 4173 Post-Civil War America, 1865-1890 (3)
AMH 4220 U.S. Progressive Era 1890-1920 (3)
AMH 4230 The United States, 1920-1945: Prosperity, Depression and World War 11(3)
AMH 4270 The United States Since 1945 (3)
AMH 4273 America in the 1960s (3)
AMH 4331 U.S. Intellectual History I: Beginning to 1880 (3)
AMH 4332 U.S. Intellectual History II: 1880 to the Present (3)
AMH 4402 The Old South (3)
AMH 4403 The South Since 1865 (3)
AMH 4423 History of Florida from 1821 to the Present (3)
AMH 4441 History of the Frontier to 1865 (3)
AMH 4463 Urban America Since 1879 (3)
AMH 4510 U.S. Foreign Relations to 1900 (3)
AMH 4511 Twentieth Century U.S. Foreign Relations (3)
AMH 4542 War and American Society (3)
AMH 4553 American Legal History I (3)
AMH 4554 American Legal History II (3)
AMH 4561 Women in 19th-Century America (3)
AMH 4562 Women in Modern America (3)
AMH 4565 Colonial and Revolutionary Era American Women's History (3)
AMH 4571 Black America to 1877 (3)
AMH 4572 Black America Since 1877 (3)
AMH 4640 Humor and the American Mind (3)

Social Sciences - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12)

A. Political Science

INR 4334 American Defense Policy (3)
POS 3122 State Politics (3)
POS 3142 Urban Politics (3)
POS 3182 Florida Government (3)
POS 3204 Politics of the Masses (3)
POS 3263 Elites and Representation (3)
POS 3443 Political Parties and Campaigning (3)
POS 3463 Interest Groups and Democratic Politics (3)
POS 3691 Introduction to Law and Society (3)
POS 4210 Economic Interpretations of American Politics (3)
POS 4284 Courts, Law, and Politics (3)
POS 4413 American Presidency (3)
POS 4424 Legislative Systems (3)
POS 4432 Congress and the Presidency: Simulation (3)
POS 4606 The Supreme Court in American Politics (3)
POS 4624 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights (3)
POT 4205 American Political Thought I (3)
POT 4205 American Political Thought 11(3)

B. Sociology

SYA 4930 The American Worker in Film (3)
SYD 3300 Collective Action and Social Movements (3)
SYD 3012 Population and Development in Florida (3)
SYD 3020 Population and Society (3)
SYD 4700 Race and Minority Group Relations (3)
SYD 3600 The Community in Urban Society (3)
SYO 3530 Social Classes and Inequality (3)
SYO 4250 Sociology of Education (3)
SYO 4350 Sociology of Business, Labor, and Government (3)
SYO 4300 Sociology of Politics (3)
SYO 4420 Sociology of Health Care (3)
SYP 3540 Sociology of Law (3)

C. Other Social Sciences

AFA 3000 Introduction to the African-American Experience (3)
AFA 3101Theory and Dynamics of Racism and Oppression (3)
AFA 3930 The Politics of Gender and Race (3)
ANT 4153 North American Archeology (3)
ANT 4312 North American Ethnology (3)
ECO 3622 Growth of the American Economy (3)
ECO 4554 State and Local Public Finance in the U.S. (3)
ECP 3302 Economics of Natural Resources (3)
ECP 3412 Population and Development in Florida (3)
GEA 2210 Geography of United States and Canada (3)
GEA 3270 Geography of Florida (3)
PAD 3003 Public Administration in American Society
PAD 4414 American Public Service
PUP 3713 Introduction to Public Policy (3)
PUP 4103 Politics of Taxing and Spending (3)
PUP 4203 Environmental Politics and Policy (3)
SOW 3701 Alcohol Use and Abuse (2)
SOW 4108 Socialization and Stress in the Female Life Cycle (3)
URP 4402 Sustainable Development Planning in the Americas (3)
URP 4314 Introduction to Growth Management and Comprehensive Planning (3)
URP 4710 Introduction to Transportation Issues and Transportation Planning (3)

Other American Studies Courses - may be taken to fulfill the 30 hour minimum

PHH 3700 American Philosophy (3)
REL 2121 Religion in America (3)
SPC 4634 Rhetoric of Race Relations (3)
SPC 4630 Rhetoric of the Women's Movement (3)

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Program Information Faculty & Staff Undergraduate Information Graduate Information Graduate Certificate Program Course Offerings Links & Resources -Florida Book Awards -Early America Matters -SASA 2009 Conference CFP	Undergraduate Information The Undergraduate Major The undergraduate major requires 30 semester hours, not including courses used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements. Students must take at least 9 semester hours in American Studies courses (including AMS 3310 "Changing Concepts of the American Character" and AMS 3810 "The Life of the Mind in America," and a special topics course), and at least 3 hours each in literature, history, fine arts, and social sciences. No more than 12 hours in one of these areas can count toward the major. The remaining hours are distributed according to the plan of study developed by the student and the Program Director. The American & Florida Studies Office provides a list of courses from a number of departments approved for the major. The Minor The minor in American & Florida Studies offers an excellent complement to a major in humanities, the social sciences, and the fine arts. The minor requires AMS 3310 "Changing Concepts of the American Character" and AMS 3810 "The Life of the Mind in America," plus 6 hours of work approved by the Director in history, literature, fine arts, or social sciences. Internships Internships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, broadening classroom study with appropriate field experience. For University-wide Current Semester Course Listings Click Here Additional Details for the Undergraduate Major 1. Candidates should successfully complete Liberal Arts and Gordon Rule requirements before entering the American Studies major. These requirements include, but are not limited to, six (6) hours of mathematics, six (6) hours of English composition, six (6) hours of history and social science (a minimum of 3 hours of history and 3 hours of social science), five (5) hours of humanities and fine arts (one course must meet the literature requirement), seven (7) hours of natural sciences (including a laboratory course), and at least one (1) multicultural course. No course used to satisfy these requirements may be applied to the American & Florida Studies major. 2. Candidates must also fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement for a Bachelor of Arts. This is achieved by successfully completing the final course (2200 or 2300 level) of a twelve (12) semester hour sequence in a modern or ancient foreign language or its equivalent. Any or all of the above courses may be taken on an S/U basis if the student meets the university's guidelines for S/U course work. 3. A degree in American & Florida Studies requires completion of an approved minor area of study. Specific requirements regarding a minor depend upon the area chosen. Students are encouraged to contact the department in which the minor is located to determine requirements. A second major may be substituted for a minor. 4. The American & Florida Studies major requires the completion of at least thirty (30) hours as described above. All courses must be at the 3000- or 4000- level, with AML 2011 American Authors to 1875, GEA 2210 Geography of the United States and Canada, and REL 2121 Religion in America being exceptions. Courses that qualify for American & Florida Studies undergraduate credit: (NOTE: The list of courses included here is not exclusive. Seminars and special topics courses in particular may be appropriate when the subject focuses on the United States.) American & Florida Studies AMS 3310 Changing Concepts of the American Character (3) Required Course AMS 3810 The Life of the Mind in America (3) Required Course AMS 3932 Lecture Series in American Problems (3-6) Either 3932 or 4935 Required AMS 4905 Directed Individual Study (1-3) AMS 4913 Honors Work (3-6) AMS 4935 Senior Seminar (3) Either 4935 or 3932 Required AMS 4941 Internship in an approved American & Florida Studies field (3-9) American Literature - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12) AML 2011 American Authors to 1875 (3) AML 3024 American Authors Since 1875 (3) AML 3311 Major Figures in American Literature (3) AML 3630 Latino/a Literature in English (3) AML 3680 American Multi-Ethnic Literature (3) AML 4111 The 19th-Century American Novel (3) AML 4121 The 20th-Century American Novel (3) AML 4261 Literature of the South (3) AML 4290 Studies in Ethnic Literature AML 4600 The African-American Literary Tradition (3) LIT 4304 The Literary Expression of American Popular Culture (3) LIT 4329 African American Folklore (3) American Fine Arts - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12) ARH 4680 American Folk Art (3) ARH 4621 Colonial to Centennial American Art (3) ARH 4610 Native American Arts and the Architecture of the Southwest (3) ARH 4620 American Art Before 1940 (3) ARH 4642 Art After 1940 (3) MUH 3053 Minority Music in North America (3) MUH 4630 Music in the United States I (3) MUH 4631 Music in the United States 11(3) MUH 4801 History of Jazz 1(3) MUH 4802 History of Jazz 11(3) THE 4233 History of African-American Drama (3) THE 4236 A Cultural History of the American Theatre and Drama (3) THE 4233 History of African American Drama (3) THE 4236 A Cultural History of the American Theatre and Drama from Beginnings to Present (3) THE 4244 Musical Theatre History I (3) THE 4245 Musical Theatre History 11(3) American History - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12) AMH 3042 Evolution of Law, Crime, And Justice in American Society: 1865 to the Present (3) AMH 3310 Social History of the United States (3) AMH 3319 The Evolution of Law, Crime, and Justice in American Society to 1876 (3) AMH 3351 U.S. Political History to 1877 (3) AMH 3352 U.S. Political History from 1877 (3) AMH 3370 Economic History of the United States (3) AMH 3373 U.S. Business History (3) AMH 3444 History of the Trans-Mississippi American West (3) AMH 3470 The Evolution of Organized Crime (3) AMH 3501 Labor History in the United States (3) AMH 3540 Military History of the United States (3) AMH 4112 Colonial America to 1763 (3) AMH 3544 The United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975 (3) AMH 4130 Revolutionary America, 1760-1788 (3) AMH 4140 Thomas Jefferson's America (3) AMH 4160 Andrew Jackson's America (3) AMH 4172 The Civil War Era (3) AMH 4173 Post-Civil War America, 1865-1890 (3) AMH 4220 U.S. Progressive Era 1890-1920 (3) AMH 4230 The United States, 1920-1945: Prosperity, Depression and World War 11(3) AMH 4270 The United States Since 1945 (3) AMH 4273 America in the 1960s (3) AMH 4331 U.S. Intellectual History I: Beginning to 1880 (3) AMH 4332 U.S. Intellectual History II: 1880 to the Present (3) AMH 4402 The Old South (3) AMH 4403 The South Since 1865 (3) AMH 4423 History of Florida from 1821 to the Present (3) AMH 4441 History of the Frontier to 1865 (3) AMH 4463 Urban America Since 1879 (3) AMH 4510 U.S. Foreign Relations to 1900 (3) AMH 4511 Twentieth Century U.S. Foreign Relations (3) AMH 4542 War and American Society (3) AMH 4553 American Legal History I (3) AMH 4554 American Legal History II (3) AMH 4561 Women in 19th-Century America (3) AMH 4562 Women in Modern America (3) AMH 4565 Colonial and Revolutionary Era American Women's History (3) AMH 4571 Black America to 1877 (3) AMH 4572 Black America Since 1877 (3) AMH 4640 Humor and the American Mind (3) Social Sciences - a minimum requirement of three (3) hours and maximum of twelve (12) A. Political Science INR 4334 American Defense Policy (3) POS 3122 State Politics (3) POS 3142 Urban Politics (3) POS 3182 Florida Government (3) POS 3204 Politics of the Masses (3) POS 3263 Elites and Representation (3) POS 3443 Political Parties and Campaigning (3) POS 3463 Interest Groups and Democratic Politics (3) POS 3691 Introduction to Law and Society (3) POS 4210 Economic Interpretations of American Politics (3) POS 4284 Courts, Law, and Politics (3) POS 4413 American Presidency (3) POS 4424 Legislative Systems (3) POS 4432 Congress and the Presidency: Simulation (3) POS 4606 The Supreme Court in American Politics (3) POS 4624 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights (3) POT 4205 American Political Thought I (3) POT 4205 American Political Thought 11(3) B. Sociology SYA 4930 The American Worker in Film (3) SYD 3300 Collective Action and Social Movements (3) SYD 3012 Population and Development in Florida (3) SYD 3020 Population and Society (3) SYD 4700 Race and Minority Group Relations (3) SYD 3600 The Community in Urban Society (3) SYO 3530 Social Classes and Inequality (3) SYO 4250 Sociology of Education (3) SYO 4350 Sociology of Business, Labor, and Government (3) SYO 4300 Sociology of Politics (3) SYO 4420 Sociology of Health Care (3) SYP 3540 Sociology of Law (3) C. Other Social Sciences AFA 3000 Introduction to the African-American Experience (3) AFA 3101Theory and Dynamics of Racism and Oppression (3) AFA 3930 The Politics of Gender and Race (3) ANT 4153 North American Archeology (3) ANT 4312 North American Ethnology (3) ECO 3622 Growth of the American Economy (3) ECO 4554 State and Local Public Finance in the U.S. (3) ECP 3302 Economics of Natural Resources (3) ECP 3412 Population and Development in Florida (3) GEA 2210 Geography of United States and Canada (3) GEA 3270 Geography of Florida (3) PAD 3003 Public Administration in American Society PAD 4414 American Public Service PUP 3713 Introduction to Public Policy (3) PUP 4103 Politics of Taxing and Spending (3) PUP 4203 Environmental Politics and Policy (3) SOW 3701 Alcohol Use and Abuse (2) SOW 4108 Socialization and Stress in the Female Life Cycle (3) URP 4402 Sustainable Development Planning in the Americas (3) URP 4314 Introduction to Growth Management and Comprehensive Planning (3) URP 4710 Introduction to Transportation Issues and Transportation Planning (3) Other American Studies Courses - may be taken to fulfill the 30 hour minimum PHH 3700 American Philosophy (3) REL 2121 Religion in America (3) SPC 4634 Rhetoric of Race Relations (3) SPC 4630 Rhetoric of the Women's Movement (3)