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Twin Cities Campus
American Studies MinorAmerican Studies
College of Liberal Arts
American studies is an interdisciplinary and comparative study of the United States as the outcome of migration, labor accumulation, land acquisition, cultural dissemination, the implantation of U.S. laws and policies, and identity formations around gender, sexuality, and race. As an interdisciplinary field, American studies brings the social sciences and humanities together.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Students may earn a BA or a minor in American studies, but not both.
Minor Courses
Other courses may be approved by the director of undergraduate studies.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
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AMST 3113W - Global Minnesota: Diversity in the 21st Century
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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AMST 3114 - America in International Perspective
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
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AMST 3117 {Inactive}
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
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AMST 3252W {Inactive}
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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AMST 3253W - American Popular Culture and Politics: 1940 to the Present
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
AMST 3713 {Inactive}
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3920 - Topics in American Studies
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3993 - Directed Studies
(1.0-9.0 cr)
·
AMST 3xxx
·
AMST 4301 - Workers and Consumers in the Global Economy
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 4xxx
·
AMST 3001 - Contemporary Perspectives on Asian America
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
AAS 3001 - Contemporary Perspectives on Asian America
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
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AMST 3003 - Public History
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 3001 - Public History
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3001 - Public History
(3.0 cr)
·
AMST 3752 {Inactive}
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
CHIC 3752 {Inactive}
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -9.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3001/AmSt 3001 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3001/AmSt 3001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3001/AmSt 3003/Hist 3001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3001/AmSt 3003/Hist 3001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 3001/AmSt 3003/Hist 3001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmSt 4101/GLBT 4101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AmSt 4101/GLBT 4101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |