American Studies

Science students may draw from the following list of courses for this multidisciplinary minor. A minor in American Studies requires 6h of core courses, indicated in bold type below.

Course #

Title 

Pre-requisite

ART 2313

American Art

 

CREL 2533

"Cults": New Religious Movements

 

ENGL 2683

American Lit. 1 (Beg.-1860s)

ENGL 1406 or 1413/1423

ENGL 2693

American Lit. 2 (Civil War-1930s)

ENGL 1406 or 1413/1423

ENGL 3553

Twentieth-Century American Poetry

ENGL 1406 or 1413/1423

ENGL 3563

Twentieth-Century American Novel

ENGL 1406 or 1413/1423

ENGL 4233

Studies in American Literature 

3rd & 4th year ENGL majors & honours

ENGL 4313/23

Special Topics 1 or 2 (if offered in American Lit.)

3rd & 4th year ENGL majors & honours

HIST 2303

American Republic: Its Founding and Fracturing

 

HIST 2313

Promise of Modern America

 

HIST 3323

The Rebel in Modern American History

12h HIST or permission of Instructor

HIST 3493

Women and the American Experience

12h HIST or permission of Instructor

HIST 3523

Moonlight, Magnolias, and Myths: The American South in History

30h HIST or permission of Instructor

HIST 3553

The American Century: United States and the World

12h HIST or permission of Instructor

HIST 3653

America and the 1960s: History and Legacy

12h HIST or permission of Instructor

HIST 4323

Topics: American History

HIST honours/majors with GPA 3.00 or better

POLS 3493

American Government

 

Inquiries regarding the American Studies minor may be directed to Lisa Narbeshuber