American Cultural Studies, B.A.

1. General University Course Requirements: 43-50 credits

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2. Literature and the Arts Area: 15 credits

• ENG 325W - American Literature I: Origins to Realism 325W
• ENG 326W - American Literature II: Modernism to the Present 326W

• Three of the following courses (at least 6 upper-division credits):

• ART 240 - American Indian Cultural Arts 240
• ART 290 - Western Art History 290
• ART 303 - Special Topic 303
• ART 307W - World Art Hist II (1500 to Present) 307W
• ART 340 - American Indian Cultural Arts II 340
• ART 400 - Art Seminar 400
• ART 402W - Contemporary World Art 402W
• ART 495 - Special Project 495
• DAN 280 - American Cultural Dance 280
• ENG 303 - Special Topic 303
• ENG 305 - Multicultural Dramatic Literature 305
• ENG 310 - Poetry 310
• ENG 322W - Environmental Literature 322W
• ENG 337 - Introduction to Linguistics 337
• ENG 340W - Literature by Women 340W
• ENG 341W - Hispanic-Latino/Chicano/Literature 341W
• ENG 342W - Native American Literature 342W
• ENG 343W - African American Literature 343W
• ENG 438 - Applied Linguistics 438
• ENG 495 - Special Project 495
• MUS 321B - Music History II: 1750-Present 321B
• MUS 390 - Advanced Topic 390
• MUS 495 - Special Project 495

3. History and Culture Area: 15 credits

• HIS 204 - Fundamentals of History of the American People I 204
• HIS 205W - Fund of the History of the American People II 205W

• Three of the following courses (at least 6 upper-division credits):

• HIS 302 - American Women’s History 302
• HIS 303 - Special Topics in North American History 303
• HIS 304 - African-American History 304
• HIS 306 - United States Foreign Policy since 1895 306
• HIS 311W - Native American History 311W
• HIS 312W - Pacific Northwest History 312W
• HIS 313 - American Revolution 313
• HIS 314 - U.S. Civil War & Reconstruction 314
• HIS 316 - The United States in Depression and War, 1919-1945 316
• HIS 317 - American Social Movements to 1945 317
• HIS 318 - American Environmental History 318
• HIS 319 - American Social Movements since 1945 319
• HIS 321 - The West in American History 321
• HIS 355 - Integrated Social Studies 355
• HIS 495 - Special Project 495
• HUM 305W - Heritage Core 305W
• HUM 330 - Native American Film & Music 330
• NAIS 302W - Tribal Governance and Sovereignty 302W
• PHIL 310W - Philosophy & Culture 310W
• PHIL 411 - Native American Culture and Philosophy 411
• POSC 201W - US Pol System 201W
• POSC 311 - The Judiciary 311
• POSC 312 - Legislative Process 312
• POSC 313 - Constitutional Law 313
• POSC 314 - Civil Liberties 314
• REL 320W - Comparative World Religions 320W
• SOC 305 - Culture Diversity and Social Justice 305

4. Capstone Sequence: 12 credits

• ACS 490 - Internship 490
• ACS 497 - Senior Thesis 497

• One of:

• SOC 220 - Applied Social Statistics 220
• MATH 221 - Introduction to Statistics 221

• One of:

• ENG 377W - Research Methods 377W
• HIS 322W - Historical Methods 322W

5. Free Electives

Program Credits: 42, Total Credits: 120