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Redesigned Southern Studies Major Launched


The American Studies Department is pleased to announce a newly-redesigned major in Southern Studies.  Coursework includes interdisciplinary courses in American Studies and courses on Southern subjects drawn from departments including History, English, African-American Studies, Anthropology, Art, Folklore, Communications Studies, Geography, Music, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sociology, and others.   This major combines flexible and individualized programs of study with focused introductory and concluding overviews.

Southern Studies Concentration  

The major in American studies with a concentration in Southern studies consists of nine courses, with one from each of the following categories (courses listed more than once can be counted for only one category):  

• Introduction (one of the following): AMST 210 or 211  

• Core Content Courses: (at least two of the following):

AMST 210, 211; AMST/FOLK 488; ANTH 205; ANTH/ FOLK 340; COMM 374; ENGL 373, 673; FOLK 560; FOLK/ENGL 587, FOLK/ HIST 571; GEOG 261; HIST 586, 587, 621; JOMC 458; PLCY 249; SOCI 115 

• Thematic Courses (at least five other courses; choose at least two from each of the following two lists:  

History and Social Sciences: AFAM 258, 280, 294, 371, 550; AMST 259, 275, 394, 398, 486; AMST/FOLK 488; ANTH 205; GEOG 261, 262; HIST 232, 278, 366, 367, 376, 377, 378, 565, 568, 569, 586, 587, 588, 621, 670; JOMC 458; PLCY 249; POLI 405, 419; SOCI 115

Art and Expressive Culture: AFAM/ANTH/FOLK/RELI 342; AFAM/ART 287, 387, 487; AFAM/FOLK 610; ANTH/ENGL/FOLK 485; ANTH/FOLK 340; COMM 374; ENGL 367, 368, 373, 374, 375, 673; ENGL/FOLK 587, 589; FOLK 560; MUSC 144, 145; RELI 141  

•One Advanced Seminar: AMST 410: Seminar in Southern Studies, or Senior Honors Thesis work (AMST 691H and 692H) 

Southern Studies Minor 

Students may minor in Southern studies by completing five courses, including AMST 210 or 211, and four other courses from the core content and thematic offerings listed under the Southern studies concentration.
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