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American Studies

University of Massachusetts-Boston · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Minor
CIP
05.0212
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1062
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166638
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166638_22dc482b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

3 items
  1. AMST 100
    American Identities
    As published: “- American Identities”
  2. AMST 110G
    US Society and Culture since 1945
    As published: “- US Society and Culture since 1945”
    3
  3. AMST 101
    Popular Culture in America
    As published: “- Popular Culture in America”
    3

Survey Course (3 Credits)

13 items
  1. AMST 210
    American Society and Culture, 1600-1860
    As published: “- American Society and Culture, 1600-1860”
  2. AMST 211
    U.S. Society and Culture, 1860-1940
    As published: “- U.S. Society and Culture, 1860-1940”
    3
  3. AMST 101
    Popular Culture in America
    As published: “- Popular Culture in America”
    3
  4. AMST 201L
    Imagining Latinidad: Historical Trajectories and Everyday Lives
    As published: “- Imagining Latinidad: Historical Trajectories”
  5. AMST 203
    The Thirties
    As published: “- The Thirties”
  6. AMST 204
    The Forties
    As published: “- The Forties”
  7. AMST 205
    The Fifties
    As published: “- The Fifties”
  8. AMST 206
    The Sixties
    As published: “- The Sixties”
  9. AMST 209
    The 1990s
    As published: “- The 1990s”
  10. AMST 215L
    America on Film
    As published: “- America on Film”
  11. AMST 250
    U.S. Travel and Tourism
    As published: “- U.S. Travel and Tourism”
  12. AMST 278L
    U.S. Documentary Photography
    As published: “- U.S. Documentary Photography”
  13. AMST 285L
    Food in American Culture
    As published: “- Food in American Culture”

Media and Culture

23 items
  1. AMST 101
    Popular Culture in America
    As published: “- Popular Culture in America”
    3
  2. AMST 215L
    America on Film
    As published: “- America on Film”
  3. AMST 235
    The Social History of Popular Music
    As published: “- The Social History of Popular Music”
  4. AMST 250
    U.S. Travel and Tourism
    As published: “- U.S. Travel and Tourism”
  5. AMST 278L
    U.S. Documentary Photography
    As published: “- U.S. Documentary Photography”
  6. AMST 285L
    Food in American Culture
    As published: “- Food in American Culture”
  7. AMST 310
    Television in American Life
    As published: “- Television in American Life”
  8. AMST 335
    Music And Politics
    As published: “- Music And Politics”
  9. AMST 352L
    Harlem Renaissance
    As published: “- Harlem Renaissance”
  10. AMST 355L
    Black Popular Culture
    As published: “- Black Popular Culture”
  11. AMST 375
    Best Sellers in American Society
    As published: “- Best Sellers in American Society”
  12. AMST 206
    The Sixties
    As published: “- The Sixties”
  13. AMST 209
    The 1990s
    As published: “- The 1990s”
  14. AMST 212G
    The US in the Eighties
    As published: “- The US in the Eighties”
  15. AMST 223L
    Asians in the United States
    As published: “- Asians in the United States”
  16. AMST 228L
    Asian Women in the United States
    As published: “- Asian Women in the United States”
  17. AMST 270L
    Native Peoples of North America
    As published: “- Native Peoples of North America”
  18. AMST 325L
    Sexual Identities in American Culture
    As published: “- Sexual Identities in American Culture”
  19. AMST 350L
    Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity
    As published: “- Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity”
  20. AMST 352L
    Harlem Renaissance
    As published: “- Harlem Renaissance”
  21. AMST 353L
    Borderlands, Diasporas, and Transnational Identities
    As published: “- Borderlands, Diasporas, and Transnational Identities”
    3
  22. AMST 355L
    Black Popular Culture
    As published: “- Black Popular Culture”
  23. AMST 360
    Work, Society, and Culture in Modern America
    As published: “- Work, Society, and Culture in Modern America”

Migration and Empire

11 items
  1. AMST 201L
    Imagining Latinidad: Historical Trajectories and Everyday Lives
    As published: “- Imagining Latinidad: Historical Trajectories and Everyday Lives”
  2. AMST 203
    The Thirties
    As published: “- The Thirties”
  3. AMST 204
    The Forties
    As published: “- The Forties”
  4. AMST 205
    The Fifties
    As published: “- The Fifties”
  5. AMST 225L
    Southeast Asians in the United States
    As published: “- Southeast Asians in the United States”
  6. AMST 240G
    War in American Culture
    As published: “- War in American Culture”
  7. AMST 250
    U.S. Travel and Tourism
    As published: “- U.S. Travel and Tourism”
  8. AMST 270L
    Native Peoples of North America
    As published: “- Native Peoples of North America”
  9. AMST 285L
    Food in American Culture
    As published: “- Food in American Culture”
  10. AMST 312
    The United States & the Middle East since 1945
    As published: “- The United States & the Middle East since 1945”
  11. AMST 353L
    Borderlands, Diasporas, and Transnational Identities
    As published: “- Borderlands, Diasporas, and Transnational Identities”
    3

Capstone Course (3 Credits)

6 items
  1. AMST 402L
    History of US Visual Media
    As published: “- History of US Visual Media”
  2. AMST 405
    The Immigrant Experience
    As published: “- The Immigrant Experience”
  3. AMST 410
    Cultural History of U.S. Media
    As published: “- Cultural History of U.S. Media”
  4. AMST 430
    Music & Amer Lit
    As published: “- Music & Amer Lit”
  5. AMST 440L
    United States in a Global Context
    As published: “- United States in a Global Context”
  6. AMST 471L
    The City in American Literature and Culture
    As published: “- The City in American Literature and Culture”

Course Requirements

3 items
  1. ANTH 105
    Introduction to Biological Anthropology
    As published: “- Introduction to Biological Anthropology”
  2. ANTH 106
    Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
    As published: “- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology”
  3. ANTH 107
    Intro To Archaeology
    As published: “- Intro To Archaeology”
    3

Sociocultural Theory (3 Credits)

1 item
  1. ANTH 345
    Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology
    As published: “- Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology”
    3

Area Studies (3 Credits)

10 items
  1. ANTH 232
    The Viking World
    As published: “- The Viking World”
  2. ANTH 270L
    Native Peoples of North America
    As published: “- Native Peoples of North America”
  3. ANTH 272
    Peoples and Cultures of Africa
    As published: “- Peoples and Cultures of Africa”
  4. ANTH 273
    Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica (Mexico and Guatemala)
    As published: “- Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica (Mexico and Guatemala)”
  5. ANTH 274
    Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
    As published: “- Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean”
  6. ANTH 275L
    Peoples and Cultures of China
    As published: “- Peoples and Cultures of China”
  7. ANTH 336L
    Ancient Mesoamerica
    As published: “- Ancient Mesoamerica”
  8. ANTH 338L
    Ancient Peru: The Incas and Their Ancestors
    As published: “- Ancient Peru: The Incas and Their Ancestors”
  9. ANTH 374
    Cultural Politics and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
    As published: “- Cultural Politics and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America”
  10. ANTH 476L
    Current Issues in Native America
    As published: “- Current Issues in Native America”
    3

Methodology (3 Credits)

8 items
  1. ANTH 316
    Nutrition, Growth and Behavior
    As published: “- Nutrition, Growth and Behavior”
  2. ANTH 317
    Human Epidemiology
    As published: “- Human Epidemiology”
  3. ANTH 340
    Historical Archaeology
    As published: “- Historical Archaeology”
  4. ANTH 341
    Archaeological Method and Theory with Laboratory
    As published: “- Archaeological Method and Theory with Laboratory”
  5. ANTH 353
    Urban Anthropology
    As published: “- Urban Anthropology”
  6. ANTH 385
    Language and Culture
    As published: “- Language and Culture”
  7. ANTH 412
    Issues in Biological Anthropology
    As published: “- Issues in Biological Anthropology”
  8. ANTH 432
    Archeological Science
    As published: “- Archeological Science”

Comparative Analysis (3 Credits)

31 items
  1. ANTH 211
    Human Origins
    As published: “- Human Origins”
  2. ANTH 230
    Archaeological Myth & Mystery
    As published: “- Archaeological Myth & Mystery”
  3. ANTH 238
    Empire and Imperialism: From Rome to the War in Iraq
    As published: “- Empire and Imperialism: From Rome to the War in Iraq”
  4. ANTH 247
    Ancient Cities & States
    As published: “- Ancient Cities & States”
  5. ANTH 256
    Anthropology of Mass Violence
    As published: “- Anthropology of Mass Violence”
  6. ANTH 260
    Anthropology On Film
    As published: “- Anthropology On Film”
  7. ANTH 262
    Dreams & Dreaming
    As published: “- Dreams & Dreaming”
  8. ANTH 263
    Environmental Anthropology
    As published: “- Environmental Anthropology”
    6
  9. ANTH 264
    Shamanisms: Anthropological Perspectives
    As published: “- Shamanisms: Anthropological Perspectives”
  10. ANTH 269L
    Anthropology of the Objects and the Objectified: an Interdiscip
    As published: “- Anthropology of the Objects and the Objectified: an Interdiscip”
  11. ANTH 278L
    Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies
    As published: “- Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies”
  12. ANTH 295L
    Introduction to Human Rights
    As published: “- Introduction to Human Rights”
  13. ANTH 301L
    Childhood in America
    As published: “- Childhood in America”
    3
  14. ANTH 310
    Primate Behavior
    As published: “- Primate Behavior”
  15. ANTH 312
    Human Variation
    As published: “- Human Variation”
  16. ANTH 324
    A Biocultural Approach to War
    As published: “- A Biocultural Approach to War”
  17. ANTH 330
    Archaeology of colonialism in Native North America
    As published: “- Archaeology of colonialism in Native North America”
  18. ANTH 343L
    African Diaspora Archaeology: Uncovering Roots, Routes, and Resistance
    As published: “- African Diaspora Archaeology: Uncovering Roots, Routes, and Res”
  19. ANTH 346
    Culture, Globalization, and the Environment
    As published: “- Culture, Globalization, and the Environment”
  20. ANTH 357
    Culture, Disease, and Healing
    As published: “- Culture, Disease, and Healing”
  21. ANTH 358
    Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
    As published: “- Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities”
  22. ANTH 361L
    Indigenous Film and Critical Visual Studies
    As published: “- Indigenous Film and Critical Visual Studies”
  23. ANTH 364
    Anthropology of Adolescence: Biocultural Interactions
    As published: “- Anthropology of Adolescence: Biocultural Interactions”
  24. ANTH 365
    Indigenous and Tribal Art
    As published: “- Indigenous and Tribal Art”
  25. ANTH 366
    The Anthropology of Religion
    As published: “- The Anthropology of Religion”
  26. ANTH 367
    Social and Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft and Sorcery
    As published: “- Social and Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft and Sorcery”
  27. ANTH 368
    Myth in Cultural Context
    As published: “- Myth in Cultural Context”
  28. ANTH 372
    Anthropology of Death
    As published: “- Anthropology of Death”
  29. ANTH 385
    Language and Culture
    As published: “- Language and Culture”
  30. CINE 361L
    Indigenous Film and Critical Visual Studies
    As published: “- Indigenous Film and Critical Visual Studies”
  31. WGS 360
    Gender, Culture, and Power
    As published: “- Gender, Culture, and Power”
    3

Proseminar (3 Credits)

1 item
  1. ANTH 425
    Contemporary Issues in Anthropology
    As published: “- Contemporary Issues in Anthropology”
    9
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