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Program checklist · Bachelor of Science

American Studies Concentration

SUNY Old Westbury · Old Westbury, NY

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Program
Award
Bachelor of Science
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Return to: Academic Departments The Concentration in American Studies includes a foundation in U.S. history, a range of electives in history, media, and culture, and senior-level analytic/research courses suitable for future teachers. Students must complete 32 credits in the following categories:
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196237
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196237_42b8ba2c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Foundational U.S. History Requirements (8 credits)

2 items
  1. AS 2112
    4
  2. AS 2122
    4

American Studies Elective Courses (24 credits)

0 items

    Two American Studies Elective Courses (8 credits)

    63 items
    1. AS 1152
      4
    2. AS 1282
      4
    3. AS 1512
      4
    4. AS 2202
      4
    5. AS 2252
      4
    6. AS 2262
      4
    7. AS 2263
      4
    8. AS 2300
      4
    9. AS 2640
      4
    10. MC 2652
      Media Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    11. AS 2700
      4
    12. AS 2750
      4
    13. AS 3100
      4
    14. AS 3215
      4
    15. AS 3222
      4
    16. AS 3270
      4
    17. AS 3310
      4
    18. AS 3412
      4
    19. AS 3432
      4
    20. AS 3462
      4
    21. MC 3622
      Sports, Media, and Society
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    22. MC 3632
      History of U.S. Film
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    23. MC 3700
      PR & Strategic Communications
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    24. MC 3712
      American Film Genres
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    25. MC 3722
      History of Mass Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    26. MC 3732
      Politics of Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    27. MC 3735
      Documentary Media Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    28. MC 3742
      Myths and Images in Film
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    29. MC 3745
      Film and Gender
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    30. MC 3750
      AI & Society
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    31. MC 3810
      Music and Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    32. MC 3830
      Public Relations and Society
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    33. MC 3842
      African Americans and the Mass Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    34. MC 3852
      Women and the Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    35. AS 4000
      4
    36. AS 4001
      4
    37. MC 4160
      Special Topics in Media Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    38. AS 4170
      4
    39. AS 4212
      4
    40. AS 4215
      4
    41. AS 4218
      4
    42. AS 4222
      4
    43. AS 4250
      4
    44. AS 4252
      4
    45. AS 4253
      4
    46. MC 4280
      Global Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    47. AS 4282
      America in War and Peace: 1898 to 2001
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    48. AS 4283
      4
    49. AS 4285
      4
    50. AS 4290
      4
    51. AS 4292
      4
    52. AS 4402
      4
    53. AS 4420
      4
    54. AS 4432
      4
    55. AS 4435
      4
    56. AS 4715
      4
    57. MC 4722
      Film: Ideas and Aesthetics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    58. AS 4725
      4
    59. MC 4729
      Media & Popular Culture
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    60. MC 4732
      Political Film
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    61. MC 4735
      Latin American Cultures & Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    62. MC 4850
      Digital Revolution
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    63. AS 9990
      Independent Study
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Two American Studies courses at the 4000-level (8 credits)

    28 items
    1. AS 4000
      4
    2. AS 4001
      4
    3. MC 4160
      Special Topics in Media Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. AS 4170
      4
    5. AS 4212
      4
    6. AS 4215
      4
    7. AS 4218
      4
    8. AS 4222
      4
    9. AS 4250
      4
    10. AS 4252
      4
    11. AS 4253
      4
    12. MC 4280
      Global Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    13. AS 4282
      America in War and Peace: 1898 to 2001
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. AS 4283
      4
    15. AS 4285
      4
    16. AS 4290
      4
    17. AS 4292
      4
    18. AS 4402
      4
    19. AS 4420
      4
    20. AS 4432
      4
    21. AS 4435
      4
    22. AS 4715
      4
    23. MC 4722
      Film: Ideas and Aesthetics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    24. AS 4725
      4
    25. MC 4729
      Media & Popular Culture
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    26. MC 4732
      Political Film
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    27. MC 4735
      Latin American Cultures & Media
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    28. MC 4850
      Digital Revolution
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Capstone Experience

    0 items

      One American Studies capstone (5000-level) course

      12 items
      1. AS 5000
        4
      2. AS 5001
        4
      3. AS 5112
        4
      4. MC 5200
        Environmental Journalism
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. AS 5212
        4
      6. AS 5311
        4
      7. AS 5312
        4
      8. AS 5350
        History of the Slave Narrative
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      9. AS 5412
        Protest and Change
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      10. MC 5420
        Propaganda and Mass Persuasion
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      11. MC 5862
        The Journalist as Creative Writer
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      12. AS 5800
        Research in American History and Culture
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      One 4-5000 level American Studies course

      0 items
        Source. SUNY Old Westbury, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://oldwestbury.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=19&poid=1671&returnto=502. Captured page pages/0038.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.