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American Studies Approved Courses

Union College · Schenectady, NY

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Program
Award
American Studies Approved Courses
Catalog edition
Academic Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The following courses, from fourteen different departments, have American Studies approval to count towards the major, ID major, and minor. Descriptions of the courses can be found in the Academic Register under the respective departments that offer them. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are American Studies approved courses that meet the race and ethnicity or gender requirement. Those marked with a pound sign (#) are American Studies approved courses that meet the pre-1900 requirement. Note that some American Studies approved courses require prerequisites, which can be found under the department course descriptions. New courses not listed may be granted American Studies approval as determined by the Program Director. All courses counted towards the major or minor must have American Studies course approval.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196866
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196866_c33d836f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Division I Arts and Humanities Courses

0 items

    Art History

    7 items
    1. AAH 160
      Art and Architecture of the United States
      As published: “Art and Architecture of the United States #”
      1.0
    2. AAH 208
      1.0
    3. AAH 222
      1.0
    4. AAH 265
      1.0
    5. AAH 360
      Seminar: Visual Culture, Race and Gender
      As published: “Seminar: Visual Culture, Race and Gender *”
      1.0
    6. AAH 363
      1.0
    7. AAH 366
      1.0

    Classics

    1 item
    1. CLS 151
      1.0

    English

    22 items
    1. EGL 213
      Circum-Atlantic Revolutions
      As published: “Circum-Atlantic Revolutions #”
      1.0
    2. EGL 230
      Seduction in Early American Republic
      As published: “Seduction in Early American Republic *#”
      1.0
    3. EGL 232
      American Renaissance
      As published: “American Renaissance #”
      1.0
    4. EGL 233
      18-19th Century Early Literature of African Diaspora
      As published: “18-19th Century Early Literature of African Diaspora *#”
      1.0
    5. EGL 236
      Trans-Atlantic Realism and Naturalism
      As published: “Trans-Atlantic Realism and Naturalism #”
      1.0
    6. EGL 237
      Reclamation & Renaissance: Black Literary Arts 1900 to 1960
      As published: “Reclamation & Renaissance: Black Literary Arts 1900 to 1960 *”
      1.0
    7. EGL 248
      Black Lives Matter Poetry
      As published: “Black Lives Matter Poetry *”
      1.0
    8. EGL 253
      Narratives of Haunting in US Ethnic Literature
      As published: “Narratives of Haunting in US Ethnic Literature *”
      1.0
    9. EGL 254
      Discourses on the Viet Nam/American War
      As published: “Discourses on the Viet Nam/American War *”
      1.0
    10. EGL 255
      Asian American Literature and Film
      As published: “Asian American Literature and Film *”
      1.0
    11. EGL 256
      1.0
    12. EGL 266
      Black Women Writers
      As published: “Black Women Writers *”
      1.0
    13. EGL 275
      1.0
    14. EGL 279
      1.0
    15. EGL 280
      1.0
    16. EGL 281
      Environmental Psychology and the American Literary Landscape
      As published: “Environmental Psychology and the American Literary Landscape #”
      1.0
    17. EGL 288
      1.0
    18. EGL 289
      1.0
    19. EGL 290
      1.0
    20. EGL 293
      1.0
    21. EGL 296
      1.0
    22. Note: Junior and Senior Seminars: Not listed here because topics vary year to year, but in order to earn American Studies credit, the author must be American, such as Emily Dickinson, Bob Dylan, writers of the Harlem Renaissance, and others.
      Not resolved to a course

    Music

    5 items
    1. AMU 130
      1.0
    2. AMU 131
      Music of Black America
      As published: “Music of Black America *”
      1.0
    3. AMU 132
      The History of Jazz
      As published: “The History of Jazz *”
      1.0
    4. AMU 221
      1.0
    5. AMU 230
      1.0

    Modern Languages

    5 items
    1. MLT 203
      Asian American Film and Performance
      As published: “Asian American Film and Performance *”
      1.0
    2. HLE 211
      Literature of the Mexican-American Border
      As published: “Literature of the Mexican-American Border *”
      1.0
    3. HLE 204
      Made in New York: Puerto Rican and Dominican Transnational Identities in American Literature & Cinema
      As published: “Made in New York: Puerto Rican and Dominican Transnational Identities in American Literature & Cinema *”
      1.0
    4. SPN 352
      Imagining Latinx Identities
      As published: “Imagining Latinx Identities *”
      1.0
    5. SPN 406
      Film of the Mexican American Border
      As published: “Film of the Mexican American Border *”
      1.0

    Philosophy

    0 items

      Theater & Dance

      3 items
      1. ADA 140
        1.0
      2. ATH 140
        1.0
      3. ADA 142
        1.0

      Division II Social Science Courses

      0 items

        Africana Studies

        1 item
        1. AFR 100
          1.0

        Anthropology

        3 items
        1. ANT 210
          1.0
        2. ANT 227
          1.0
        3. ANT 237
          1.0

        Economics

        7 items
        1. ECO 225
          1.0
        2. ECO 237
          Women, Men, Work and Family
          As published: “Women, Men, Work and Family *”
          1.0
        3. ECO 339
          1.0
        4. ECO 344
          1.0
        5. ECO 355
          1.0
        6. ECO 374
          1.0
        7. ECO 387
          1.0

        Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

        2 items
        1. GSW 100
          Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
          As published: “Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies *”
          1.0
        2. GSW 495
          1.0

        History

        48 items
        1. HST 101
          History of the United States to the Civil War
          As published: “History of the United States to the Civil War #”
          1.0
        2. HST 102
          1.0
        3. HST 113
          The Origins of American Society
          As published: “The Origins of American Society #”
          1.0
        4. HST 114
          The American Revolution
          As published: “The American Revolution #”
          1.0
        5. HST 116
          Age of Jackson
          As published: “Age of Jackson #”
          1.0
        6. HST 118
          Civil War and Reconstruction
          As published: “Civil War and Reconstruction #”
          1.0
        7. HST 120
          1.0
        8. HST 121
          1.0
        9. HST 123
          1.0
        10. HST 124
          1.0
        11. HST 125
          Coming Apart?: America in the Sixties
          As published: “Coming Apart?: America in the Sixties *”
          1.0
        12. HST 126
          Since Yesterday: United States History, 1974-2000
          As published: “Since Yesterday: United States History, 1974-2000 *”
          1.0
        13. HST 128
          The American Jewish Experience
          As published: “The American Jewish Experience *”
          1.0
        14. HST 129
          1.0
        15. HST 131
          African-American History 1
          As published: “African-American History 1 * #”
          1.0
        16. HST 132
          African-American History 2
          As published: “African-American History 2 *”
          1.0
        17. HST 135
          Latinos In/As U.S. History
          As published: “Latinos In/As U.S. History *”
          1.0
        18. HST 209
          Race, Gender, and Nationalism in American Sports
          As published: “Race, Gender, and Nationalism in American Sports *”
          1.0
        19. HST 211
          American Indian History
          As published: “American Indian History * #”
          1.0
        20. HST 212
          "Remember the Ladies": American Women to 1900
          As published: ““Remember the Ladies”: American Women to 1900 * #”
          1.0
        21. HST 213
          The New Woman: American Women from 1900
          As published: “The New Woman: American Women from 1900 *”
          1.0
        22. HST 216
          The Writing and Ratification of the Constitution
          As published: “The Writing and Ratification of the Constitution #”
          1.0
        23. HST 221
          1.0
        24. HST 222
          Other Voices: Women in the History of American Ideas
          As published: “Other Voices: Women in the History of American Ideas *”
          1.0
        25. HST 223
          1.0
        26. HST 225
          1.0
        27. HST 226
          1.0
        28. HST 227
          1.0
        29. HST 228
          1.0
        30. HST 229
          1.0
        31. HST 231
          The Civil Rights Movement
          As published: “The Civil Rights Movement *”
          1.0
        32. HST 232
          1.0
        33. HST 246
          1
        34. HST 289
          Global Indians: South Asian Identity in the United States
          As published: “Global Indians: South Asian Identity in the United States *”
          1.0
        35. HST 312
          “Bonds of Womanhood”: History of Women’s Rights in the United States
          As published: ““Bonds of Womanhood”: History of Women’s Rights in the United States *”
          1.0
        36. HST 315
          Race and Constitution
          As published: “Race and Constitution *”
          1.0
        37. HST 322
          Slavery and Freedom
          As published: “Slavery and Freedom * #”
          1.0
        38. HST 323
          Race and Revolution
          As published: “Race and Revolution * #”
          1.0
        39. HST 324
          Race in American Memory
          As published: “Race in American Memory *”
          1.0
        40. HST 325
          1.0
        41. HST 331
          1.0
        42. HST 224
          1.0
        43. HST 333
          1.0
        44. HST 336
          1.0
        45. HST 411
          1.0
        46. HST 412
          1.0
        47. HST 413
          1.0
        48. HST 414
          Seminar in US History: Lincoln: Politician to Pop Icon
          As published: “Seminar in US History: Lincoln: Politician to Pop Icon #”
          1.0

        Political Science

        34 items
        1. PSC 111
          1.0
        2. PSC 160
          1.0
        3. PSC 235R
          African American Political Thought
          As published: “African American Political Thought *”
          1.0
        4. PSC 237
          1.0
        5. PSC 239
          American Political Thought Through the Progressive Era
          As published: “American Political Thought Through the Progressive Era #”
          1.0
        6. PSC 240
          Comparative Ethnic and Racial Politics
          As published: “Comparative Ethnic and Racial Politics *”
          1.0
        7. PSC 246
          1.0
        8. PSC 251
          1.0
        9. PSC 260
          1.0
        10. PSC 261
          1.0
        11. PSC 266
          Women and Politics
          As published: “Women and Politics *”
          1.0
        12. PSC 268
          1.0
        13. PSC 269R
          1.0
        14. PSC 270
          1.0
        15. PSC 272
          1.0
        16. PSC 273R
          1.0
        17. PSC 274
          1.0
        18. PSC 277
          1.0
        19. PSC 280T
          1.0
        20. PSC 282
          1.0
        21. PSC 283
          1.0
        22. PSC 284
          1.0
        23. PSC 286
          1.0
        24. PSC 287
          1.0
        25. PSC 289T
          1.0
        26. PSC 333
          Twenty-First Century American Political Thought
          As published: “Twenty-First Century American Political Thought *”
          1.0
        27. PSC 340
          1.0
        28. PSC 355
          1.0
        29. PSC 364R
          1.0
        30. PSC 365
          1.0
        31. PSC 369
          1.0
        32. PSC 370
          1.0
        33. PSC 371
          1.0
        34. PSC 434
          Feminist Film
          As published: “Feminist Film *”
          1.0

        Sociology

        15 items
        1. SOC 212
          1.0
        2. SOC 222
          1.0
        3. SOC 223
          1.0
        4. SOC 224
          1.0
        5. SOC 230
          Sociology of the Black Community
          As published: “Sociology of the Black Community *”
          1.0
        6. SOC 231
          Sex and Gender in American Society
          As published: “Sex and Gender in American Society *”
          1.0
        7. SOC 233
          Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
          As published: “Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality *”
          1.0
        8. SOC 240
          1.0
        9. SOC 270
          1.0
        10. SOC 284
          Sociology of Women & Health
          As published: “Sociology of Women & Health *”
          1.0
        11. SOC 290
          1.0
        12. SOC 314
          America's War on Drugs: Culture, Conflict, & Social Policy
          As published: “America’s War on Drugs: Culture, Conflict, & Social Policy”
          1.0
        13. SOC 340
          1.0
        14. SOC 346
          Sociology of Black Women's Culture
          As published: “Sociology of Black Women’s Culture *”
          1.0
        15. SOC 364
          Sex and Motherhood
          As published: “Sex and Motherhood *”
          1.0
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