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American Studies

University of Mary Washington · Fredericksburg, VA

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Program
Award
American Studies
Total credits (published)
36
Credits (computed from items)
346-357
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232681
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232681_2a6cd6c0
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Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Major Requirements

major core · 15 items
  1. AMST 201
    - Introduction to American Studies
    As published: “Introduction to American Studies”
    3
  2. Select one 200-level AMST course from:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. AMST 202
    - Sophomore Special Topics Seminar
    As published: “Sophomore Special Topics Seminar”
    3
  4. AMST 203
    - American Protest
    As published: “American Protest”
    3
  5. AMST 204
    - American Foodways
    As published: “American Foodways”
    3
  6. Select one 300-level AMST course from:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. AMST 303
    - Junior Special Topics Seminar
    As published: “Junior Special Topics Seminar”
    3
  8. AMST 306
    - Museums in the US
    As published: “Museums in the US”
    3
  9. AMST 307
    - Virginia Issues and Controversies
    As published: “Virginia Issues and Controversies”
    3
  10. AMST 308
    - Civil Rights and American Memory
    As published: “Civil Rights and American Memory”
    3
  11. Select 3 credits from one 400-level AMST course:
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. AMST 485
    - Senior Thesis
    As published: “Senior Thesis”
    3
  13. AMST 491
    - Individual Study
    As published: “Individual Study”
    1-4
  14. AMST 499
    - Internship
    As published: “Internship”
    1-12
  15. Select 24 credits (eight courses) in related disciplines selected from a pre-approved list of American Studies electives as well as other courses with relevant content approved by the Program Director. 1
    Not resolved to a course
    24

Major Electives for American Studies

electives · 104 items
  1. AMST 350
    - Topics in American Studies
    As published: “Topics in American Studies”
    3
  2. AMST 491
    - Individual Study
    As published: “Individual Study”
    3
  3. AMST 499
    - Internship
    As published: “Internship”
    1-12
  4. ANTH 211
    - Race in Global Perspective
    As published: “Race in Global Perspective”
    3
  5. ANTH 212
    - Anthropology of Gender
    As published: “Anthropology of Gender”
    3
  6. ANTH 341
    - Practices of Memory
    As published: “Practices of Memory”
    3
  7. ARTH 352A
    - American Art
    As published: “American Art”
    3
  8. ARTH 354A
    - Pop Art to the Present
    As published: “Pop Art to the Present”
    3
  9. ARTH 355
    - Modern Architecture
    As published: “Modern Architecture”
    3
  10. ECON 341A
    - Public Finance
    As published: “Public Finance”
    3
  11. ECON 351C
    - Poverty, Affluence, and Equality
    As published: “Poverty, Affluence, and Equality”
    3
  12. ECON 375
    - American Economic History
    As published: “American Economic History”
    3
  13. ENGL 328
    - New World Writing in the Colonial Period
    As published: “New World Writing in the Colonial Period”
    3
  14. ENGL 329
    - Literature and Nation-Building in the Americas
    As published: “Literature and Nation-Building in the Americas”
    3
  15. ENGL 330
    - Hemispheric Fiction of the Global Age
    As published: “Hemispheric Fiction of the Global Age”
    3
  16. ENGL 352
    - African American Literature Pre-1900
    As published: “African American Literature Pre-1900”
    3
  17. ENGL 353
    - Asian American Literature
    As published: “Asian-American Literature”
    3
  18. ENGL 354
    - African American Literature Post-1900
    As published: “African American Literature Post-1900”
    3
  19. ENGL 355
    - American Romanticism
    As published: “American Romanticism”
    3
  20. ENGL 356
    - American Realism
    As published: “American Realism”
    3
  21. ENGL 357
    - Southern Literature
    As published: “Southern Literature”
    3
  22. ENGL 358
    - Modern American Fiction
    As published: “Modern American Fiction”
    3
  23. ENGL 371
    - Contemporary Poetry
    As published: “Contemporary Poetry”
    3
  24. ENGL 385
    - Contemporary American Fiction
    As published: “Contemporary American Fiction”
    3
  25. ENGL 386
    - The Graphic Novel
    As published: “The Graphic Novel”
    3
  26. ENGL 455
    - Studies in American Literature to 1900
    As published: “Studies in American Literature to 1900”
    3
  27. ENGL 457
    - Studies in American Literature, 1900–Present
    As published: “Studies in American Literature, 1900–Present”
    3
  28. ENGL 458
    - Seminar in American Long Poems
    As published: “Seminar in American Long Poems”
    3
  29. GEOG 221A
    - Environment & Culture in Eastern North America
    As published: “Environment & Culture in Eastern North America”
    3
  30. GEOG 222A
    - Environment & Culture in Western North America
    As published: “Environment & Culture in Western North America”
    3
  31. GEOG 331
    - Race and Place in America
    As published: “Race and Place in America”
    3
  32. GEOG 337
    - The Nature of Cities
    As published: “The Nature of Cities”
    3
  33. HISP 100
    - Introduction to Historic Preservation
    As published: “Introduction to Historic Preservation”
    3
  34. HISP 105
    - The American Built Environment
    As published: “The American Built Environment”
    3
  35. HISP 206
    Introduction to American Folklore
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  36. HISP 207
    - American Archaeology
    As published: “American Archaeology”
    3
  37. HISP 305A
    - Historic Building Technologies
    As published: “Historic Building Technologies”
    3
  38. HISP 320
    - Material Culture
    As published: “Material Culture”
    3
  39. HISP 323
    - Cultural Heritage Tourism
    As published: “Cultural Heritage Tourism”
    3
  40. HISP 325
    - Vernacular Architecture in America
    As published: “Vernacular Architecture in America”
    3
  41. HISP 326
    - Graves & Burial Grounds
    As published: “Graves & Burial Grounds”
    3
  42. HIST 131
    - American History to 1865
    As published: “American History to 1865”
    3
  43. HIST 132
    - American History Since 1865
    As published: “American History Since 1865”
    3
  44. HIST 303A
    The American South
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  45. HIST 304
    - The Civil War
    As published: “The Civil War”
    3
  46. HIST 305
    - The American West
    As published: “The American West”
    3
  47. HIST 307
    - Native American History
    As published: “Native American History”
    3
  48. HIST 308
    - US Labor History
    As published: “US Labor History”
    3
  49. HIST 310
    - US Urban History
    As published: “US Urban History”
    3
  50. HIST 313
    - African American History through 1865
    As published: “African American History through 1865”
    3
  51. HIST 314
    - African American History since Slavery
    As published: “African American History since Slavery”
    3
  52. HIST 315
    - U.S. Immigration History
    As published: “U.S. Immigration History”
    3
  53. HIST 318
    - The American Revolution
    As published: “The American Revolution”
    3
  54. HIST 319
    - The Early American Republic
    As published: “The Early American Republic”
    3
  55. HIST 322
    - US Environmental History
    As published: “US Environmental History”
    3
  56. HIST 323
    - Colonial America
    As published: “Colonial America”
    3
  57. HIST 325
    - History of American Technology and Culture
    As published: “History of American Technology and Culture”
    3
  58. HIST 326
    - History of Manhood in the US
    As published: “History of Manhood in the US”
    3
  59. HIST 329
    - U.S. History and Film
    As published: “U.S. History and Film”
    3
  60. HIST 330
    - Introduction to Public History
    As published: “Introduction to Public History”
    3
  61. HIST 380
    - United States Since 1945
    As published: “United States Since 1945”
    3
  62. HIST 390A
    - The United States and Vietnam
    As published: “The United States and Vietnam”
    3
  63. HIST 416
    3
  64. HIST 444
    - American Slavery
    As published: “American Slavery”
    3
  65. LING 302
    - Introduction to Sociolinguistics and Anthropological Linguistics
    As published: “Introduction to Sociolinguistics and Anthropological Linguistics”
    3
  66. LING 307
    - Language and Gender
    As published: “Language and Gender”
    3
  67. MUHL 156
    - American Music
    As published: “American Music”
    3
  68. MUHL 268
    - History of Jazz
    As published: “History of Jazz”
    3
  69. PSCI 201
    - American Government
    As published: “American Government”
    3
  70. PSCI 202A
    - American Public Policy
    As published: “American Public Policy”
    3
  71. PSCI 306
    - US Constitutional Reform
    As published: “US Constitutional Reform”
    3
  72. PSCI 311A
    - Congress and the Political Process
    As published: “Congress and the Political Process”
    3
  73. PSCI 312A
    - The American Presidency
    As published: “The American Presidency”
    3
  74. PSCI 313
    - U.S. Federal Judiciary
    As published: “U.S. Federal Judiciary”
    3
  75. PSCI 324
    - U.S. - Latin American Relations
    As published: “U.S. - Latin American Relations”
    3
  76. PSCI 333
    - U.S. Public Opinion
    As published: “U.S. Public Opinion”
    3
  77. PSCI 334A
    - Political Parties and Elections in America
    As published: “Political Parties and Elections in America”
    3
  78. PSCI 356
    - American Foreign Policy
    As published: “American Foreign Policy”
    3
  79. PSCI 363
    - Mass Media Politics
    As published: “Mass Media Politics”
    3
  80. PSCI 370
    - Gender and Politics
    As published: “Gender and Politics”
    3
  81. PSCI 380
    - Race & Ethnicity in U.S. Politics
    As published: “Race & Ethnicity in U.S. Politics”
    3
  82. PSCI 422
    - American Civil Liberties
    As published: “American Civil Liberties”
    3
  83. PSCI 450
    - US Political Film
    As published: “US Political Film”
    3
  84. RELG 250
    - African American Religions
    As published: “African American Religions”
    3
  85. RELG 251
    - Native American Religions
    As published: “Native American Religions”
    3
  86. RELG 277
    - Religion in America Before the Civil War
    As published: “Religion in America Before the Civil War”
    3
  87. RELG 278
    - Religion in America After the Civil War
    As published: “Religion in America After the Civil War”
    3
  88. RELG 305
    - Religion and Politics in the United States
    As published: “Religion and Politics in the United States”
    3
  89. SOCG 204
    - Social Stratification
    As published: “Social Stratification”
    3
  90. SOCG 215
    - Gender and Society
    As published: “Gender and Society”
    3
  91. SOCG 221
    - Racial and Ethnic Relations
    As published: “Racial and Ethnic Relations”
    3
  92. SOCG 313
    - Urban Sociology
    As published: “Urban Sociology”
    3
  93. SOCG 320
    - Food Justice
    As published: “Food Justice”
    3
  94. SOCG 332
    - Introduction to Social Welfare
    As published: “Introduction to Social Welfare”
    3
  95. SOCG 336
    - Community Power
    As published: “Community Power”
    3
  96. SOCG 311
    - Popular Culture
    As published: “Popular Culture”
    3
  97. SOCG 316
    - The Sociology of Law
    As published: “The Sociology of Law”
    3
  98. SOCG 334
    - Medical Sociology
    As published: “Medical Sociology”
    3
  99. SOCG 340
    - Sociology of Education
    As published: “Sociology of Education”
    3
  100. SOCG 355
    - Death and Society
    As published: “Death and Society”
    3
  101. SOCG 434
    - Gender and Work
    As published: “Gender and Work”
    3
  102. SOCG 456
    - Environmental Justice
    As published: “Environmental Justice”
    3
  103. WGST 101
    - Introduction to Women's Studies
    As published: “Introduction to Women's Studies”
    3
  104. WGST 102
    - Perspectives in Sexuality
    As published: “Perspectives in Sexuality”
    3
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