The Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units
Note: The following is different from what appears in the printed catalog. The below information is current and correct.
Note: Admission to the BA in American Studies is currently suspended. Please contact the College of Humanities and Fine Arts
to learn the current status of the program.
See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the
University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must
be upper division.
A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years.
Please request a plan from your major advisor or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.
General Education Requirements: 48 units
See "General Education Requirements" in the
University Catalog and the
Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education Requirements and course offerings. The course requirements marked below
with an asterisk (*) may also be applied toward General Education.
Cultural Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units
See "Cultural Diversity" in the
University Catalog. Most courses taken to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education.
American Institutions Requirement: 6 units
See the "American Institutions Requirement" under "Bachelor's Degree Requirements." This requirement is normally fulfilled
by completing HIST 130 and POLS 155. Courses used to satisfy this requirement do not apply to General Education.
Literacy Requirement:
See "Mathematics and Writing Requirements" in the
University Catalog. Writing proficiency in the major is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of
a course in your major which has been designated as the Writing Proficiency (WP) course for the semester in which you take
the course. Students who earn below a C- are required to repeat the course and earn a C- or better to receive WP credit. See
the
Class Schedule for the designated WP courses for each semester. You must pass ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a C- or better before you
may register for a WP course.
Course Requirements for the Major: 36 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
Major Core Program: 24 units
5 courses required:
| AMST |
150 |
Intro to American Studies |
3.0 |
FS * |
| AMST |
264 |
Amer Ethnic/Regional Writers |
3.0 |
FA * Eth |
This course is also offered as ENGL 264.
| AMST |
335 |
American Popular Culture |
3.0 |
FS * |
| AMST |
345 |
American Lives |
3.0 |
FA * |
| AMST |
365 |
American Folklore |
3.0 |
FA WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
2 courses selected from:
| AMST |
322 |
Religion in America |
3.0 |
FA |
This course is also offered as RELS 322.
| AMST |
435 |
Historical Geog of North Amer |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
This course is also offered as GEOG 435.
| AMST |
440 |
American Thought and Character |
3.0 |
Inq |
This course is also offered as HIST 440.
1 course selected from:
| ENGL |
358 |
Survey of American Literature |
3.0 |
FS |
| ENGL |
359 |
Survey of American Literature |
3.0 |
FS |
Electives: 12 units
4 courses selected from:
English
| ENGL |
303 |
Survey of American Film |
3.0 |
SP |
| ENGL |
451 |
Modern Poetry |
3.0 |
FS |
| ENGL |
453 |
Modern Drama |
3.0 |
FS |
| ENGL |
457 |
The American Novel |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 358.
| ENGL |
458 |
Amer Lit: Beginning to 1850s |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 358.
| ENGL |
459 |
Amer Literature: 1850s-1945 |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 359.
| ENGL |
460 |
Amer Literature: 1945-Present |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340, ENGL 359.
| ENGL |
462 |
Study in Major Amer Authors |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 340; ENGL 358 or ENGL 359.
| ENGL |
465 |
American Literary Topics |
3.0 |
FS |
Communication/Journalism
| CMST |
424 |
Public Opinion and Propaganda |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: CMST 131, CMST 330, CMST 331, CMST 350, and CMST 370 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
This course is also offered as JOUR 424, and POLS 424.
| JOUR |
310 |
Entertain/Media/Amer Culture |
3.0 |
FS * |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130.
| JOUR |
311 |
Women/Men/Media |
3.0 |
SP * |
This course is also offered as WMST 311.
| JOUR |
322 |
History of American Journalism |
3.0 |
FA |
Prerequisites: JOUR 260.
Multicultural and Gender Studies
| AIST |
325 |
Worldviews of American Indians |
3.0 |
Inq Eth |
This course is also offered as RELS 325.
| AFAM |
455 |
Sociology of African Americans |
3.0 |
SP |
Prerequisites: AFAM 170 or SOCI 100.
This course is also offered as SOCI 455.
| CHST |
358 |
Chicanos Contemporary Society |
3.0 |
FA Eth |
This course is also offered as SOCI 358.
| MCGS |
327 |
Politics of Race/Eth in US |
3.0 |
FS Eth |
This course is also offered as POLS 327.
Fine Arts
| ARTS |
403 |
American Art History |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for Art majors.
| ARTS |
412 |
American Indian Art |
3.0 |
Inq |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ARTS |
416 |
California Art |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| MUSC |
291 |
American Music |
3.0 |
FS * |
| MUSC |
293 |
History of Jazz |
3.0 |
SP |
| MUSC |
296 |
African American Music |
3.0 |
FS * Eth |
This course is also offered as AFAM 296.
History
| HIST |
230 |
The American Indian |
3.0 |
FS * Eth |
This course is also offered as AIST 230.
| HIST |
234 |
Mexican Heritage to 1848 |
3.0 |
FA * Eth |
This course is also offered as CHST 234.
| HIST |
332 |
American Ethnic Origins |
3.0 |
FS * Eth |
This course is also offered as MCGS 332.
| HIST |
335 |
Women/Gender in Amer History |
3.0 |
Inq * |
This course is also offered as WMST 335.
| HIST |
340 |
Working in America |
3.0 |
Inq |
This course is also offered as AMST 340.
| HIST |
341 |
American Environment |
3.0 |
FS * Eth |
| HIST |
342 |
Education in America |
3.0 |
FS |
| HIST |
343 |
Technology & Sci in America |
3.0 |
F2 |
This course is also offered as AMST 343.
| HIST |
350 |
America's Vietnam Experience |
3.0 |
FA * |
| HIST |
351 |
America in the 1960s |
3.0 |
SP |
| HIST |
430 |
Colonial America |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
431 |
American Revolution |
3.0 |
SP |
| HIST |
432 |
Age of Jefferson and Jackson |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
433 |
Civil War and Reconstruction |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
434 |
Emergence of Modern America |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
435 |
The US in Age of the Wrld Wars |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
436 |
Hiroshima to Watergate |
3.0 |
SP |
| HIST |
437 |
From Watergate to the Present |
3.0 |
SP |
| HIST |
440 |
American Thought and Character |
3.0 |
Inq |
This course is also offered as AMST 440.
| HIST |
441 |
American Social History |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
450 |
U.S. Foreign Rel to 1914 |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
451 |
U.S. Foreign Rel Since 1914 |
3.0 |
SP |
| HIST |
442 |
Westward Movement |
3.0 |
FA |
| HIST |
445 |
History of California |
3.0 |
FS |
| HIST |
455 |
Issues Tech, Science, Medicine |
3.0 |
S1 |
Humanities
| PHIL |
304 |
Analytic Philosophy |
3.0 |
SP |
| PHIL |
306 |
American Philosophy |
3.0 |
FS * |
| RELS |
322 |
Religion in America |
3.0 |
FA |
This course is also offered as AMST 322.
| RELS |
324 |
Religion/Amer Eth Minorities |
3.0 |
FS * Eth |
This course is also offered as MCGS 324.
Social Sciences
| ANTH |
261 |
North American Indians |
3.0 |
FS * Eth |
This course is also offered as AIST 261.
| ANTH |
303 |
Cultural Anthropology |
3.0 |
FS |
| ANTH |
334 |
Body, Self and Emotion |
3.0 |
Inq |
| ANTH |
362 |
California Indians |
3.0 |
FA Eth |
This course is also offered as AIST 362.
| ANTH |
466 |
Museum Exhibit Planning |
3.0 |
SP |
| ANTH |
467 |
Exhibit Res, Design, Install |
3.0 |
FA |
| ECON |
320 |
American Economic History |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or ECON 102.
| ECON |
340 |
Work/Wealth/Income Distrib |
3.0 |
FS * |
| GEOG |
352 |
The United States |
3.0 |
FA * |
| GEOG |
435 |
Historical Geog of North Amer |
3.0 |
FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
This course is also offered as AMST 435.
| GEOG |
439 |
American Cultural Landscapes |
3.0 |
FA |
| POLS |
324 |
Women and Politics |
3.0 |
FS * |
This course is also offered as WMST 324.
| POLS |
327 |
Politics of Race/Eth in US |
3.0 |
FS Eth |
This course is also offered as MCGS 327.
| POLS |
344 |
US Foreign Policy |
3.0 |
FS * |
| POLS |
402 |
State Government |
3.0 |
FS |
| POLS |
403 |
Local Government |
3.0 |
FS |
| POLS |
424 |
Public Opinion and Propaganda |
3.0 |
FS |
This course is also offered as CMST 424, and JOUR 424.
| POLS |
451B |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties |
3.0 |
FS |
This course is also offered as MCGS 451B.
| SOCI |
354 |
Interethnic Contacts |
3.0 |
FS * NW |
| SOCI |
360 |
Self and Society |
3.0 |
FS |
Electives Requirement:
To complete the total units required for the bachelor's degree, select additional elective courses from the total University
offerings. You should consult with an advisor regarding the selection of courses which will provide breadth to your University
experience and possibly apply to a supportive second major or minor.
Grading Requirement:
All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by
the department as Credit/No Credit grading only.
Advising Requirement:
Advising is mandatory for all majors in this degree program. Consult your undergraduate advisor for specific information.
