THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN AMERICAN STUDIES
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units
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 adviser 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.
DEGREE 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 |
| 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 and American Society | 3.0 | FS |
| AMST | 435 | Historical Geog of North Amer | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| AMST | 440 | American Thought and Character | 3.0 | Inq |
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 | 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 233, CMST 331, and CMST 354, or CMST 255, or CMST 370 with a grade of C- or higher for CMST majors only.
| CMST | 457 | Adv Study of Public Address | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: CMST 131, CMST 233, CMST 331, and CMST 255 or CMST 354 with a grade of C- or higher.
| JOUR | 310 | Entertain/Media/Amer Culture | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130.
| JOUR | 311 | Women/Men/Media | 3.0 | SP * |
| 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 |
| AFAM | 455 | Sociology of African Americans | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: AFAM 170 or SOCI 100.
| CHST | 358 | Chicanos Contemporary Society | 3.0 | FA Eth |
| MCGS | 327 | Poltcs of Race/Ethnicity in US | 3.0 | FS Eth |
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 |
HISTORY
| HIST | 230 | The American Indian | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| HIST | 234 | Mexican Heritage to 1848 | 3.0 | FA *Eth |
| HIST | 332 | American Ethnic Origins | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| HIST | 335 | Women/Gender in Amer History | 3.0 | Inq * |
| HIST | 340 | Working in America | 3.0 | Inq |
| HIST | 341 | American Evironment | 3.0 | SP *Eth |
| HIST | 342 | Education in America | 3.0 | FS |
| HIST | 343 | Technology & Sci in America | 3.0 | F2 |
| 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 |
| 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 and American Society | 3.0 | FS |
| RELS | 323 | Religions in America | 3.0 | FA |
| RELS | 324 | Religion/Amer Eth Minorities | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
SOCIAL SCIENCES
| ANTH | 261 | North American Indians | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| ANTH | 303 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | FS |
| ANTH | 334 | Body, Self and Emotion | 3.0 | Inq |
| ANTH | 362 | California Indians | 3.0 | FA Eth |
| 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 | 339 | American Cultural Landscapes | 3.0 | SP |
| GEOG | 352 | The United States | 3.0 | FA * |
| GEOG | 435 | Historical Geog of North Amer | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| POLS | 324 | Women and Politics | 3.0 | FS * |
| POLS | 327 | Poltcs of Race/Ethnicity in US | 3.0 | FS Eth |
| POLS | 344 | US Foreign Policy Nuclear Age | 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 |
| POLS | 451B | Civil Rights/Civil Liberties | 3.0 | FS |
| 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 adviser 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 adviser for specific information.