American Studies Minor

American Studies Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of a Major, Minor, Concentration Declaration Form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including one discipline based course, one methods intensive course, one capstone course, and three electives.

Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least four courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.
Course level: At least three courses applied toward the minor must be at the 300-level or higher.

Course Requirements

Discipline-based Survey Course (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

AMST 210 American Society and Culture, 1600-1860 3 Credit(s)
AMST 211 U.S. Society and Culture, 1860-1940 3 Credit(s)

Methods Intensive Course (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

AMST 101 Popular Culture in America 3 Credit(s)
AMST 201 Latinos in the US 3 Credit(s)
AMST 203 The Thirties 3 Credit(s)
AMST 204 The Forties 3 Credit(s)
AMST 205 The Fifties 3 Credit(s)
AMST 206 The Sixties 3 Credit(s)
AMST 209 The 1990s 3 Credit(s)
AMST 215L America on Film 3 Credit(s)
AMST 250 U.S. Travel and Tourism 3 Credit(s)
AMST 278L U.S. Documentary Photography 3 Credit(s)
AMST 285 Food in American Culture 3 Credit(s)

Capstone Course (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

AMST 402L American Visual Cultures 3 Credit(s)
AMST 405 The Immigrant Experience 3 Credit(s)
AMST 410 Cultural History of U.S. Media 3 Credit(s)
AMST 430 Music & Amer Lit 3 Credit(s)
AMST 440L United States in a Global Context 3 Credit(s)
AMST 471L The City in American Literature and Culture 3 Credit(s)
AMST 476L Current Issues in Native America 3 Credit(s)

Additional Electives (9 Credits)

Take three additional courses from American Studies. At least two courses must be at the 300 level or above.

One independent study and one three-credit internship may be used toward this requirement.

No first year seminar courses may be applied toward this requirement.