American Subject Courses
*An asterisk denotes course approval contingent upon the special topic. Contact the American Studies Department Chair for approval as an American Studies subject course.
Anthropology
- AN-205, Mesoamerican Archaeology
- AN-251C*, Themes in Anthropology
- AN-322R, Sports in the Americas
Arts Administration
- AA-201, Foundations of Arts Administration
Art History
- AH-203, Native American Art
- AH-217, American Art
- AH-375*, Seminar
Economics
- EC-321, Labor Economics
- EC-344, Public Finance
- EC-351, Gender in the Economy
Education
- ED 216, Schooling the Masses from Colonial Times to Present
- ED 217, Multicultural Education
- ED 231, Children’s Literature
English
- EN-223, Women and Literature
- EN-226, Introduction to American Literature
- EN-227, Introduction to African-American Literature
- EN-229*, Special Studies: Texts in Context EN-363*, Special Studies in Literary History
History
- HI-222P, Corporate America
- HI-223, U.S. Foreign Policy, 1790 to the Present
- HI-251*, Topics in History
- HI-261, African-American History
- HI-266, American Environmental History
- HI-267, American Indian History
- HI-322, American Radicalism
- PLHI-322, The History and Political Thought of the American Revolution
- HI-324, Civil War and Reconstruction
- HI-328, Depression and War
- HI-329, U.S. Since 1945
- HI-351*, Topics in History
- HI-375*, Colloquium in History
Music
- MU-205*, Special Studies in Music Literature
- MU-304, American Music
- MU-306, History of Jazz in America
Philosophy
- PH-327*, Great Philosophers
- PH-308, American Philosophy
- PH-330*, Advanced Topics in Philosophy
Political Science
- PL-211, Courts, Politics, and Judicial Process in the United States
- PL-213, Comparative Constitutional Systems
- PL-222, State and Local Government
- PL-224, Campaigns and Elections
- PL-225, Politics and News Media
- PL-228, United States Foreign Policy in a Changing World
- PL-236, American Political Thought
- PL-251C*, Topics in Political Science: American Politics
- PL-251C: Demagogues and Democracy
- PL-252, The Psychology of Politics
- PL-314, Civil Liberties
- PLHI-322, The History and Political Thought of the American Revolution
- PL-333, American Political Research
- PL-334, The United States Presidency
- PL-351*, Topics in Political Thought
- PL-362, Politics of the Congress
- PL-367, Topics in American Politics
Psychology
- PS-331, Psychology of Women
Religion
- RE-205, Women, Religion, and Spirituality
- RE-208, Native American Religions
- RE-230*, Topics in Religion
- RE-303, Religion in Contemporary American Society
- RE-330D*, Religion, Sex, Citizenship in the U.S.
Social Work
- SW-212, Social Work Values and Populations at Risk
- SW-214, Death and Dying
- SW-217, Obsessions and Addictions
- SW-224*, Special Studies in Social Work
- SW-225, Social Work with Children and Adolescents
- SW-338, Social Policy and Social Justice
Sociology
- SO-202, The Individual in Society
- SO-208, Social Inequality
- SO-212, Sociology of Work and Occupations
- SO-213, Crime and Victimization
- SO-217, Families in the United States
- SO-219, Race and Power
- SO-220, Sociology of Cities and Towns
- SO-221, Media Sociology
- SO-225, Quantifying Women
- SO-251A-D*, Special Topics in Sociology
- SO-305, Sociology of Folklore
- SO-306, Sociology of Religion
- SO-312, Modern Organizations
- SO-314, Deviance and Social Control
- SO-316, Women in Modern Society
- SO-321, American Social Changes
- SO-324, Classical Sociological Theory
- SO-328, Social Movements and Collective Action
- SO-329, Criminal Justice
- SO-351A-D*, Advanced Special Topics in Sociology
- SO-361, Racial Identities: Theory and Praxis
Theater
- TH-338, Black Theatre
- TH-339, Community-Based Theater
- TH-341, History of American Theater