Campus: NYC
The American Studies minor is a path to studying the United States and its borderlands across a range of disciplines and departments in Dyson College. Designed to enrich and to be compatible with any major, the minor provides a cultural studies framework for understanding national ideals as well as contradictions through elective coursework in the areas of American Arts and American Publics. With an American Studies minor, you prove your skill at critical analysis, your commitment to place-based knowledge, and your capacity to lead much-needed conversations about social equality.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| AMS 102 | Introduction to American Studies | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Students must take an additional four elective courses (12 credits) from a variety of departments. Follow your own interdisciplinary path through one or both of the following areas: 1 | 12-16 | |
| Area 1: American Arts | ||
| Native and Indigenous Peoples Studies | ||
| Topic: Public Cultures: Museum Studies | ||
| Topic: Public Cultures: Urban Cultural Life and the Downtown Culture Explosion | ||
| Topics: Entertaining America's Children | ||
| Magic and the Spirit World | ||
| Art as a Vehicle of Social Commentary and Political Progress | ||
| Contemporary Art History | ||
| Art History: Architectural History of New York City | ||
| Art History: Modern Art | ||
| New York and the Visual Arts | ||
| Art History: American Art | ||
| Hip Hop in Contemporary Art and Design | ||
| Native American Art History | ||
| Public Art in the Urban Context | ||
| International Center for Photography: Fundamentals of Studio Lighting | ||
| Mobile Media: City as Screen | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Media, Culture, and Society | ||
| Writing for the Electronic Media | ||
| Writing for Convergent Technologies | ||
| New Communication Technologies and Moral Panic | ||
| Digital Cultures | ||
| Communication and Popular Culture | ||
| Introduction to Journalism | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Studies | ||
| Economic Issues through a Photographer's Lens | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Journalism | ||
| Advanced Writing: The Art of the Memoir | ||
| Language in Society | ||
| Writing About Culture: Ethnography | ||
| Writing Cultural Criticism for the Web | ||
| The Aesthetics and Technology of Motion Picture Production | ||
| History of Film I | ||
| History of Film II: World War II - Present | ||
| Digital Television Field Production | ||
| Film Genres | ||
| Major Film Movements | ||
| Advanced Topics in Film and Screen Studies | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Voices | ||
| Latina/o Voices: Transnational Currents in American Writing | ||
| The New American Dream: Literature and Cultural Division | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Young Adult Fiction | ||
| Early American Black Lives Matter | ||
| American Women Writers | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Studies | ||
| Contemporary American Poetry | ||
| Twentieth Century Literature: Labyrinths in Literature and Film | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| Masters of American Literature II | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Selfies, Literature and the Visual | ||
| Studies in American Literature | ||
| Literatures of Diversity | ||
| The Black Arts Movement | ||
| Rock and Contemporary Culture | ||
| How the Entertainment Industry Works | ||
| Current Theater in New York | ||
| Current Dance in New York | ||
| Theater for Social Change | ||
| Theater of the Oppressed | ||
| Theatre and Social Justice | ||
| Ancient Philosophy | ||
| Legal and Political Philosophy | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Political Philosophy from Machiavelli to Marx | ||
| Special Topics in Philosophy | ||
| Theory of the World | ||
| Ethical Theories | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Topic: Negotiating Border Lines - Latino Films of the United States | ||
| Topic: Borders of Latino/a Identity: An Introduction to Latino/a Literature and Culture of the US | ||
| Perspectives on America: The Experience of Latina Writers | ||
| The Literature and Culture of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean | ||
| Latin American Theatre | ||
| Lesbians in Literature and Film | ||
| A Cultural History of Sexualities from Prehistory to the Present | ||
| Gay Male Experiences | ||
| Queer Cinema | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| Seminar in Feminist Theory | ||
| Area 2: American Publics | ||
| Constructing Whiteness in America | ||
| Topic: Anarchism in the U.S. | ||
| Urban Ethnography | ||
| Black Women in Cross Cultural Perspectives | ||
| Biology and Contemporary Society | ||
| Urban Ecology | ||
| Government Administration (COS 396A Topics:Communications and Media Analytics) | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Milestones in Communication Research | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Topic: Conflict Management | ||
| Ethics, Morality, and the Media | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Crime and Public Policy | ||
| Alcohol, Drugs and Crime | ||
| Organized Crime | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Community Relations in the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Contemporary Perspectives on Violence | ||
| Homeland Security Strategies | ||
| Controversial Criminal Cases | ||
| Terrorism and Society | ||
| Criminal Evidence and Procedure | ||
| Sports Economics | ||
| Economics Geography | ||
| The Economics of Poverty and Income Distribution | ||
| Economics and Public Policy Perspectives of Crime | ||
| Topics: Sustainable Development | ||
| Topic: U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy | ||
| Current Economic Issues | ||
| Social Responsibility and the World of Nature | ||
| Environmental Studies: Economic, Ethical and Political Perspectives | ||
| Environmental Studies - Basic Issues | ||
| Globalization, Trade and the Environment | ||
| Energy Policy | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Topic: Sustainability and Social Change | ||
| Nature and the City | ||
| Environmental Policy and Sustainable Governance | ||
| Development of Environmental Regulation | ||
| American Civilization to 1877 | ||
| American Civilization Since 1877 | ||
HIS 113 (various topics courses) | ||
| American Social and Cultural History | ||
| Wars in the Asia-Pacific | ||
| The American Civil War | ||
| American Colonial History | ||
| The American Revolution | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States | ||
| History of the American Presidency 1900 - Present | ||
| American Urban History | ||
| American Labor History | ||
| Recent United States History | ||
| Culture and History of Black America | ||
| Ethnic and Racial History of the United States | ||
| History of American Women | ||
| African-American History Since 1910 | ||
| United States in the Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1929-1945 | ||
| Economic History of the United States | ||
| History of America Immigration Law, 1790 to the Present | ||
| History of New York City | ||
| History and Geography of New York | ||
| Latina/o Communities | ||
| Normative Ethics: Contemporary Moral Problems | ||
| Ethics in the Workplace | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies | ||
| Nonviolence: Theory and Practice | ||
| American Government and Political Institutions | ||
| Twenty-First Century Politics | ||
| Revolution or Reform | ||
| Political Parties and Interest Groups | ||
| Issues in Public Policy | ||
| Public Opinion and Polling Methods | ||
| Classical Political Thought | ||
| Modern Political Theory | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Feminist Political Theory | ||
| Latinx Politics in the United States | ||
| Psychology and Law | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Cultural Diversity | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| Psychology of Civic Engagement | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| History of Psychology | ||
| Lifespan Development Psychology | ||
| Experimental Psychology I | ||
| Introduction to the Study of Religion | ||
| Race and Ethnicity in Cities | ||
| Criminology | ||
| Sociology of Deviance | ||
| Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Gender and Social Change | ||
| Sexuality, Reproduction and the Family | ||
| Community Service in New York City | ||
| Urban Planning | ||
| Social Theory | ||
| Social Research Methods | ||
| Gender, Race and Class | ||
| Queer Stories:LGBTQ People and Communities in Historical Context | ||
| Men and Masculinities | ||
| Transgender Studies | ||
| Total Credits | 15-19 | |
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Additional information can be found here: https://www.pace.edu/dyson/departments/american-studies.