American Studies Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ0135

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.

7.0 credits specified as follows:

1. AMS200H1, AMS201H1, AMS300H1 (total of 1.5 credit).

2. 1.0 credit from the gateway courses in American Studies ( AMS100H1), English ( ENG250H1 and ENG270H1), History ( HIS271Y1), Geography ( GGR240H1 and GGR254H1), or Political Science ( POL347H1 and POL386H1), or Cinema Studies ( CIN270Y1).

3. Three of the following selections:

  • 1.0 credit from the Politics and Economics disciplinary/thematic cluster
  • 1.0 credit from the Society disciplinary/thematic cluster
  • 1.0 credit from the Culture disciplinary/thematic cluster
  • 1.0 credit from the History disciplinary/thematic cluster

4. 0.5 credit in Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical or Mathematical Universe, or another 0.5 credit approved by the CSUS Program Director, to fulfill the Quantitative Reasoning competency requirement of the program.

5. Additional AMS/USA courses or courses from the American Studies Program disciplinary/thematic clusters to a total of 7.0 credits, including requirement #4 above.

6. At least 2.0 credits of the student’s 7.0 credits must be at the 300-level or above.

7. At least 1.5 credits of the student’s program must be in American Studies (AMS prefix courses), at the 300-level or above, with at least 0.5 credits of these at the 400-level.

Recommended Sequence of Courses:

First Year:

Students are encouraged to take any pre-requisites for the gateway course required, and/or enroll directly in AMS100H1, AMS200H1, and/or AMS201H1 as a first-year student. Of the required gateway courses, POL347H1 and POL386H1 have pre-requisites of a course that deals substantially with politics; students interested in these courses, therefore, should confer with the instructor as to whether their course work includes a pre-requisite for these courses. Other recommended courses at the first year level include: HIS106Y1.

Second Year:

Second, Third, and Fourth Years:

  • AMS300H1 plus other eligible courses, to a total of 7.0 credits.
  • At least 2.0 of these courses must be at the 300-level or above.
  • At least 1.5 of these courses must be in American Studies (AMS prefix courses) at the 300- or 400-level. Courses must be chosen in a way that satisfies the disciplinary/thematic variety described above.

*NOTE 1: Other 300+ level courses with 50% or more American content may be allowed; students should seek early approval of program credit for such courses from the CSUS Director.

Disciplinary/Thematic Cluster 1: Politics and Economics

ECO306H1/​ POL315H1/​ POL326H1/​ POL327H1/​ POL341H1/​ POL347H1/​ POL386H1/​ POL427H1/​ POL433H1

Disciplinary/Thematic Cluster 2: Society

ANT210H1/​ CAR421H1/​ EAS315H1/​ EAS388H1/​ GGR240H1/​ GGR254H1/​ GGR336H1/​ GGR339H1/​ GGR359H1/​ INS302H1/​ INS341H1/​ JGU346H1/​ MUN200H1/​ SOC306H1/​ SOC373H1/​ SOC460H1/​ WGS420H1

Disciplinary/Thematic Cluster 3: Culture

AMS320H1/​ CAR324H1/​ CDN368H1/​ CIN211H1/​ CIN230H1/​ CIN270Y1/​ CIN310Y1/​ CIN334H1/​ CIN335H1/​ CIN374Y1/​ ENG250H1/​ ENG270H1/​ ENG360H1/​ ENG363H1/​ ENG365H1/​ ENG368H1/​ FAH251H1/​ FAH452H1/​ JLN427H1/​ MUS306H1/​ RLG242H1/​ SLA312H1/​ SPA387H1

Disciplinary/Thematic Cluster 4: History

CAR332Y0/​ CDN340H1/​ CLT420H1/​ EAS450H1/​ HIS106Y1/​ HIS221H1/​ HIS222H1/​ HIS271Y1/​ HIS285H1/​ HIS293H1/​ HIS305H1/​ HIS318H1/​ HIS345H1/​ HIS359H1/​ HIS374H1/​ HIS377H1/​ HIS378H1/​ HIS379H1/​ HIS396H1/​ HIS400H1/​ HIS401H1/​ HIS404H1/​ HIS411H1/​ HIS413H1/​ HIS464H1/​ HIS479H1/​ HIS484H1/​ HIS487H1/​ HIS497H1/​ JIH366H1

*NOTE: This list of eligible courses is not exhaustive and some courses may not be offered every year. Please visit the CSUS website for more information.

American Studies