The American Studies Concentration consists of 10 courses or 30 hours chosen as described below from 6 different general areas. At least 18 hours must be upper division (300 or 400) level. It is suggested that the student work closely with their advisor in all concentration planning.
Academic Road Maps:
Courses in bold represent courses that can be used for General Education requirements, distribution requirements, and concentration requirements.
1) HISTORY (6 crs.)
Choose two courses; at least one must be upper level:
HIS 106 American Life I
HIS 107 American Life II
HIS 308 History of Early Canada
HIS 319 Colonial History of the American People
HIS 322 African-American History
HIS 324 American Presidents
HIS 326 History of the Great Lakes Region
HIS 331 American Westward Expansion
HIS 340 Geography & Planning Historical Urban Analysis of the Buffalo Metropolitan Area
HIS 345 US Since 1941
HIS 370 American Diplomatic History to 1898
HIS 371 American Diplomatic History since 1898
HIS 404 Civil War
HIS 408 American Intellectual History
HIS 430 United States - The New Nation
2) GEOGRAPHY (3 crs.)
Choose one of the following:
GEG 206 Geography of New York State
GEG 309 Introduction to Urban Geography
3) POLITICAL SCIENCE (3 crs.)
Choose one of the following:
PSC 102 Introduction to American Government
PSC 210 The American Presidency
PSC 215 Urban Government in the United States
PSC 218 African American Political Culture
PSC 220 Development of American Constitutional Law
PSC 225 Women in American Politics
PSC 310 American Political Parties
PSC 316 Urban Ethnic Politics
PSC 318 Democracy and Peace - the Urban experience
PSC 320 US Constitution and Civil Liberties
PSC 326 Politics and Media
PSC 330 American Foreign Policies
PSC 355 American Political Thought
PSC 364 American Public Policy
4) ENGLISH (6 crs.)
Choose two courses; at least one must be upper level:
ENG 220 American Literature I
ENG 221 American Literature II
ENG 240 African-American Literature to 1940
ENG 241 African-American Literature since 1940
ENG 353 Native American Literature (J/S Status)
ENG 354 Ethnic-American Minority Literature
ENG 441 Romantic Movement in American Literature (pre-req. of 6 credits of lit.)
ENG 442 American Novel to 1900 (pre-req. of 6 credits of lit.)
ENG 444 American Novel after 1900 (pre-req. of 6 credits of lit.
5) AMERICAN CULTURE ELECTIVES (6 crs.)
Choose four courses; at least two must be upper level:
HIS 302 History of Women in America
HIS 330 United States Environmental History
HIS 332 Technology and US History
HIS 341 African-Americans and Civil Rights
HIS 365 American Labor History
HIS 372 American Foreign Policy in the Far East (J/S status)
HIS 468 Readings in African-American History (J/S status)
HIS 469 Black Protest and Leadership in US (J/S status)
GES 310 Great Lakes Environmental Issues (J/S status)
GES 405 Geology of North America (pre-requisites of GES 101 and GES 102)
PSC 225 Women in American Politics
PSC 318 Democracy and Peace - the Urban experience
PSC 420 Contemporary Constitutional Issues
SWK 319 Dynamics of Poverty
SWK 320 Social Services Organizations (SWK 220)
SWK 345 Child Welfare Services (J/S status)
SWK 419 Social Welfare Policy (SWK 320)
EDF 200 Introduction to Urban Education
EDF 221 History of Black Education in America
ANT 244W Folklore and Folklife
ANT 300 Indigenous Peoples of Western North America
ANT 301 Indigenous peoples of Eastern North America
ANT 307 Urban Anthropology
ANT 312 Archeology of North America
DAN 230 Survey of African-American Dance
ECO 103 Economic History of the US
FAR 365 American Art I (FAR 250 & 251)
HUM 327 Great Writing and Reporting of American Journalism
MUS 306 Urban Blues and Rock (MUS 206)
PAR 350 The American Musical
SOC 321 African-American Family (SOC 100)
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
SSE 350 Longhouse People (highly recommended)
GEG 340 Historical Urban Analysis of the Buffalo Metropolitan Area
Total 30 crs.
