American Studies Minor

Minor Admission Requirements

• None

Minor Requirements

• None

Prerequisite Courses

• None

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

• Complete all of the following
  • Select 5 (one from each category)
  Literature
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • AML3031 - American Literature I (3)
    • AML3682 - Ethnic Literature in America (3)
    • AML4101 - American Novel (3)
    • AML3261 - Literature of the South (3)
    • AML4300 - Major American Authors (3)
    • AML4321 - Modern American Literature (3)
    • AML3630 - Latinx Literature (3)
  Social Sciences and Social Issues
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • CCJ3014 - Crime in America (3)
    • INR4102 - American Foreign Policy (3)
    • INR4114 - American Security Policy (3)
    • INR4225 - The Vietnam War (3)
    • POS3173 - Southern Politics (3)
    • POS3234 - Protest in American Politics (3)
    • POS3413 - The American Presidency (3)
    • PUP3314 - Minorities in American Politics (3)
    • SYD3700 - Race and Ethnicity (3)
    • SYP3630 - Popular Culture In Society (3)
  History
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • AMH3402 - History of the South to 1865 (3)
    • AMH3403 - History of the South Since 1865 (3)
    • AMH3441 - History of the Frontier: Eastern America (3)
    • AMH3442 - History of the Frontier: Western America (3)
    • AMH3541 - U. S. Military History To 1900 (3)
    • AMH3561 - Women in American History I (3)
    • AMH3562 - Women in American History II (3)
    • AMH3571 - Black American History I (3)
    • AMH3572 - Black American History II (3)
    • AMH4110 - Colonial America, 1607-1763 (3)
    • AMH4130 - The Age of the American Revolution, 1763-1789 (3)
  Philosophy and Religion
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • ANT3245 - Native American Religions (3)
    • PHH3700 - American Philosophy (3)
    • PHH3701 - Native American Philosophy (3)
    • PHP3781 - African-American Philosophy (3)
    • REL3123 - Asian Religions in America (3)
    • REL3130 - Religion in America (3)
  Art, Humanities, and Culture
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • AFA3102 - Introduction to Africana Studies: A Multidisciplinary Approach (3)
    • AFA3371 - Evolution of Hip Hop (3)
    • AMH3580 - North American Indians (3)
    • AMH3586 - History of Latinos in the U.S. (3)
    • AMH3611 - Sport in America Since 1945 (3)
    • AMH4311 - American Culture I (3)
    • AMH4644 - Viewing American History in the Twentieth Century (3)
    • ANT3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States (3)
    • ANT4153 - North American Archaeology (3)
    • ANT3610 - Language and Culture (3)
    • ARH3631 - African-American Art (3)
    • FIL3831 - Black Cinema (3)
    • FIL3871 - The American Film Artist (3)
    • HUM4459 - American Cultural Studies in Humanities (3)
    • ARH3610 - American Art (3)

Restricted Electives

• Complete all of the following
  • A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit
  • 3 additional upper level hours. Select courses not already used from lists above or one of the following lower-division courses.
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • MUH2017 - Survey of Rock Music (3)
    • MUH2019 - American Popular Music, 1840s-present (3)
    • MUL2016 - Evolution of Jazz (3)

Foreign Language Requirements

• None

Grand Total Credits: 18

Other Requirements:

• Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) in each course used to satisfy the minor.
• At least 15 credit hours must be earned in upper level credits; no more than 3 hours lower level credits.
• At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
• No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
• Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor.
• No more than 6 hours may be taken in any of the areas listed above.