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Minor
The American Studies minor at Southern New Hampshire University introduces students to a wide range of topics in American art, culture, history, literature, law, and politics. Through interdisciplinary coursework and project-based research, students will learn critical thinking skills, identify and interpret sources in different fields to support academic arguments, and communicate clearly and effectively. The open-ended nature of the minor allows students to pursue their individual interests. The American Studies minor will complement any other academic program and will provide students with the foundations for careers in a variety of fields, including teaching, law, journalism, government, and business.
The American Studies (Minor) program contains 18 identified courses across 1 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 11 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
15 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
5 of the following:
NOTE: Maximum three (3) courses per subject.
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
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| FAS 301 | Film and American Culture | 3 | None listed |
| FAS 370 | American Art | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 245 | United States History since 1945 | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 254 | Civil Rights Movement | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 270 | American Environmental History | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 319 | African-American History since the Civil War | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 330 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 332 | Colonial New England | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 338 | Young America | 3 | None listed |
| HIS 357 | American Slavery | 3 | None listed |
| LIT 312 | Early American Literature | 3 |
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| LIT 314 | American Realism and Naturalism | 3 |
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| LIT 315 | Twentieth Century American Literature and Beyond | 3 |
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| LIT 328 | Multi-Ethnic Literature: Describing the Hyphen | 3 |
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| LIT 350 | The Black Literary Tradition | 3 |
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| LIT 450 | Seminar in American Literature | 3 |
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| POL 210 | American Politics | 3 | None listed |
| POL 306 | The American Legal Tradition | 3 |
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| ENG 130External | Foundations of Written Communication | — | None listed |
| ENG 190External | Research and Persuasion | — | None listed |
| ENG 120External | College Composition I | — | None listed |