American Studies - B.A. Program Requirements Download to print

Admission to the program is temporarily suspended and will resume contingent on university approval procedures.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (54-57 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	AMST	10001	Introduction to American Studies	3
		40197	Senior Colloquium	3
	Choose from the following: English			9
	ENG	33001	U.S. Literature to 1865 (3)
		33002	U.S. Literature from 1865 to 1945 (3)
		33003	U.S. Literature from 1945 to Present (3)
DD		34021	Women's Literature (3)
		36001	Literary Criticism (3)
		39695	Special Topics in Ethnic Literature of the United States (3)
	Choose from the following: History			9
	HIST	31070	History of American Business Enterprise (3)
DD		41056	History of Colonial America: 1492-1714 (3)
DD		41057	Eighteenth-Century America: 1714-1789 (3)
DD		41070	American Social and Intellectual History 1790-1876 (3)
DD		41071	American Social and Intellectual History 1876-Present (3)
		41074	American Economic History (3)
		41079	Migrations to America, 1607 to Present (3)
		41083	U.S. Foreign Relations Through World War I (3)
		41084	U.S. Foreign Relations from 1920 (3)
	Choose from the following: Humanities			12-15
	ARTH	42056	American Art: 1607-1860 (3)
		42057	American Art and Architecture: 1860-1940 (3)
		42058	History of Photography (3)
	JMC	40008	History of American Mass Communication (3)
	MUS	42131	America's Music (3)
DD		42161	History of Jazz (3)
DD	PAS	33110	The Black Women (3)
		35100	Black Social and Political Thought (3)
		35200	African Social and Political Systems (3)
		41192	Practicum in African American Affairs (3)
		42500	Black Education in America (3)
		49095	Selected Topics (2-3)
WIC	PHIL	31010	Twentieth-Century Philosophy (3)
WIC		31020	American Philosophy (3)
		41060	Pragmatism (3)
DD	WMST	30000	Colloquium in Women's Studies (3)
	Choose from the following: Social Sciences			12
DG KSS	ANTH	18210	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
		48270	Native Peoples of North America (3)
DD	ECON	32083	The Economics of Poverty (3)
DD KSS	GEOG	17064	Geography of the United States and Canada (3)
		42064	Historical Geography of the United States and Canada (3)
	POL	40112	Politics and the Mass Media (3)
		40116	Public Opinion and Political Behavior (3)
		40830	U.S. Foreign Policy (3)
	Choose from the following: Upper-division major electives Choose courses in consultation with the coordinator, with two areas represented.			6-9
	AMST	40095	Special Topics (3)
		40096	Individual Investigation (1-3)
	Anthropology upper-division electives(3-6)
	English upper-division electives(3-6)
	History upper-division electives (3-6)
	Political Science upper-division electives (3-6)
	Sociology upper-division electives (3-6)
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (66 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			6-7
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			6
	College General Requirements (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences)**			3
	College General Requirements (must be from Foreign Language)			14-20
	College General Requirements (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences)***			3
	General Electives Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours			10
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

*All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

**One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the "introductory" sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.

***One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (JUS), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options:

a. Intermediate I and II of the same language
b. Elementary I and II of a second language
c. Any combination of tow courses from the following list:
    -Intermediate I of the same language
    -MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
    -MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
    -MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies

 

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a "native speaker" of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.