AMERICAN INTERCULTURAL STUDIES

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

WILLIAM T. BURKE III, J.D., Associate Professor, Business Administration; Chair

JORGE G. GONZALEZ, Ph.D., Professor, Economics

L. BROOKS HILL, Ph.D., Professor, Speech and Drama

ARTURO MADRID, Ph.D., Norine R. and T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Modern Languages and Literatures

ALIDA C. METCALF, Ph.D., Professor, History

PETER O’BRIEN, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science

RICHARD K. REED, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology and Anthropology

The minor in American Intercultural Studies is designed to develop in students the qualities and skills necessary for intercultural understanding and cooperation in today’s diverse society. The minor recognizes that certain historical events and experiences involving race and/or ethnicity in America continue to have a major impact upon the nature and development of intercultural relationships. While underscoring the inextricable connection that exists between the past and the present intercultural dynamic, the minor seeks to enhance positive associations with and among the people of various multicultural communities.

Perspectives coursework focuses on events, conditions, circumstances, major figures and/or movements that are significant to understanding a particular minority group’s experience and viewpoint in America.

Dynamics coursework reveals and analyzes the particular contexts that influence or impact intercultural understanding and intercultural relationships.

Completion of the program will be indicated on the student’s transcript with the notation “Minor in American Intercultural Studies.”

Students interested in the American Intercultural Studies minor should submit an application to the chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee, who will assign a faculty advisor to the student.

The requirements of the American Intercultural Studies minor are as follows:

I.     Completion of 18 credit hours in the following distribution:

A.    Completion of the nine-hour Required Curriculum.

1.    Three hours in either:

       ANTH 1301 Introduction to Anthropology OR

       SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology

2.    SOCI/ANTH 3327 Contemporary Minorities

3.    SPCH 3372/ANTH 3332 Intercultural Communication

B.     Nine additional hours from the Core Curriculum (see below), including at least three hours in Perspectives coursework and at least three hours in Dynamics coursework.

II.    Guidelines for selection of coursework:

A.    At least nine hours of coursework in the American Intercultural Studies minor must be upper division.

B.     No more than 12 hours of the coursework (including cross-listed courses) can be taken from one department to fulfill the requirements of the minor.

AMERICAN INTERCULTURAL STUDIES CORE*

                        Perspectives Coursework

                        ENGL 2373      African American Literature

                        ENGL 4323      Studies in American Literature:

                                                1)    The Harlem Renaissance

                                                2)    The American Bildungsroman

                        GNED 3325      The U.S. Latino Experience

                        GNED 3326      U.S. Latino Cultural and Artistic Expression

                        HIST 1340        Latin American Cultural Tradition

                        HIST 3340        Latin American Perspectives

                        MUSC 1346     Jazz History and Styles

                        Dynamics Coursework

ANTH 3343      Relaciones fronterizas México-Estados Unidos (bilingüe) (also listed as SOCI/INTL 3343)

HIST 1360        The History of the United States Through Reconstruction

                        HIST 1361        The History of the United States Since Reconstruction

                        HIST 3363        Early American Social History

                        HIST 3368        Modern American Culture

INTL 3343        Relaciones fronterizas México-Estados Unidos (bilingüe) (also listed as SOCI/ANTH 3343)

PLSI 3302        Minorities in U.S. Politics

                        PLSI 3352        Civil Rights and Liberties

                        PSYC 3341      Social Psychology

                        RELI 1360        Religion in the United States

                        SOCI 3328       Social Inequality (also listed as URBS 3328)

SOCI 3343       Relaciones fronterizas México-Estados Unidos (bilingüe) (also listed as ANTH/INTL 3343)

          *     When departments offer a relevant course coded under a “special topics” or “variable content” designation, the Faculty Advisory Committee may approve such course for inclusion within the core curriculum of the minor.