American Intercultural Studies Minor

Requirements
Admission to Major

Requirements for the minor

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

A. Completion of the nine-hour Required Curriculum.

Three hours in either: ANTH-1301—Introduction to Anthropology OR SOCI-1301—Introduction to Sociology
SOCI-3427/ANTH-3427—Race In America
HCOM-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
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.

Course ID	Course Title
ENGL-2373	African American Literature
GNED-3325	The U.S. Latino Experience
GNED-3326	U.S. Latino Cultural and Artistic Expression
HIST-1340	Latin American Cultural Traditions
HIST-1370	The African American Experience Through Reconstruction
HIST-1371	The African American Experience Since Reconstruction
MUSC-1346	Jazz History and Styles

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

Course ID	Course Title
ANTH-3343	Relaciones fronterizas México-Estados Unidos (bilinguë) (also listed as SOCI-3343)
HIST-1360	The History of the United States Through Reconstruction
HIST-1361	The History of the United States Since Reconstruction
HIST-3368	Modern American Culture
PLSI-3452	Civil Rights and Liberties
PSYC-2341	Social Psychology
RELI-1360	Religion in the United States
SOCI-2328	Social Inequality (also listed as URBS-2328)
SOCI-3343	Relaciones fronterizas México-Estados Unidos (bilinguë) (also listed as ANTH-3343)
URBS-2328	Social Inequality (also listed as SOCI-2328)

*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.

How to apply

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 adviser to the student.