Dec 27, 2024

2019-2020 Academic Catalog

2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Humanities, American Studies Concentration, BA

University Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

4-Year Program Roadmap

Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

Students in this major should consult their advisor regarding American Institutions requirement. Depending on sequence(s) a student chooses, 0-30 units of GE/AI can be met in the major.

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (44 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (30 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 9 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Note: Students who have completed the ADT Transfer degree (under SB 1440) for this major will have completed all lower division GE requirements and should follow the 60 unit guarantee roadmap. Meet with an advisor prior to registering for your first semester for the 60 unit roadmap or specific questions.

Upper Division General Education (3 units)

Of the 9 units required by the university, 6 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (6 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Consult major advisor for department recommended coursework to meet GE requirement.

Physical Education (2 units)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

HUM 100W - Writing in the Humanities & Interdisciplinary Arts 3 units (Z)

Recommended Major Preparation (0-24 units)

Recommended that native students complete one of the sequences below, in consultation with Advisor. Any student who completes the American Institutions requirement will have met this area.

Complete One Sequence From:

Humanities

(must take all 4 courses)

HUM 1A - World Cultures and Societies- Honors 6 units (M8)
HUM 1B - World Cultures and Societies- Honors 6 units (M15)
HUM 2A - Honors - Modern World Cultures 6 units (M14)
HUM 2B - Honors - Modern World Cultures 6 units (M13)

Major Requirements (45 units)

Core Courses (12 units)

HUM 80 - Reading the World 3 units (A3)
HUM 101 - Human Life: Let’s Think About It 3 units
HUM 160 - Special Topics in Humanities 3 units
HUM 190 - Senior Seminar in Humanities 3 units

Comparative Courses (12 units)

Complete four courses from:

AMS 129 - How the World sees the United States 3 units
AMS 159 - Nature and World Cultures 3 units (V)
CA 173 - Thinking About Contemporary World Arts 3 units (V)
HUM 119 - Myths, Heroes, and Global Cultures 3 units
HUM 128 - Perspectives on the Twentieth Century: The West in a Global Context 3 units (V)
RELS 120 - Censors and Icons: Arts and Religion 3 units
RELS 131 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion 3 units

Additional Major Courses (9 units)

Choose three in addition to any American Studies course chosen above.

AMS 129 - How the World sees the United States 3 units
AMS 160 - Special Topics in Humanities 3 units
AMS 169 - The American Dream 3 units (S)
AMS 179 - American Popular Culture 3 units
CA 172 - The Arts in U.S. Society 3 units (S)
RELS 162 - Religion and Political Controversy in the US 3 units (S)

Major Electives (12-16 units)

Choose Four Courses From The Following Lists In One Of Three Ways: Topical, Time Period, Or Courses Chosen Evenly Across Multiple Disciplines. Consult American Studies Advisor For More Information And Options.

Values and Ideas:

AAS 185 - Multicultural Perspectives within American Society 3 units
JS 132 - Race, Gender, Inequality and the Law 3 units (S)
HIST 173 - New World Encounters, 1400-1750 4 units
PHIL 112 - American Philosophy 3 units
POLS 121C - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights 4 units
POLS 163 - American Political Thought 3 units
RELS 162 - Religion and Political Controversy in the US 3 units (S)
RELS 191 - Religion in America 3 units (S)

Arts & Popular Culture:

AFAM 102 - African-American Music 3 units
AFAM 161 - Black Representations in Media and New Technology 3 units
ARTH 182A - Art of the Americas 3 units
ARTH 182B - American Art 3 units
COMM 169I - The Media: Response and Criticism 4 units
ENGL 162 - Studies-American Literature Before 1865 4 units
ENGL 163 - American Literature: 1865-1945 4 units
ENGL 168 - The American Novel 4 units
MUSC 120 - Worlds of Jazz 3 units (S)
TA 103 - Musical Theatre 3 units

Economics, History, Politics and Society:

AFAM 159 - Economic Issues in the Black Community 3 units
ENVS 135 - U.S. Environmental Policy 3 units
GEOG 140 - The United States 3 units
HIST 173 - New World Encounters, 1400-1750 4 units
HIST 174 - Colonial & Revolutionary America 4 units
HIST 175 - Inventing America, 1800-1860 4 units
HIST 176 - The Civil War and Reconstruction 4 units
HIST 177 - Industrial America, 1877-1920 4 units
HIST 178 - Crash, Depression and War, 1920-1950 4 units
HIST 179 - Cold War America, 1950-Present 4 units
HIST 181 - Advanced Topics in American History 4 units
POLS 154 - U.S. Foreign Policy: Formulation and Administration 4 units

Gender, Family and Sexuality:

AFAM 125 - The Black Family:Historical/Contemporary Realities 3 units
AFAM 152 - Black Women in the U.S. 3 units
HIST 188 - History of Women in the United States 3 units (S)
LING 129 - Culture, Language and Ethnicity in the U.S. 3 units (S)
CCS 160 - Gender and Sexuality in the Chicana/o Community 3 units (S)
SOCI 172 - Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender Studies 3 units
WOMS 160 - Queering Gender, Race, and Class 3 units

Race, Ethnicity and Immigration:

AAS 125 - Filipino Experience in the United States 3 units
AAS 175 - Asian American Communities 3 units (S)
AFAM 112 - African Immigrant Communities in the U.S. 3 units
ANTH 164 - North America before 1492 3 units
COMM 172F - Multicultural Communication in the United States 4 units
ENGL 165 - Topics in Ethnic American Literature 4 units
ENGL 169 - Ethnicity in American Literature 3 units (S)
CCS 130 - Chicanas and Chicanos in American Society 3 units (S)
CCS 175 - Human Migrations: Global Reach 3 units
SOCI 160 - Immigration and Identity 3 units
SOCI 162 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 units (S)

University Electives (3-31 units)

The Department highly recommends majors complete the following:

One year of college level foreign language or equivalent related to chosen area 0-10 unit(s)