You have several options for completing this degree:

• Thesis (30-Hour Plan)

• Project (36-Hour Plan)

• Internship (36-Hour Plan)

• Comprehensive Written Exam (36-Hour Plan)

Students entering this program will elect Track I Plan and complete 15 hours in American Studies. Students choosing the 30-hour degree plan (thesis) may select only one Human Sciences course.

9 Hours – Core

HUMN 5031—Texts and Images I: Literature and Art from Ancient Times to Middle Ages
HUMN 5033—Texts and Images II: Literature and Art from European Renaissance to Contemporary Times
HUMN 5035—Texts and Images III: Non-Western Traditions

3 Hours— Human Sciences
Choose 1 course from the list at right.

ANTH 4333—Peoples of Mexico and Central America
ANTH 5032—Political Economy
SOCI 5333—Minorities and Majorities
SOCI 5334—Social Stratification
SOCI 5336—Law and Society

12 Hours—
American (Western Hemisphere) Content:
Choose 3 courses from list at right. Do not duplicate courses listed above. Other courses may qualify.

ANTH 5333—Minorities and Majorities
HIST 5132—The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 5133—Antebellum America 1815-1865
HIST 5138—Local History Seminar
HIST 5232—U.S. Social Movements
HIST 5233—U.S. 1877-1919
HIST 5234—U.S. 1919-1945
HIST 5235—U.S. Since 1945
HIST 5237—
LITR 5431*
LITR 5731*
SOCI 5333—Minorities and Majorities
SOCI 5334—Social Stratification
SOCI 5336—Law and Society

*May be repeated for credit when content varies

6-12 Hours –
(Depending on Master’s Option)

•  THESIS (6 Hours)

• PROJECT (6 Hours Additional Coursework + 6 Hours Project)

• INTERNSHIP (6 Hours Additional Coursework + 6 Hours Internship)

• COURSEWORK OPTION (12 Hours Additional Coursework + Written Exam)