American Studies is an interdisciplinary field with connections to the many departments listed below. The following cross-listed courses may help you fulfill your American Studies distribution credits. Consult with your academic advisor to plan your course of study.
Cross-Listed Courses
- African American and African Diaspora Studies
- A205 Black Electoral Politics (3 cr.)
- A210 Black Women in the Diaspora (3 cr.)
- A249 Afro-American Autobiography (3 cr.)
- A250 U.S. Contemporary Minorities (3 cr.)
- A255 The Black Church in America (3 cr.)
- A265 Sports and the Afro-American Experience (3 cr.)
- A277 Images of Black in Film (3 cr.)
- A278 Contemporary Black Film (3 cr.)
- A290 Sociocultural Perspective of Afro-American Music (3 cr.)
- A330 African American Cinematic Experiences (3 cr.) (A & H)
- A352 Afro-American Art II: Afro-American Artists (3 cr.)
- A354 Transnational Americas (3 cr.)
- A355 Afro-American History I (3 cr.)
- A356 Afro-American History II (3 cr.)
- A359 Ethnic/Racial Stereotypes in American Film (3 cr.)
- A360 Comparative Slavery (3 cr.)
- A379 Early Black American Writing (3 cr.)
- A380 Contemporary Black American Writing (3 cr.)
- A382 Black Community, Law and Social Change (3 cr.)
- A383 Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1767-1945 (3 cr.)
- A384 Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1945-present (3 cr.)
- A386 Black Feminist Perspectives (3 cr.)
- A388/E388 Motown (3 cr.)
- A391 Black Nationalism (3 cr.)
- A392/F394 Afro-American Folklore (3 cr.)
- A393/Music M393 History of Jazz in America (3 cr.)
- A397/Music M397 Popular Music of Black America (3 cr.)
- A405 Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974 (3 cr.)
- A407 Afro-American and African Protest Strategies (3 cr.)
- A408 Gender, Race and Class in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 cr.)
- A415 The Political Impact of Black Religion (3 cr.)
- A430 Cinema of African American Women (3 cr.)
- A447 Race, Crime and Media (3 cr.)
- A452 History of the Education of Black Americans (3 cr.)
- A479 Contemporary Black Poetry (3 cr.)
- A480 The Black Novel (3 cr.)
- A481 Racism and Law (3 cr.)
- A489 Rap Music (3 cr.)
- A496 Black Religious Music (3 cr.)
- Anthropology
- E320 Indians of North America (3 cr.)
- E400/E600 The Anthropology Race (3 cr.)
- P330 Historical Archaeology (3 cr.)
- Art History (Fine Arts)
- A342 Twentieth Century Art (3 cr.)
- A348 American Architecture (3 cr.)
- A446 American Art 1860-1900 (4 cr.)
- A447 Modernism and Anti-modernism in American Art, 1900-1945 (4 cr.)
- A452 Art of Pre-Columbian America (4 cr.)
- Criminal Justice
- P301 Police in Contemporary Society (3 cr.)
- P302 Courts and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
- P375 The American Juvenile Justice System (3 cr.)
- P381 History of Social Control in the U.S. (3 cr.)
- P435 Minorities, Crime and Social Policy (3 cr.)
- P471 Comparative Study of Criminal Justice Systems (3 cr.)
- P482 The Family and Formal Control Systems in America (3 cr.)
- East Asian Languages and Cultures
- E101 The World and East Asia (3 cr.)
- English
- L223 Ethnic American Literature (3 cr.)
- L241 Jewish American Writers (3 cr.)
- L295 American Film Culture (3 cr.)
- L358 American Literature, 1914-1960 (3 cr.) A & H
- L359 American Literature, 1960-Present (3 cr.) A & H
- L364 Native American Literature (3 cr.)
- L374 Ethnic American Literature (3 cr.)
- Folklore and Ethnomusicology 
- E112 Black Music of Two Worlds (3 cr.)
- E295 Survey of Hip-Hop (3 cr.)
- E297 Popular Music of Black America (3 cr.)
- E345 Hip-Hop Music and Culture (3 cr.)
- E394 Survey of African American Music (3 cr.)
- E496 Black Religious Music (3 cr.)
- F111 World Music and Cultures (3 cr.)
- F131 Introduction to Folklore in the U.S. (3 cr.)
- F351 North American Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)
- F353 Native American Film and Video (3 cr.)
- F354 African American Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)
- F356 Chicano Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)
- Gender Studies
- G101 Gender, Culture, and Society (3 cr.)
- G102 Sexual Politics (3 cr.)
- G206 Gay Histories / Queer Cultures (3 cr.)
- G225 Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture (3 cr.)
- G340 Gender, Geography, Sex and Space (3 cr.)
- G410 International Feminist Debates (3 cr.)
- G430 Kinsey’s Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953): Genealogies and Legacies (3 cr.)
- G485 Gender and Discourse (3 cr.)
- Geography
- G314 Urban Geography (3 cr.)
- G315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
- G323 Geography of Latin America (3 cr.)
- G324 Geography of the Caribbean (3 cr.)
- History
- A200 Introduction to Native American History (3 cr.)
- A225 Elvis and Post World War II American History (3 cr.)
- A259 American Jewish History (3 cr.)
- A261 Modern American Women’s History (3 cr.)
- A300 Issues in United States History (3 cr.)
- A301-A302 American Colonial History I-II (3-3 cr.)
- A303-A304 United States, 1789-1865 (3-3 cr.)
- A307 American Cultural History (3 cr.)
- A309 The South before the Civil War (3 cr.)
- A310 Survey of American Indians I (3 cr.)
- A311 Survey of American Indians II (3 cr.)
- A313 Origins of Modern America, 1865-1917 (3 cr.)
- A314 The United States, 1917-1945 (3 cr.)
- A315 United States since World War II (3 cr.)
- A317 American Social and Intellectual History (3 cr.)
- A337-A338 The American Frontier I-II (3 cr.)
- A345-A346 American Diplomatic History (3 cr.)
- A347 American Urban History (3 cr.)
- A352 History of Latinos in the United States (3 cr.)
- A353-A354 American Economic History I-II (3 cr.)
- A355-A356 Afro-American History (3-3 cr.)
- A361-A362 Studies in American History for Teachers I-II (3-3 cr.)
- A379 Elivs, Dylan and Postwar America (3 cr.)
- A380 The Vietnam War (3 cr.)
- A381 Civil Rights in the United States (3 cr.)
- A382 The Sixties (3 cr.)
- A383 From Ragtime to Rap: Popular Music in the Making of America (3 cr.)
- A384 America Before the Civil War (3 cr.)
- A386 History of the American Home (3 cr.)
- A389 Twentieth-Century American Intellectual History (3 cr.)
- H208 American-East Asian Relations (3 cr.)
- H212 Latin American Culture and Civilization 2 (3 cr.)
- H220 American Military History (3 cr.)
- History and Philosophy of Science
- X222 Big Science in the Twentieth Century (3 cr.)
- X369 History of American Science (3 cr.)
- Latino Studies
- L104 Latinas in the United States (3 cr.) (S & H)
- L396 Gender & Migration - Caribbean (3 cr.) (S & H) (CSA)
- Jacobs School of Music
- Z201 History of Rock n' Roll Music I (3 cr.)
- Z202 History of Rock n' Roll Music II (3 cr.)(3 cr.)
- Z301 Rock Music in the '70s and '80s (3 cr.)
- Z320 Special Topics in Popular Music (3 cr.)
- Z373 The American Musicals: Context and Development (3 cr.)
- Z390 Jazz for Listeners (3 cr.)
- Z401 Music of the Beatles (3 cr.)
- Z402 The Music of Frank Zappa (3 cr.)
- Z403 The Music of Jimi Hendrix (3 cr.)
- Z413 Latin American Popular Music (3 cr.)
- Political Science
- Y212 Making Democracy Work (3 cr.)
- Y249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy (3 cr.)
- Y301 Political Parties and Interest Groups (3 cr.)
- Y302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern America (3 cr.)
- Y303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States (3 cr.)
- Y304 Constitutional Law (3 cr.)
- Y305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
- Y308 Urban Politics (3 cr.)
- Y311 Democracy and National Security (3 cr.)
- Y313 Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
- Y324 Gender, Sexuality, and American Politics (3cr.)
- Y325 African American Politics (3 cr.)
- Y326 American Social Welfare Policy (3 cr.)
- Y329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States (3 cr.)
- Y360 United States Foreign Policy (3 cr.)
- Y363 Comparative Foreign Policy (3 cr.)
- Y367 International Law (3 cr.)
- Y376 International Political Economy (3 cr.)
- Religious Studies
- R160 Religion and American Culture (3 cr.)
- C220 American Religion and Politics (3 cr.)
- C325 Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in the U.S. (3 cr.)
- C330 Evangelical America (3 cr.)
- C340 American Catholic History (3 cr.)
- Sociology
- S210 The Economy, Organizations and Work (3 cr.)
- S302 Organizations in Society (3 cr.)
- S308 Global Society (3 cr.)
- S312 Education and Society (3 cr.)
- S315 Work and Occupations (3 cr.)
- S335 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.)
- S361 Cities and Suburbs (3 cr.)
- S419 Social Movements and Collective Action (3 cr.)
- Spanish and Portuguese
- S435 Literatura Chicana y Puertorriquena (3 cr.)