Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Course | ||
| AMSD 220 | Foundations of American Identities and Cultures | 3 |
| History | ||
| Complete one course from the list below. | 3 | |
| Literature | ||
| Complete one course from the list below. | 3 | |
| Ethnicity, Race, Gender, Sexuality | ||
| Complete one course from the list below. | 3 | |
| Methods | ||
| AMSD 330 | American Identities and Cultures: Theories and Methods | 3 |
| Elective Course in American Identities and Cultures | ||
| Complete one 300-400 level course from the list below. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
History
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 205 | Race and Ethnicity in United States History | 3 |
| HIST 211 | Native American History | 3 |
| HIST 215 | U.S. Women’s History | 3 |
| HIST 216 | Italian America Past and Present | 3 |
| HIST 217 | African American History | 3 |
| HIST 313 | Biography in American History | 3 |
| HIST 320 | American Urban History Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 321 | History of American Workers Since 1860 | 3 |
| HIST 342 | Frontiers and Borderlands of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 365 | History of the Mass-Communication Media in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 411 | Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 433 | American Colonial History 1607-1763 | 3 |
| HIST 434 | American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1828 | 3 |
| HIST 435 | The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | 3 |
| HIST 437 | The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | 3 |
Literature
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMSD 106 | Writing New Jersey Now | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890 | 3 |
| ENGL 229 | American Literature II: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 234 | American Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 282 | Literature and Environment | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Indian Themes | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | Literature of American Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 337 | Modern American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | Postwar American Fiction 1945-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 493 | Seminar in American Literature | 3 |
| ENFL 357 | American Film to 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 358 | American Film 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| ENFL 365 | Gender and Sexuality in Film | 3 |
| ENFL 370 | Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film | 3 |
Ethnicity, Race, Gender, Sexuality
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Any course from AMSD 200-499 | 3 | |
| DNCE 319 | Black Dance in the United States | 3 |
| ENFL 365 | Gender and Sexuality in Film | 3 |
| ENFL 370 | Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | Queer Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Indian Themes | 3 |
| HIST 320 | American Urban History Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 342 | Frontiers and Borderlands of the Americas | 3 |
| JUST 317 | Race and the U.S. Legal System | 3 |
| POLS 312 | Black Politics in the United States | 3 |
| POLS 332 | U.S. Immigration: Law and Politics | 3 |
| SOCI 307 | Immigration | 3 |
| MUGN 109 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| MUGN 120 | Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena | 3 |
| THTR 216 | African American Theatre: Melodrama to "Post‐Racial" | 3 |
| THTR 217 | Latinx Theatre and Performance | 3 |
Elective Course in American Identities and Cultures
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Any 300 or 400 level AMSD course | 3 | |
| DNCE 319 | Black Dance in the United States | 3 |
| ENFL 357 | American Film to 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 358 | American Film 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| ENFL 365 | Gender and Sexuality in Film | 3 |
| ENFL 370 | Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Indian Themes | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | Literature of American Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 337 | Modern American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | Postwar American Fiction 1945-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 493 | Seminar in American Literature | 3 |
| HIST 313 | Biography in American History | 3 |
| HIST 320 | American Urban History Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 321 | History of American Workers Since 1860 | 3 |
| HIST 342 | Frontiers and Borderlands of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 365 | History of the Mass-Communication Media in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 411 | Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 433 | American Colonial History 1607-1763 | 3 |
| HIST 434 | American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1828 | 3 |
| HIST 435 | The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | 3 |
| HIST 437 | The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | 3 |
| JUST 317 | Race and the U.S. Legal System | 3 |
| POLS 312 | Black Politics in the United States | 3 |
| POLS 332 | U.S. Immigration: Law and Politics | 3 |
| SOCI 307 | Immigration | 3 |