2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
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The American Studies major is a guided interdisciplinary program that offers students a rigorous and flexible major. The program in American Studies focuses upon concepts of citizenship and is ideal to pair with almost any pre-professional program that deals with the American people. Introduction to American Studies AMST 13301 acquaints students with basic interdisciplinary methodology and provides students with insight into popular culture and citizenship. Students will follow up this course with a rigorous methods course in Interdisciplinary Research and Writing AMST 13301 that prepares students for the upper level coursework.
In addition, you will study in the College of Communication and most of the departments in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences addressing issues in American society, culture, history, geography and popular culture. Students will also take an internship course to prepare themselves for their future careers.
The program will introduce you to the diversity of peoples who comprise America and to the United States’ relationship to the world. The highlight of every student’s career is the Senior Seminar in American Studies AMST 13402 , an intense, discussion-led, capstone experience.
The major offers you the flexibility to tailor your program to your personal interests and the time to further explore those courses that interest you or that best apply to your specific career goals by taking courses in several disciplines on American topics. Students are encouraged to specialize by taking several courses from various departments on a similar topic.
Except for free electives, no course can be taken as Pass/Fail and all courses must be completed with a C- or better. Students who are not transfers must take a Rowan Seminar.
Required Courses
- One free elective in Mathematics or Science (this course also satisfies a Math/Science Gen. Ed. Requirement)
Five introductory selections:
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General Education
All students starting before Fall 2018 and transfer students must complete the University General Education Requirements as described in the Undergraduate Program Requirements .
Rowan Core
All first-time Freshmen starting in Fall 2018 or after must complete the University Rowan Core Requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .
Core Choices
Eight American Studies Approved Courses (24 s.h.), six of which must be 300 or 400 level from the American Studies Approved Core Course list. These six courses must be:
- Upper-level (300 or 400 level)
- From a minimum of 4 disciplines (History, English, Geography, Sociology, Law and Justice, Philosophy, and Political Science)
Internship Requirement:
One course must be an internship
Note:
Note: Courses may double count for topics, Internship, and disciplinary requirements.
List of Eligible Courses by Discipline
D= Diversity, G=Gender, SC=Social Class, M=Media and Popular Culture, GL= U.S. in Global Perspective, I=Internship Economics
- ECON 04100 - American Economic Systems
Interdisciplinary Studies
Other courses under this heading might apply to the major, with permission from Coordinator.
Political Science
- POSC 07110 - American Government Credits: 3
- POSC 07220 - State and Local Government Credits: 3
- POSC 07230 - Comparative Political Systems Credits: 3 [GL]
- POSC 07306 - The Presidency Credits: 3
- POSC 07310 - American Constitutional Law Credits: 3
- POSC 07311 - Women and American Politics Credits: 3 [G, M]
- POSC 07320 - International Relations Credits: 3 [GL]
- POSC 07321 - Contemporary World Problems Credits: 3 [SC, GL]
- POSC 07323 - The Politics of Poverty: Class, Gender, and Race in America Credits: 3 [D, G, SC, M]
- POSC 07340 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Credits: 3 [D, G, SC]
- POSC 07380 - Politics on Film Credits: 3 [M]
- POSC 07400 - American Political Thought Credits: 3 [D, G, SC]
- EDPA 02490 - Public Service Internship Credits: 3 to 12 [I]
Sociology
- HSRV 01100 - Introduction to Human Services Credits: 3 [G, D]
- HSRV 01311 - Field Experiences in Human Services I Credits: 3 [I]
- SOC 08120 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
- SOC 08220 - Sociology of the Family Credits: 3
- SOC 08221 - Social Problems Credits: 3
- SOC 08281 - Sexuality and Society Credits: 3 [G]
- SOC 08230 - Sociology Of Minority Groups Credits: 3 [D, SC]
- SOC 08320 - Urban Sociology Credits: 3 [D, SC]
- SOC 08326 - Socialization of the Child Through Adolescence - WI Credits: 3 [G, D, SC]
- SOC 08327 - Comparative Education in Sociological Perspective Credits: 3 [GL, SC]
- SOC 08330 - Social Stratification Credits: 3 [G, D, SC]
- SOC 08331 - Classical Sociological Theory Credits: 3 [G, D, SC]
- SOC 08332 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Credits: 3 [G, D, SC]
- SOC 08336 - Sociology of Education Credits: 3 [G, D, SC]
- SOC 08362 - Sociology of Disability Credits: 3 [D]
- SOC 08365 - Contemporary Jewish Life Credits: 3 [D]
- SOC 08370 - Sociology of Women In Society Credits: 3 [G]
- SOC 08431 - Social Psychology of City Life Credits: 3 [SC]
- SOC 08441 - Sociology of Migration: Contemporary Perspectives Credits: 3 [D]
- SOC 08450 - Sociology of Ethnicity [D, G]
- SOC 08488 - Critical Race Theory: Social Justice, Advocacy and Intervention Credits: 3 [D, G]
- SOC 08493 - Seminar on Gender Roles Credits: 3 [G]
Total Required Credits for the Program: 120 s.h.
Emily Blanck
Coordinator
Robinson Hall
856.256.4500 x 53994
blancke@rowan.edu
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