Rider University - Major Requirements

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Major Requirements

American Studies Major (36 semester hours)
American Studies	12 Credits
AMS 200 Introduction to American Studies	3
AMS 400 Seminar in American Studies I	3
AMS 401 Seminar in American Studies II	3
One American Studies Elective	3

Humanities Distribution	12 Credits
Two American Literature Electives	6
Two American Studies courses from the following: AMS 210 Growing Up American AMS 213 The American Myth in Literature, Landscape, and Music AMS 214 Special Topics in American Studies AMS 215 Alfred Hitchcock in America AMS 225 American Folklore AMS 226 The New South in Literature, Music, and Film AMS 228 Studies in American Jewish Culture AMS 229 American Popular Culture AMS 305 Religion in America AMS 306 Poetry and Poetics in American Culture AMS 310 The American Identity in the Arts AMS 312 American Photography Appropriate Special Topics in American Studies course Other humanities courses with a preponderance of American material	6

Social Science Distribution	12 Credits
HIS 208 US I: American History from European Settlement through Reconstruction	3
HIS 209 US II: American History from Reconstruction to the Present	3
Two American Studies courses from the following: AMS 210 Growing Up American AMS 211 Sports in American Life AMS 212 American Ethnic Groups: Irish, Jewish, and Italian Americans AMS 225 American Folklore AMS 227 The Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr AMS 228 Studies in American Jewish Culture AMS 229 American Popular Culture AMS 304 Technology and Science in America AMS 311 Radicalism in 20th-century America AMS 338 The Social Impact of Rock and Roll Appropriate special topics in American Studies course Other social science courses with a preponderance of American material	6

These requirements are in addition to the Core Curriculum Requirements. Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.

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