American Culture Studies Minor

A student must successfully complete, at Fontbonne, a minimum of 50 percent of the credit hours required for the minor.

Courses Required for the Minor

The American culture studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that allows students to build on their professional interests through a broad approach to the study of American culture at home and abroad. The program combines courses in art, communication, English, government, history, and sociology in addition to core courses in American culture studies.

The minor requires completion of 18 hours of coursework, including ACS 100 , ACS 200 , and ACS 300 as well as nine elective hours from the list of electives in other departments.

In addition, the chair of the department of interdisciplinary studies may approve Special Topics or Dedicated Semester courses to count toward this minor program on a one-time basis. See the chair of the department of interdisciplinary studies for further information

Core Courses (9 Credits)

ACS 100 - Introduction to American Culture Studies Credit(s): 3
ACS 200 - America Abroad Credit(s): 3
ACS 300 - Topics in American Culture Studies Credit(s): 3

Elective Courses (9 Credits)

Students may choose three courses from the following list, of which each must have a different prefix.

ART 207 - High Art, Propaganda, and Kitsch Credit(s): 3
ART 492 - The American Photograph: 150 Years of American Culture Credit(s): 3
COM 260 - Media, Technology, and Culture Credit(s): 3
COM 320 - Social Movements: Organizing for Social Change Credit(s): 3
ENG 255 - African-American Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 260 - Survey of American Literature to 1865 Credit(s): 3
ENG 261 - Survey of American Literature since 1865 Credit(s): 3
ENG 381 - Topics in American Literature Credit(s): 3
HST 107 - Introduction to African-American Studies Credit(s): 3
HST 310 - African-American History Credit(s): 3
HST 340 - American Social History Credit(s): 3
HUM 410 - Practices in Public Humanities Credit(s): 3
REL 250 - Religions and Cultures of St. Louis Credit(s): 3
SOC 250 - Medical Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOC 265 - Diversity and Social Justice Credit(s): 3
WGS 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies Credit(s): 3
WGS 220 - Masculinities Credit(s): 3

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American Culture Studies Minor

Courses Required for the Minor

Core Courses (9 Credits)

Elective Courses (9 Credits)