A minimum grade of "C" is required in all lower division courses taken for the major. The lower division requirement consists of American Studies 10: Introduction to American Studies (4 units), plus three courses from the following list of courses, with no more than two courses from any one department. (This list is subject to annual review and revision.) NOTE: Appropriate courses taken at other universities can be substituted with adviser approval of the Major Approval form.
Students declaring April 2006 or later need to have completed any two of the four lower division requirements before declaring. (Students are not required to have completed AS 10 before declaring, but are encouraged to complete this requirement as soon as possible after declaring.)
(4 units) American culture and cultural change, with attention to the multicultural basis of American society and emphasis on the need for multiple methods of analysis. The course will consistently draw on the arts, material culture, and various fields affecting cultural production and meaning. Those areas include literature, film, history, architecture, history of art, religion, music, engineering, environmental studies, anthropology, politics, economics, law, and medicine.
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African American Studies 5A
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Black Life & Culture in the U.S.
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African American Studies 5B
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Black Life & Culture in the U.S.
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African American Studies 17AC
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Cultural Identity in American History
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African American Studies 27AC
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Lives of Struggle: Minorities in a Majority Culture
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Agricultural and Resource Economics 1
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Introduction to Environmental Economics & Policy
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Agricultural and Resource Economics 2
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Political Economy of Growth and Institutions
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American Studies 30AC
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Leisure and Culture in California 1790-1950
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American Studies 39
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Freshman/Sophomore Seminar – topics vary
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Anthropology 2
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Intro to Archaeology
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Anthropology 10AC
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The California Frontier
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Anthropology 11AC
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Humor in America: Cross Cultural Perspectives
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Art 8
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Introduction to Visual Thinking
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Asian American Studies 2A
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Reading and Composition
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Asian American Studies 2B
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Reading and Composition
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Asian American Studies 20A
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Intro to the History of Asians in U.S.
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Asian American Studies 20B
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Intro to Contemp. Issues in Asian American Community
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Asian American Studies 20C
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Intro to the Culture of Asians in U.S.
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Chicano Studies 20
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Introduction to Chicano Culture
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Chicano Studies 30
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Introduction to Mexican and Chicano Art History
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Chicano Studies 40
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Introduction to Chicano Literature in English
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Chicano Studies 50
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Introduction to Chicano History
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Chicano Studies 70
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Latino Politics
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Chicano Studies 80
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Identity and Assimilation in the Chicano Community
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Comparative Literature 60AC
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Topics in the Literature of American Cultures
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Education 40AC
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Experiencing Education: Race and Ethnicity Inside Schools
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English 31AC
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Literature of American Cultures
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English 33
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African American Literature and Culture
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English 37
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Special Topics in American Literature
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Environmental Design 4
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People and Environment
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ESPM 10
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Environmental Issues
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ESPM 11
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Forest and Wildland Resource Conservation
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ESPM 50AC
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Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Conservation
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Environmental Sciences 10
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Introduction to Environmental Sciences
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Ethnic Studies 21AC
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Third World Experiences in U.S.
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Ethnic Studies 41AC
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Comparative Survey of Protest Movements Since the '60's
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Film 25A
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The History of Film
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Film 25B
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The History of Film
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Film 40AC
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Film Seminar in American Cultures
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Geography 20
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Global Restructuring
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Geography 50AC
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California and the Pacific Rim
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Geography 70AC
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The Urban Experience
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History 7A
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History of U.S. to Civil War
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History 7B (fulfills AC requirement)
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History of U.S. Civil War to Present
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History 16AC
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U.S.: Expansion and Interaction Among American People
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History 17A
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Studies in American History
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History 30B
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Science, Technology, and Society Since Newton
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Interdepartmental Studies 1
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Technology and Society
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ISF 60
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Technology & Values in the Global Arena
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ISF 61
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Moral Reasoning & Human Action: The Quest for Judgment
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Linguistics 55AC
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The American Languages
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Mass Comm 10
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Mass Communications in America
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Military Affairs 2
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The Military in American Society
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Music 26AC
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Music in American Culture
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Native American Studies 20A
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Introduction to Native American Studies
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Native American Studies 71
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Native Americans in North America to 1900
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Native American Studies 72
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Native Americans in the 20th Century
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Native American Studies 90
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Freshman Seminar - Myth, Memory, and History
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Political Science 1
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Intro to American Politics
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Political Science 33AC
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Race, Ethnicity, and the Formation of American Identities
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Psychology 14
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Psychology of Gender
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Public Health 14
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Healthy People: Introduction to Health Promotion
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Rhetoric 40AC
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Rhetoric of Film in American Cultures
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Rhetoric 41AC
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Race and Identify: Performing American Identities
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Sociology 1
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Intro to Sociology [for prospective majors]
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Sociology 3AC
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Principles of Sociology [for non-majors]
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Sociology 3AC
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Principles of Sociology
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Sociology 5
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Evaluation of Evidence
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Theater 25AC
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The Drama of American Cultures
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UGBA 10
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Principles of Business
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Women's Studies 14
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Contemporary Global Issues - Women
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Women's Studies 20
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Intro to Feminist Theory
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Women's Studies 20W
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Writing Intensive Workshop - Feminist Theory
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