One course selected from Critical Perspectives on Race: 3 cr

• HIST 234L - African-American History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 216L - Black Political and Social Thought 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 310L - Race and Political Thought 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 336L - Social Inequality 3 Credit(s)

One course with a Latin American Focus: 3 cr

• HIST 273L - Colonial Latin America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 274L - Modern Latin America 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 350L - Latin American Politics 3 Credit(s)

Notes:

NOTE: AP exam scores of a 4 or above will substitute for certain courses in the Foundation Area. A maximum of two courses (6 credits) from two different field areas or disciplines can be substituted with AP credits, E.g., HIST 226L - American History to 1877   and POSC 110L - American National Government .

Law & Power

• COM 300L - Mass Communication Law 3 Credit(s)
• COM 323L - Public Affairs Reporting 3 Credit(s)
• COM 341L - Press in America 3 Credit(s)
• CRJU 230L - Policing in America 3 Credit(s)
• CRJU 314L - Race and Crime 3 Credit(s)
• CRJU 350L - Organized Crime 3 Credit(s)
• CRJU 302L - Criminal Courts 3 Credit(s)
• CRJU 306L - Criminal Law and Procedure 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 200L - Economics of Gender 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 150L - Economics of Social Issues 3 Credit(s)
• ENSC 202L - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 202L - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 232L - U.S. Women’s History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 223L - American Military History 1607-Present 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 320L - American Diplomatic History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 364L - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 325L - History of American Feminism 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 110L - American National Government 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 218L - American Political Thought 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 360L - Congress Today 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 312L - History of the American Presidency 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 312L - History of the American Presidency 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 212L - Citizens and Political Organizations 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 214L - Gender and the Law 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 218L - American Political Thought  3 Credit(s)
• POSC 210L - Constitutional Law: National Powers 3 Credit(s)
• PRLG 206L - Issues in American Constitutional Law 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 210L - Issues in American Constitutional Law 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 300L - US Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties 3 Credit(s)
• PRLG 201L - The Constitution and the Bill of Rights 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 303L - Politics of Prejudice 3 Credit(s)
• REST 333L - Religion & the Constitution 3 Credit(s)
• SOC 336L - Social Inequality 3 Credit(s)
• PRLG 105L - Origins of the American Legal System 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 105L - Origins of the American Legal System 3 Credit(s)
• PRLG 206L - Issues in American Constitutional Law  3 Credit(s)
• PRLG 105L - Origins of the American Legal System  3 Credit(s)

Identity & Power

This focus area explores how regionalism, ethnicity, race, citizenship status, ability, and class shape American identity and access to power. Not limited to the geographic boundaries of the United States, this focus area explores how global relations, the movement of humans, and transnational connections continue to influence identity and intersect with other social categorizations such as race, gender, and class. * Classes cannot double dip in with American Studies Foundation Courses.

• ANTH 233L - Native Americans 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 230L - American Culture I 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 231L - American Culture II 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 210L - Innovation in the Hudson Valley 3 Credit(s)
• ENSC 315L - Natural History of the Hudson Valley 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 223L - American Ethnic Literature 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 231L - Literature of the Hudson River Valley 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 236L - New York Literature 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 353L - Ethnic American Literature 3 Credit(s) (take if you are dual English Literature/Amer Studies major)
• HIST 211L - History of American Manhood 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 234L - African-American History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 218L - History and Culture of the Hudson River Valley 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 242L - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 273L - Colonial Latin America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 274L - Modern Latin America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 309L - American Colonial Experience 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 217L - Catholics in the U.S. 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 220L - New York: The Empire State 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 286L - Irish Experience in America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 308L - Rock ‘n’ Roll as U.S. History 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 310L - Race and Political Thought 3 Credit(s)
• REST 201L - Religion in America 3 Credit(s)
• SPAN 370L - Latin American Women Writers 3 Credit(s)
• HONR 300 - Honors Seminar in the Hudson River Valley
• HONR 301 - Honors Seminar in the Hudson River Valley
• HONR 302 - Honors Seminar in the Hudson River Valley

Culture & Power

This focus area explores the means and the methods by which Americans communicate, commemorate, and express their culture and values. Students can expect to study the variety of theories that inform American Studies and specific groups of Americans and regions in the contexts of their cultural expression. Attention will be given to mediums of expression such as such as television, the press, theatre, literature, and the arts. *Classes cannot double dip in with American Studies Foundation Courses.

• ART 280L - American Art 3 Credit(s)
• ART 290L - Museum Studies 3 Credit(s)
• COM 260L - Sport, Culture, and Communication 3 Credit(s)
• COM 342L - Readings in Journalism 3 Credit(s)
• COM 400L - Gender, Culture and Communication 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 240L - American Short Fiction 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 367L - U.S. Drama 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 346L - American Renaissance 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 223L - American Ethnic Literature 3 Credit(s)
• ENG 353L - Ethnic American Literature 3 Credit(s) (take if you are dual English Literature/American Studies major)
• FREN 305L - Studies in French Film and Literature 3 Credit(s)
• FREN 322L - Seminar In Francophone Studies 3 Credit(s) (in French)
• HIST 205L - Introduction to Public History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 308L - Rock ‘n’ Roll as U.S. History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 313L - The Vietnam War 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 332L - Women & Religion in America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 345L - Sex, Disease, and Death in America 3 Credit(s)
• MDIA 331L - Current Issues in Television 3 Credit(s)
• MDIA 326L - Race and Ethnicity in Film 3 Credit(s)
• MDIA 421L - Topics in Television 3 Credit(s)
• MUS 226L - Music Cultures of the World 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 310L - Race and Political Thought 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 303L - Politics of Prejudice 3 Credit(s)
• SPAN 260L - Cultures of Latin America 3 Credit(s) (in Spanish)
• SPAN 270L - Cultures of Hispanics in the United States 3 Credit(s) (in Spanish)
• SPAN 433L - Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean 3 Credit(s) (in Spanish)
• CSSP 335L - Themes in Latin American Cinema 3 Credit(s)
• SPAN 335L - Themes in Latin American Cinema 3 Credit(s)
• SPAN 315L - The Experience of Hispanic Literature 3 Credit(s) (in Spanish)
• SPAN 370L - Latin American Women Writers 3 Credit(s)

3.1 Foundation: 7 cr

• FYS 101L - First Year Seminar 4 Credit(s)
• ENG 120L - Writing for College 3 Credit(s)

3.2 Distribution

Total Core/Liberal Studies Requirement: 31 cr