American Culture and Identities Option
This option is available within the American Studies major at the following location:
- OSU-Cascades
The American Cultures and Identities Option brings the skills and methodologies taught in the American Studies core to bear especially on how identities are embedded in American publics, languages, communities, and literatures. This option investigates the role of key elements such as race, class, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, and social justice in the formation and understanding of American culture and identities.
Option Code: 035
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Articulate key concepts and events in American cultural history and their global impact.
- Demonstrate ability to write clear analytical prose.
- Demonstrate capacity to compare ideas and material objects from different disciplinary perspectives.
- Develop research skills, including handling of primary and secondary sources, library use, and online scholarly search tools.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 350 | LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| COMM 326 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| or COMM 427 | CULTURAL CODES IN COMMUNICATION | |
| ENG 362 | *AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS | 4 |
| or ENG 497 | *INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S VOICES | |
| ENG 416 | POWER AND REPRESENTATION | 4 |
| Select two courses from the following: | 8 | |
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN | ||
| *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| Total Credits | 23 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Option Code: 035