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Diversity and Difference
This area of concentration (for the AMS major) focuses on the diversity of cultures that come together in the United States, addressing issues of race, gender, class, religion, ethnicity, sexual identity, and other social categories. It provides the equivalent of an ethnic studies track.
Students must select and take 18 credit hours with at least 12 hours at the 200 level and above, incorporating at least 3 different disciplines, from among the following courses.
[View course descriptions (The Miami Bulletin, 2012-2013).]
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| ATH 185 | Cultural Diversity in the US |
| ATH 303 | Native American Culture |
| ATH 304 | Contemporary Issues in Native American Life |
| ATH 364 | Language and Culture in Native North America |
| ATH 476 | Environment and Aging |
| BWS 151 | Introduction to Black World Studies |
| BWS 370.E | Feminism and the Diaspora: US Women of Color |
| COM 206 | Diversity and Culture in American Film |
| COM 247 | Rhetoric of Disability Rights |
| COM 281 | Mediated Sexualities |
| REL/AMS 241 | Religions of the American Peoples |
| REL/AMS 242 | Religious Pluralism in Modern America |
| REL/AMS 442 | Religion, Society, and Culture in New England |
| ECO 131 | Economic Perspectives in Inequality in the US |
| EDL 282 | Cultural Studies, Power, and Education |
| EDL 344 | Youth Subcultures, Popular Culture, and the Non-Formal Education |
| EDL 401 | Cultural Studies and the Complexity of Empowerment |
| ENG 162 | Literature and Identity (US focus) |
| ENG 202 | Varieties of English: Dialect Diversity and Language |
| ENG 232 | American Women Writers |
| ENG 237 | Gay and Lesbian Literature |
| ENG 248 | Asian American Literature |
| ENG/LAS 254 | Latino/a Literature and the Americas |
| ENG 271 | Cultures and Literature of the American South |
| ENG/BWS 336 | African American Writing, 1746-1877 |
| ENG/BWS 337 | African American Writing, 1878-1945 |
| ENG/BWS 338 | African American Writing, 1946-Present |
| ENG 348 | Ethnic American Literatures |
| ENG 390 | Studies in American Regionalism |
| ENG 440 | Major English and American Writers * |
| FSW 206 | Social Welfare, Impact on Diverse Groups |
| FSW 261 | Diverse Family Systems Across the Life Cycle |
| FSW 309 | Social Welfare Policy II |
| FSW 362 | Family Poverty |
| GEO 201 | Geography of Urban Diversity |
| GEO/BWS 455 | Race, Urban Change, and Conflict in America |
| GER 151 | The German-American Experience |
| GTY 154 | Aging in American Society |
| GTY 463 | Sociology of the Older Woman |
| GTY 464 | Sociology of Retirement |
| GTY 468 | The Aging Individual in a Changing Society |
| GTY 472 | Minority Aging |
| HST 111 | Survey of US History, Colonial Period to Reconstruction |
| HST 112 | Survey of US History, Reconstruction to Present |
| HST 221 | African-American History |
| HST 261 | History of Ohio |
| HST 371 | Native American History to 1800 |
| HST 372 | Native American History Since 1800 |
| HST/AMS 382 | Women in American History |
| HST 386 | Race in US History |
| HST/AMS 392 | Sex and Gender in American Culture |
| HST 395 | The American South to 1877 |
| HST 396 | The American South Since 1877 |
| HST/AMS 397 | American Environmental History |
| HST 431 | The US-Vietnam War |
| HST 450 | Topics in Women's History * |
| LAS 254 | Latino/a Literature and the Americas |
| LAS 260 | Latin America in the United States |
| LAS 478 | Media and Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| MUS 285 | A Survey of African and African-Derived Music in the Western World |
| MUS 385 | The Roots of Black Music: Blues, Gospel, and Soul |
| MUS 386 | The History and Development of Hip Hop Culture in America |
| PHS 279 | African Americans in Sport |
| PHS 378 | Sport and Social Status |
| PHS 475 | Women, Gender Relations, and Sports |
| POL 142 | American Politics and Diversity |
| POL 159 | US Identity Politics |
| POL 347 | Women and the Law |
| POL 357 | Politics of Organized Interests |
| SOC 141 | The Changing Dynamics of US Culture |
| SOC 152 | Social Relations and US Cultures |
| SOC 203 | Sociology of Gender |
| SOC 221 | Human Sexuality |
| SOC 318 | Sociology of Aging |
| SOC/BWS 348 | American Minority Relations |
| SOC 372 | Social Stratification |
| SOC/BWS 448 | The African-American Experience |
| SPA 211 | Deaf Culture and Community |
| WMS 201 | Introduction to Women's Studies |
| WMS 301 | Women and Difference: Intersections of Race, Class, and Sexuality |
* Contingent on semester topic