Program: American Studies Major (AMST), BA - Harding University - Acalog ACMS™

Harding University

Apr 16, 2025

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 41 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

HIST 1020 and POLS 1787 are counted below in hours required for the major.
One year of a modern foreign language, also counted below, satisfies the Global Perspectives component.

Major: 63 Hours

American Historical Perspective: 21 Hours

HIST 1010 - American History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1020 - American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3041 - United States Military History Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 4037 - American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3

12 hours from:

HIST 3066 - Civil War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3021 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3808 - Colonial America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3822 - Early National America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3867 - Emergence of Modern United States: 1865-1920 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3888 - Recent United States History: 1920-1989 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4208 - History of the South Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4100-4104 - Special Topics in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3

American Institutions and Systems: 18 Hours

ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2020 - Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3

9 hours from:

BUS 3010 - Business Enterprise Study Credit Hours: 1-3
POLS 3402 - Judicial Process Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3251 - Arkansas and State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3427 - American Presidency Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3443 - American Congress Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3468 - Parties and Elections Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4201 - Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
SWK 2750 - Introduction to Social Work Credit Hours: 3
SWK 3050 - Social Welfare Policy and Services I Credit Hours: 3

American Culture and Thought: 15 Hours

ENG 3271 - American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3272 - American Literature II Credit Hours: 3

9 hours from:

AMST 3009 - Foundations of the American Republic Credit Hours: 3
ART 4300 - American Art History Credit Hours: 3
BHIS 3060 - History of Renewal Movements Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3600 - American Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4080 - Studies in Short Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4110 - American Novel Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4403 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 4403 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

Research and Scholarship: 9 Hours

AMST 4900 - Senior Seminar in American Studies Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3001 - Statistics and Quantitative Techniques Credit Hours: 3
SOCS 2600 - Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3

One Year of a Modern Foreign Language: 6-8 Hours

Remaining Bible/Electives: 16-18 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

Total Hours: 128