Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024

Western Main Campus

Major MAJOR IN AMERICAN STUDIES
Faculty of Social Science - History



Admission Requirements


Completion of first-year requirements, including 2.0 courses from any 1000-level course(s) in Social Science, Arts and Humanities, Information and Media Studies, or Music with a minimum mark of 60%.

Students are advised that some of the 2000-4000 level courses in the module may have prerequisites that are not in the module. You may need to plan ahead or request special permission to enroll.

Module/Program Information


Module
6.0 courses:

0.5 course: American Studies 2310F/G.
0.5 course
: American Studies 3310F/G.
1.0 course
: History 2301E OR History 2311F/G and History 2312F/G.
1.0 course: English 2017 OR English 2401E.
1.0 course at the 2000- or 3000-level that contains significant American content from the following disciplines: American Studies, Anthropology, Film Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Music, Political Science, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. A list of such courses is available upon request from the Undergraduate Coordinator for American Studies and History.
1.5 courses at the 3000 level that contain significant American content (with no more than 1.0 from any one discipline) from the following disciplines: Anthropology, English, Film Studies, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Political Science, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. A list of such courses is available upon request from the Undergraduate Coordinator for American Studies and History.
0.5 course at the 4000 level that contains significant American content from the following disciplines: American Studies, English, History, Political Science. A list of such courses is available upon request from the Undergraduate Coordinator for American Studies and History.

Note: A minimum of 0.5 course that contains significant American content must be taken in Anthropology or Indigenous Studies. A list of such courses is available upon request from the Undergraduate Coordinator for American Studies and History.