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American Studies (Minor)

Minors allow you to customize your degree by combining disciplines and connecting your studies more broadly.

Faculty
Arts and Social Sciences
Unit
Department of English
Location
Halifax
Program Options
Minor
See if you're eligible for this minor

Why choose this minor?

The minor in American Studies is designed to allow students a specific and yet interdisciplinary perspective on US society, culture, and history.

What you will learn

Choose from a wide-ranging list of courses on American politics, literature, and popular culture and learn about key historic events that shaped America into the country it is today. 

Electives for this minor are taught by the English, History, Music, and Political Science departments.

Sample courses include:

  • American Literature

  • Beat Generation

  • William Faulkner and Toni Morrison

  • Hollywood Fiction

  • Slavery, Gender and Power: Women in Nineteenth Century America

  • The Vietnam War

  • History of Jazz

From founding fathers to modern political motivations, develop a deeper understanding of the United States of America, its history, and history-makers.

To learn more about the requirements for this minor, visit the academic calendar

 

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this page, in the event of a discrepancy, Dalhousie's Academic Calendars are the official reference.