Southern Studies - Minor

Students are required to complete a minimum of six courses (18 credits) for the Southern Studies minor. Students must complete two required courses and four electives. Students must follow College rules on double counting any minor courses with their majors. No more than one course taken outside of UVA (study abroad or transfer credits) can be counted towards the minor.

Required Courses

2 broad courses related to Southern Studies

AAS 3231 - Rise and Fall of the Slave South Credits: 3
AMST 2559 - New Course in American Studies Credits: 1 to 4
AMST 2753 - Arts and Cultures of the Slave South Credits: 4
AMST 3880 - Literature of the South Credits: 3
ARTH 2753 - Arts & Cultures of the Slave South Credits: 4
ENGL 3710 - Literature of the South Credits: 3
HIUS 3232 - The South in the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
HIUS 3652 - Afro-American History since 1865 Credits: 3
HIUS 3671 - African American Freedom Movement, c 1945-Present Credits: 3

Elective Courses

The remaining four courses for the minor may be taken from a list of electives adjusted each semester based upon availability. Eligible courses include:

AAS 1010 - Introduction to African-American and African Studies I Credits: 4
AAS 1020 - Introduction to African-American and African Studies II Credits: 4
AAS 3200 - Martin, Malcolm and America Credits: 3
AAS 4109 - Civil Rights Movement and the Media Credits: 3
AAS 4500 - Advanced Seminar in African-American and African Studies Credits: 3
Racial Geographies
AAS 4501 - Advanced Research Seminar in History & AAS Credits: 4
Africa and the Atlantic
Black Power
AAS 4559 - New Course in African and African American Studies Credits: 1 to 4
AMST 1050 - Slavery and Its Legacies Credits: 3
AMST 1559 - New Course in American Studies Credits: 1 to 4
Slavery and its Legacies
American Exceptionalism
AMST 2420 - Cultural Landscapes of the United States Credits: 3
AMST 2559 - New Course in American Studies Credits: 1 to 4
Intro to Native American Studies
AMST 3221 - Hands-On Public History: Slavery and Reconstruction Credits: 3
AMST 3407 - Racial Borders and American Cinema Credits: 3
AMST 3880 - Literature of the South Credits: 3
AMST 4500 - Fourth-Year Seminar in American Studies Credits: 3
Autobiography and Nationalism
Documentary Film and the Civil Rights Movement
Early American Literature
ANTH 2250 - Nationalism, Racism, Multiculturalism Credits: 3
ANTH 2590 - Social and Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
Racially Conscious Societies
ANTH 3450 - Native American Languages Credits: 3
ARH 3701 - Early American Architecture Credits: 3
ARH 4500 - Special Topics in Architectural History Credits: 1 to 3
UVA History: Race and Repair
ARTH 2471 - Art Since 1945 Credits: 3 to 4
ARTH 2745 - African American Art Credits: 3 to 4
DRAM 3070 - African-American Theatre Credits: 3
ENAM 3500 - Studies in American Literature Credits: 3
The American 1920s
ENGL 2504 - Major Authors of American Literature Credits: 3
Modern American Mythologies
ENGL 2570 - Modern American Authors Credits: 3
Modern American Novels
The Novel and the Nation
Social Protest Fiction
ENGL 2572 - Black Writers in America Credits: 3
ENGL 3430 - American Literature to 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 3440 - African-American Literature I Credits: 3
ENGL 3672 - Modern Drama II Credits: 3
ENGL 3701 - American Literature Since 1865 Credits: 3
ENGL 3710 - Literature of the South Credits: 3
ENGL 3722 - African-American Literature II Credits: 3
ENGL 3730 - American Literature of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENGL 3762 - Major African-American Poets Credits: 3
ENGL 3780 - Faulkner Credits: 3
ENGL 4500 - Seminar in English Literature Credits: 3
American Drama
Ethnic Women’s Fiction
ENGL 4580 - Seminar in Literary Criticism Credits: 3
Race in American Places
ENGL 4710 - Fictions of Black Identity Credits: 3
ENGL 5700 Contemporary African American Literature
ENWR 3500 - Topics in Advanced Writing & Rhetoric Credits: 3
Black Women’s Writing and Rhetoric
HIAF 4501 - Seminar in African History Credits: 4
Slave Society in Atlantic World
HILA 2001 - Colonial Latin America, 1500-1824 Credits: 3
HILA 2002 - Modern Latin America, 1824 to Present Credits: 3
HILA 3051 - Modern Central America Credits: 3
HILA 4501 - Seminar in Latin American History Credits: 4
HILA 4511 - Colloquium in Latin American History Credits: 4
HIUS 2001 - American History to 1865 Credits: 3
HIUS 2002 - American History Since 1865 Credits: 3
HIUS 2053 - American Slavery Credits: 3
HIUS 2559 - New Course in United States History Credits: 1 to 4
African-American Women’s History
HIUS 3011 - Colonial British America Credits: 3
HIUS 3031 - The Era of the American Revolution Credits: 3
HIUS 3051 - The Age of Jefferson Credits: 3
HIUS 3071 - The Coming of the Civil War Credits: 3
HIUS 3072 - The Civil War and Reconstruction Credits: 3
HIUS 3131 - From Lincoln to Roosevelt: America in the Gilded Age Credits: 3
HIUS 3161 - Viewing America, 1940 to 1980 Credits: 3
HIUS 3162 - Digitizing America Credits: 3
HIUS 3282 - History of Virginia, 1900 to 2018 Credits: 3
HIUS 3471 - History of American Labor Credits: 3
HIUS 3490 - From Motown to Hip-Hop Credits: 3
HIUS 3491 - Rural Poverty in Our Time Credits: 3
HIUS 3611 - Gender & Sexuality in AM, 1600-1865 Credits: 3
HIUS 3612 - Gender & Sexuality in America, 1865 to Present Credits: 3
HIUS 3652 - Afro-American History since 1865 Credits: 3
HIUS 3654 - Black Fire Credits: 3
HIUS 3671 - African American Freedom Movement, c 1945-Present Credits: 3
HIUS 3753 - The History of Modern American Law Credits: 3
HIUS 3852 - Intellectual and Cultural History of the United States since 1865 Credits: 3
LNGS 2220 - Black English Credits: 3
LNGS 2240 - Southern American English Credits: 3
MDST - Some Media Studies courses are restricted to MDST majors; check SIS
MDST 3402 - War and the Media Credits: 3
MDST 3502 - Special Topics in Film Genre Credits: 3
Shooting the Western
MDST 3559 - New Course in Media Studies Credits: 3
The Wire
MUSI 2070 - Popular Musics Credits: 3
MUSI 2120 - History of Jazz Music Credits: 3
MUSI 3120 - Jazz Studies Credits: 3
MUSI 4512 - Studies in Jazz Literature Credits: 3
PLAP 2250 - American Political Tradition Credits: 3
PLAP 3700 - Racial Politics Credits: 3
PLAP 3820 - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Credits: 3
PLAP 4360 - Campaigns and Elections Credits: 3
PLAP 4601 - Democracy in America Credits: 3
PLAP 4841 - Seminar in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Credits: 3
PLPT 3200 - African-American Political Thought Credits: 3
PLPT 4070 - Liberalism and Its Critics Credits: 3
PLPT 4305 - American Political Thought to 1865 Credits: 3
RELA 2850 - Afro- Creole Religions in the Americas Credits: 3
RELA 3351 - African Diaspora Religions Credits: 3
RELC 2401 - History of American Catholicism Credits: 3
RELC 2559 - New Course in Christianity Credits: 1 to 4
Kingdom of God in America
RELC 3559 - New Course in Christianity Credits: 1 to 4
African Americans and the Bible
RELG 2150 - Religion in American Life and Thought to 1865 Credits: 3
RELG 2160 - Religion in American Life and Thought from 1865 to the Present Credits: 3
RELG 2370 - Religion After Jefferson Credits: 3
RELG 2559 - New Course in Religious Studies Credits: 1 to 4
Religion After Jefferson
RELG 3200 - Martin, Malcolm, and America Credits: 3
RELG 3360 - Conquests and Religions in the Americas, 1400s-1830s Credits: 3
RELG 3780 - Faulkner and the Bible Credits: 3
SPAN 3420 - Politics and Power in the Early Americas (1492 - 1800) Credits: 3
SPAN 3430 - Contemporary Latin American Voices (1800 to the present) Credits: 3
SPAN 4320 - Contemporary Latin-American Short Fiction Credits: 3
SPAN 4500 - Special Topics Seminar: Literature Credits: 3
Dictatorship in Latin American Culture
Interpreting Colonial Latin America
SPAN 4520 - Special Topics Seminar: Culture and Civilization Credits: 3
Hispano-Phillippine Studies
SPAN 4710 - Latin American Culture and Civilization Credits: 3
SPAN 4712 - Travelers in Latin America Credits: 3
WGS 3559 - New Course in Women, Gender and Sexuality Credits: 3
Geographies of Desire
Intersectionality of Women
Multiculturalism and Social Justice
WGS 3611 - Gender and Sexuality in the United States, 1600-1865 Credits: 3
WGS 3612 - Gender and Sexuality in the United States, 1865-Present Credits: 3