Western American Studies Certificate

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(Certificate Code: cWEST)

Certificate Requirements (18 hours):

Twelve hours from the following courses:

IDS 3370 - Introduction to Western American Studies 3
ENGL 4360 - American Regionalism 3
ENGL 4361 - Multicultural American Literature 3
ENGL 4363 - Literature of the Southwest 3
ENGL 4392 - Special Topics in Literature 3
SPAN 3340 - Teaching the Spanish Language 3
SPAN 4375 - Hispanic Writers in the U.S. 3
SPAN 4385 - Latino, Hispanic and Latin American Film 3
HIST 2301 - Texas History Survey 3
HIST 3316 - Mexican American History 3
HIST 3318 - Native American History 3
HIST 3366 - North American Borderlands History 3
HIST 4096 - Readings 1-3
HIST 4317 - The New American West, 1877–Present 3
HIST 4319 - The Fall of the Wild: Nature and American Society 3
AGBE 4355 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 3
AGRI 3303 - Agricultural Agencies in the United States 3
ENVR 4320 - Global Agriculture and the Environment 3 or
PSES 4320 - Global Agriculture and the Environment 3
BIOL 3092 - Special Topics 1-6
BIOL 3420 - Natural History of Vertebrates (HAZ) 4
BIOL 4431 - Ichthyology (HAZ) 4
BIOL 4432 - Herpetology (HAZ) 4
BIOL 4433 - Ornithology (HAZ) 4
BIOL 4434 - Mammalogy (HAZ) 4
ENVR 4302 - Environmental Law 3

Three hours from the following courses:

IDS 4398 - Western American Studies Internship 3 or
IDS 4390 - Western American Studies Capstone 3

Note:

Additionally, students may petition if they have a course that is not listed, but which they think would be appropriate for the certificate program. Students can also substitute capstone or intership courses from their major field (assuming appropriate topic/subject) if necessary.