Select courses from the following clusters. Students must select courses from at least three clusters.

-A minimum of 18 hours are required for the minor.

-A minimum of 9 hours must be unique to the minor.

-A minimum of 6 hours must be at or above the 3000 level.

-A minimum of 2.0 minor GPA is required for completion of the minor.

Note: No more than 9 hours may come from the following: HIS 3726, AS/MUS 2016, AS 2020, AS 2025, AS 2200, ENG 4720, ANT 2310, AS/GLY 2301, AS 3000, PS 3630, and SOC 3710.

I. History of the South

• HIS 3226 - The U.S. Civil War (3)
• HIS 3242 - The American Civil Rights Movement (3)
• HIS 3720 - History of the Old South (3)
• HIS 3722 - Post-Civil War South (3)
• HIS 3726 - History of the Appalachian Region (3)
• HIS 3728 - History of North Carolina (3)

II. Film, Literature, and Music of the South

• A S 2016 - Appalachian Music (3)

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• MUS 2016 - Appalachian Music (3)

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• A S 2020 - Appalachia in Film (3)
• A S 2025 - Appalachian Strings (3)
• A S 2200 - Appalachian Stories (3)
• ENG 2120 - African-American Literature (3)
• ENG 4580 - Studies in African-American Literature (3)
• ENG 4720 - Appalachian Literature (3)
• ENG 4725 - Southern Literature (3)
• HIS 3239 - Country Music and American Culture (3)
• WRC 3665 - Black Mountain College (3)

III. People, Places, and Cultures of the South

• ANT 2310 - Appalachian Culture (3)
• ANT 3270 - Archaeology of the Native South (3)

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• A S 2301 - Energy Extraction in Appalachia (Past, Present, and Future) (3)

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• GLY 2301 - Energy Extraction in Appalachia (Past, Present, and Future) (3)

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• A S 3000 - Diversity in Appalachia (3)
• GHY 3013 - North Carolina (3)
• GHY 3016 - Geography of the American South (3)
• GHY 3700 - Geography of Food (3)
• P S 3630 - Appalachian Politics (3)
• SOC 3710 - Sociology of Appalachian Communities (3)

IV. Additional Southern Studies Courses

Additional Southern Studies Courses, as Approved by Advisor and Curriculum Coordinator. Courses may include: Honors College (HON) seminars with Southern Studies topics; special topics sections of IDS 2000, The Idea of America; or other special topics classes in various disciplines.

Total Required (18 Hours)