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 2016 /MUS 2016 , AS 2020 , AS 2025 , AS 2200 , ENG 4720 , ANT 2310 , AS 2301 /GES 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) [GenEd: HS]
• HIS 3728 - History of North Carolina (3) [GenEd: HS]

II. Film, Literature, and Music of the South

• AS 2016 - Appalachian Music (3) [GenEd: FA]

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• MUS 2016 - Appalachian Music (3) [GenEd: FA]

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• AS 2020 - Appalachia in Film (3)
• AS 2025 - Appalachian Strings (3)
• AS 2200 - Appalachian Stories (3) [GenEd: LS]
• ENG 2120 - African-American Literature (3) [GenEd: LS]
• 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) [GenEd: LS]

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

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

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• AS 3000 - Diversity in Appalachia (3)
• GHY 3013 - North Carolina (3)
• GHY 3016 - Place and the American South (3)
• GHY 2700 - Food Justice: Geographic Perspectives (3) [GenEd: SS]
• PS 3630 - Appalachian Politics (3)
• SOC 3710 - Sociology of Appalachian Communities (3) [GenEd: SS]

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)