Popular Culture Studies Minor: Guidelines
The goal of the minor is to provide tools for students to build bridges between the popular, public, and material cultures of their daily lives and the cultures that are the traditional objects of study.
The Popular Culture Studies minor requires the completion of 24 hours, including a required introductory course (ASC 264). Among the other courses that will make up your minor, there are some simple guidelines designed to provide balance and structure to your program of study:
- at least one course involving the study of a historical popular culture (pre-1945)
- at least one course focusing on a popular culture outside majority-U.S. culture.
- no more than two film courses.
- only one course may be from your major department and may not be counted toward the major
- no more than two courses may be taken at the 200-level (not including ASC 264)
- no more than two courses to be counted for the minor may be taken from a single department.
Our list of courses counting toward the minor is growing all the time, so check back for updates (and feel free to let us know about classes you think should be included in the Minor):
Required introductory course:
ASC 264: Introduction to Popular Culture Studies (5)
Historical (pre-1945) Popular Culture:
Chinese 674: Chinese Opera (5)
Classics 230: Medicine in the Ancient World (5)
Classics 250: Sports and Spectacles in the Ancient World (5)
COMM 648.01: History of American Newspaper Comic Strips (5)
COMM 648.02: History of Amer. Newspaper Political Cartoons (5)
Comparative Studies 677.01: Genres of World Folklore (5)
Compar Studies 677.02: Themes in World Folklore (5)
Compar Studies 677.03: Folk Custom, Art, and Material Culture (5)
Compar Studies 677.04: Comparative Folk Groups (5)
English 264: Reading Popular Culture (5)
English 577.01: Folk Groups and Communities (5)
English 577.02: Folklore Genres: Form, Meaning, and Use(5)
Film Studies H670/German H670:Cinema and the Historical Avant Garde (5)*
Women’s Studies 317: Women and Film (5)*
Popular Culture from Outside Majority-U.S. Culture:
AAAS/MUS 288: Bebop to Doowop to Hiphop: The Rhythm and Blues Tradition (5)
Chinese 674: Chinese Opera (5)
Compar Studies 241: Introduction to Asian American Studies (5)
Compar Studies 242: Introduction to Latino/a Studies (5)
Compar Studies 677.01: Genres of World Folklore (5)
Compar Studies 677.02: Themes in World Folklore (5)
Compar Studies 677.03: Folk Custom, Art, and Material Culture (5)
Compar Studies 677.04: Comparative Folk Groups (5)
English 270: Introduction to Folklore (5)
English 577.01: Folk Groups and Communities (5)
English 577.02: Folklore Genres: Form, Meaning, and Use (5)
English 577.03: Issues and Methods in the Study of Folklore (5)
English 597: Critical Issues: Disability in Film and Literature (5)*
German 250: German Literature and Popular Culture (5)
History of Art 260: Introduction to World Cinema (5)*
Modern Greek 268: Modern Greek Folklore (5)
Music 253: Introduction to Jazz (5)
Music 294: Rap Music in Context (5)
Russian 360: Modern Russian Experience through Film (5)*
Women’s Studies 215: Reading Women Writers: Women, Race, and Science Fiction (5)
Women’s Studies 317: Women and Film (5)*
Women’s Studies 375: Women and Visual Culture: Motherhood and Maternal Bodies (5)
Women's Studies 576: Women and Visual Cultures of Latin America (5)
Other Advanced Electives:
[Students may use additional electives from the courses listed below to complete the minimum of 24 hours for the Minor. Several of these electives are variable topics courses and might count for either the pre-1945 or non-Majority-U.S. culture requirements, depending on the focus of the class.]
Arts College 350: History of Animation (5)
COMM 642: Mass Communication and Society (5)
COMM 666: Communication and Popular Culture (5)
Compar Studies 234: American Icons (5)
Compar Studies 264: Reading Popular Culture (5)
Compar Studies 336: Cultural Studies in American Popular Music (5)
Compar Studies 394: Religion and Media (5)
Dance 357: Dance in Popular Culture (5)
Engineering 367: American Attitudes about Technology (5)
English 263: Introduction to Film (5)*
English 364: Special Topics in Reading Popular Culture (5)
Film Studies 270: Introduction to Film Studies (5)*
English 378: Special Topics in Film and Literature (5)*
English 578: Special Topics in Film (5)*
Music 252: History of Rock and Roll (5)
Music 646: History of Music in the United States (5)
Philosophy 240: Philosophy of Art (5)
Psychology 301: The Psychology of Extraordinary Beliefs (5)
Sociology 302: Technology, Society & Social Change (5)
Sociology H367.01: Politics and American Society (5)
Sociology 606: Social Movements
Sociology 608: Gender, Race, Class and Media (5)
Sociology 640: Sociology of Everyday Life (5)
Sociology 655: Sociology of Sport (5)
Textiles & Clothing 200: Fashion, the Body and Popular Culture (3)
Theatre 367.01: Self Images: America on Stage 1830 to the Present (5)
Theatre 367.03: Criticizing Television (5)
Theatre 597: Censorship and Performance (5)
Women’s Studies 230: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Popular Culture (5)
Women's Studies 517: Women Film Directors (5)*
Women’s Studies 527: Studies in Women and Cinema (5)*
