Western American Studies Minor

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Clifford E. Trafzer, Ph.D., Chair Office, 1212 Humanities and Social Sciences

• (951) 827-5401

westernamericanstudies.ucr.edu

Committee in Charge

Rebecca Kugel (History) Milagros Peña, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

The Western American Studies minor is intended to provide the student with a basic understanding of the history and institutional development of the Western United States — the Great Plains, the Southwest, and California — including the geographical and cultural factors that have shaped their history.

Requirements for the Western American Studies minor are 20 units distributed as follows:

• 1. HISA 137, HISA 138

• 2. One course from each of the following

groups:

• a) ETST 004/HIST 004, ETST 180/HISA 140,

ETST 181/HISA 141, ETST 182/HISA 142, ETST 183/HISA 143

• b) ANTH 115E, ANTH 140F, ETST 110M

• c) ETST 108-I, ETST 108L, ETST 110K

History majors are not allowed to count HISA 137 or HISA 138 toward both their major and a minor in Western American Studies. If HISA 137 or HISA 138 is counted toward the major, Visual Arts / Western American Studies Minor / 456 then for the minor and additional course from

• (a) and an additional course from (b) are

required.

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.