Southern and Arkansas Studies

The minor in Southern and Arkansas Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with a broad understanding  of the heritage, life and culture of this unique region of the United States.  In addition to providing a general humanities education, the program will offer students training and opportunities for individualized learning experiences through research, internships, and field work.  Combining course work from English, Geography, History, Political Science, and Anthropology, the program will also draw upon the rich resources available locally.

Objectives of the Southern and Arkansas Studies minor are:

	To provide students with a sound humanities education that will become  the basis for good citizenship and success in a variety of professions;
	To provide students with a broad perspective about the knowledge of Southern and Arkansas geography, history, literature, politics, and culture, and in particular, help students explore key issues that shaped Southern society such as race, underdevelopment, religion, and distinctive cultural developments;
	To facilitate student problem-solving and research, so that through the program students make a contribution to the region in which they live.

The Southern and Arkansas Studies minor consists of 21 hours.
Students MUST take nine hours from the following core courses:

	ENGL	4362	Southern Literature and Folklore
	HIST	4345	The South to 1865
	HIST	4346	The South since 1865
	HIST	4355	The Role of Arkansas in the Nation
	GEOG	3380	Geography of Arkansas
	PSCI	2340	State and Local Government
	ANTH	3300	Regional Anthropology (when Ozarks is the topic)

Students must also take nine hours from the remaining core courses above and/or from the following:

	ENGL	4382	Race in American Literature (when southern writers are the focus)
	ENGL	4380	African and African American Literature (when southern writers are the focus)
	HIST	3353	African-American History to 1868
	HIST	3354	African-American History since 1868
	HIST	4330	Civil War and Reconstruction
	ANTH	3315	Native American Cultures

Students may substitute appropriate courses from any department for one of the electives listed above.

Students are required to select a capstone course from the following:

	Independent study:  Research project to be supervised by faculty of student's choice
	Internship:  Internship approved by coordinator in consultation with the student

Students seeking to complete the minor must meet with the coordinator the semester before finishing the program in order to set up the indpendent study or internship.

For more information contact Dr. Lorien Foote, Coordinator, lfoote@.uca.edu , (501) 450-5620, Irby Hall, Room 104.