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B.A. in Southern Studies

Degree Requirements

The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.

General Education

Requirement Hours Description
First Year Writing I 3 Complete Hon 101, Writ 100 or Writ 101 with a passing grade.
First Year Writing II 3 Complete one of the following courses with a passing grade: Liba 102, Writ 102 or Hon 102.
6 hrs literature survey 6 Complete 6 hours of literature survey with a passing grade. Choose from the following courses: Eng 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, or Eng 226.
6 hrs modern/ancient language 200+ 6 Successfully complete at least 6 hours at the 200 level or above in one modern or ancient language.
6 hrs history 6 Complete 6 hours in History (HST) course work with a passing grade.
3 hrs humanities 3 Successfully complete 3 hours in one of the following areas: African-American studies; classical civilization; environmental studies (Envs 101); gender studies (G St 201, 301, 333, 350); philosophy; religion; Southern studies (S St 101, 102). In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion courses will satisfy this requirement.
6 hrs social science 6 Successfully complete 6 semester hours in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology.
3 hrs fine arts 3 Complete 3 hours in the area of fine or performing arts. Choose from art history, music, dance, and theatre arts. Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Acceptable freshman or sophommore-level courses are: AH 101, AH 102, AH 201, AH 202; Music 101, Music 102, Music 103, Music 104, Music 105; Dance 200; Theatre 201 and 202
3 hrs math 100+ 3 Successfully complete 3 hours of Math at the 100 level or above except for Math 245 and Math 246.
9-12 hrs science 9 Complete a full year of science course work in one subject area (6-8 hrs) and complete 3 credit hours in a subject area from another department. Courses may be chosen from the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geology and Geological Engineering, or Physics and Astronomy.
2 associated science labs 2 Successfully complete at least two science laboratory courses.

Major Requirements

Requirement Hours Description
S St 101 3 Complete S St 101 with a passing grade.
S St 101 and 102 3 S St 102: Introduction to Southern Studies II
S St 301 3 S St 301: Methods in Southern Studies
S St 401 and 402 6 S St 401: Southern Studies Seminar: Society, S St 402: Southern Studies Seminar: Culture
Southern studies residency hrs 12 Student must earn at least 12 hours of their major courses in residence.
Overall Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Resident Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.

Major Requirements II

Requirement Hours Description
His 327, 330, 331, 332, 337; Engl 368 6 His 337: History of Religion in the South, His 327: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, His 331: The South Through the 19th Century, His 330: The History of Mississippi, Engl 368: Survey of Southern Literature, His 332: The South in the 20th Century
Southern Studies electives 21 His 329: The Civil Rights Era, S St: Women in the South, Mus 577: Diasporic African Music Cultures, Aas 341: Afro American Lit Survey to 2oth Century, Soc 315: Leisure and Popular Culture, Aas 337: Anthropology of Blues Culture, His 336: Women in Southern History, AH 369: Survey of Black American Art, Engl 324: Blues Tradition in American Literature, His 307: African American History to 1865, His 339: African-American Women's History, His 337: History of Religion in the South, S St 350: The South and Sexuality, Rel 303: Religion in the South, S St 303: Women in the South, S St 110: Slavery and the University, S St 534: Documentary Photography, Anth 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, S St 105: Introduction to the South and Food, S St 107: Intro to Gender & Sexuality in the South, Pol 307: Const Law II:  Civil Lib & Civil Rights, Jour 513: The Press and the Changing South, His 327: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, S St 533: Fieldwork & Oral History, AH 366: Hist. of Southern Art & Decorative Arts, S St 314: Race, Place, and Space, Aas 302: Judicial System & African Amer Community, Aas 517: African American Musical Tradition, Engl 475: Southern Environmental Writing, Soc 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, S St 101: Introduction to Southern Studies I, Aas 438: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, Aas 342: Afro Amer Lit Survey of the 21st Century, Econ 422: Economic Growth and Development, S St 106: Introduction to Southern Documentary, S St 599: Special Topics III, Econ 335: An Economic History of the South, S St 597: Special Topics I, Aas 308: Const Law II:  Civil Lib & Civil Rights, Engl 323: Afro Amer Lit Survey of the 20th Century, Aas 504: Research in African American Studies, Anth 315: The African Diaspora, His 333: The Era of the Civil War, 1850-1877, Aas 421: Readings in U.S. Black Feminism, Engl 566: Faulkner Studies, Eng 314: The Cinematic South, Pol 320: African American Politics, Aas 310: Experiences of Black Mississippians, S St 301: Methods in Southern Studies, Engl 467: The South in Film, Aas 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, S St 402: Southern Studies Seminar: Culture, G St 362: African American Women's History, Aas 202: African American Experience II, His 328: History of African Americans in Sport, AH 338: Romanesque and Gothic Art, Aas 395: Survey of Black American Art, Hst 423: History of Mass Incarceration in the US, Aas 441: Comparative Black Literatures, G St 336: Women in Southern History, Mus 321: Development of Country Music, S St 401: Southern Studies Seminar: Society, Aas 443: The Civil Rights Era, S St 598: Special Topics II, His 334: The Blue and the Gray, S St 555: Foodways and Southern Culture, Pol 317: Mississippi Politics, Aas 593: African American Literature, Aas 413: Race and Ethnicity, Engl 476: Studies in Southern Literature, Engl 373: Caribbean Literature, His 330: The History of Mississippi, AH 386: African and African American Arts, G St 310: Women in the South, Engl 310: Women in the South, Engl 465: Major African American Writers, Rel 503: Major Issues in Southern Religion, S St 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, Mus 518: History of Jazz, Engl 441: Comparative Black Literatures, Engl 368: Survey of Southern Literature, S St 302: Jr Sem in South Stdies, S St 103: Southern Mythologies and Popular Culture, Aas 316: The African Diaspora, His 335: Economic History of the South, S St 102: Introduction to Southern Studies II, Aas 420: Major African American Writers, Anth 309: Indians of Mississippi and the South, S St 502: Sem in So. Studies, Aas 386: African and African American Arts, S St 501: Sem in So. Studies, Soc 413: Race and Ethnicity, Aas 326: African American History since 1865, Aas 325: African American History to 1865, Aas 440: History of African Americans in Sports, Aas 201: African American Experience I, Mus 517: Afri-American Musical Traditions, Engl 466: Faulkner, S St 406: Southern Literature & the Oral Tradition, S St 536: The Southern Environment, Aas 518: History of Jazz, Engl 322: Afro American Lit Survey to 20th Century, His 308: African American History Since 1865, Aas 414: Race, Place, and Space, Anth 337: Anthropology of Blues Culture, S St 108: Music and Southern Society, Aas 320: African American Politics, S St 104: The South and Race, Soc 351: Social Change, S St 537: Documenting the South in Film, Anth 319: Environmental History of the South, Pol 318: Politics of the American South, S St 109: Rights and Southern Activism, Anth 317: Indians on the Southern Frontier
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