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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 The course may be chosen from art history, music, dance, and theatre arts. Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement are any Art History (AH); Liba 130, 204, 314; Mus 101, 102, 103, 104, 105; Danc 200; Thea 201, 202. Students who have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work may fulfill the requirement with a 300- or 400-level art history course.
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 3 Complete S St 401 with a passing grade.
S St 402 3 Complete S St 402 with a passing grade.
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 330: The History of Mississippi, His 327: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, His 331: The South Through the 19th Century, His 332: The South in the 20th Century, Engl 368: Survey of Southern Literature, His 337: History of Religion in the South
Southern Studies electives 21 Soc 351: Social Change, S St 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, S St 533: Fieldwork & Oral History, Aas 420: Major African American Writers, Aas 202: African American Experience II, S St 597: Special Topics I, Engl 476: Studies in Southern Literature, Aas 395: Survey of Black American Art, His 335: Economic History of the South, Soc 413: Race and Ethnicity, Engl 322: Afro American Lit Survey to 20th Century, His 327: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, S St 103: Southern Mythologies and Popular Culture, S St 501: Sem in So. Studies, His 329: The Civil Rights Era, Mus 321: Development of Country Music, Aas 320: African American Politics, Aas 414: Race, Place, and Space, Anth 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, His 334: The Blue and the Gray, S St 109: Rights and Southern Activism, S St 110: Slavery and the University, S St 555: Foodways and Southern Culture, S St 502: Sem in So. Studies, His 308: African American History Since 1865, His 336: Women in Southern History, S St 537: Documenting the South in Film, Hst 423: History of Mass Incarceration in the US, Engl 467: The South in Film, Aas 310: Experiences of Black Mississippians, Engl 323: Afro Amer Lit Survey of the 20th Century, His 330: The History of Mississippi, S St 107: Intro to Gender & Sexuality in the South, Rel 303: Religion in the South, S St 105: Introduction to the South and Food, His 339: African-American Women's History, AH 386: African and African American Arts, Aas 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, Aas 201: African American Experience I, S St 108: Music and Southern Society, Anth 319: Environmental History of the South, S St 401: Southern Studies Seminar: Society, G St 310: Women in the South, Soc 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, Aas 326: African American History since 1865, Engl 566: Faulkner Studies, Aas 308: Const Law II:  Civil Lib & Civil Rights, Anth 315: The African Diaspora, Aas 440: History of African Americans in Sports, S St 314: Race, Place, and Space, Pol 320: African American Politics, His 328: History of African Americans in Sport, Mus 577: Diasporic African Music Cultures, S St 402: Southern Studies Seminar: Culture, Pol 307: Const Law II:  Civil Lib & Civil Rights, Aas 342: Afro Amer Lit Survey of the 21st Century, Aas 337: Anthropology of Blues Culture, Engl 475: Southern Environmental Writing, Anth 317: Indians on the Southern Frontier, Soc 315: Leisure and Popular Culture, Engl 324: Blues Tradition in American Literature, Engl 368: Survey of Southern Literature, Aas 518: History of Jazz, Pol 318: Politics of the American South, S St 301: Methods in Southern Studies, S St 106: Introduction to Southern Documentary, S St 599: Special Topics III, His 333: The Era of the Civil War, 1850-1877, Anth 309: Indians of Mississippi and the South, AH 366: Hist. of Southern Art & Decorative Arts, Engl 373: Caribbean Literature, S St 101: Introduction to Southern Studies I, Pol 317: Mississippi Politics, S St 598: Special Topics II, Aas 341: Afro American Lit Survey to 2oth Century, Aas 413: Race and Ethnicity, Mus 517: Afri-American Musical Traditions, Engl 465: Major African American Writers, Econ 335: An Economic History of the South, AH 369: Survey of Black American Art, G St 336: Women in Southern History, Aas 438: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, Aas 504: Research in African American Studies, Aas 325: African American History to 1865, His 337: History of Religion in the South, Jour 513: The Press and the Changing South, Engl 441: Comparative Black Literatures, S St 536: The Southern Environment, Aas 441: Comparative Black Literatures, Eng 314: The Cinematic South, S St 104: The South and Race, Aas 386: African and African American Arts, S St 350: The South and Sexuality, S St 302: Jr Sem in South Stdies, Mus 518: History of Jazz, Engl 310: Women in the South, Aas 517: African American Musical Tradition, S St 303: Women in the South, Aas 302: Judicial System & African Amer Community, S St 102: Introduction to Southern Studies II, Anth 337: Anthropology of Blues Culture, Aas 593: African American Literature, AH 338: Romanesque and Gothic Art, Aas 421: Readings in U.S. Black Feminism, His 307: African American History to 1865, Engl 466: Faulkner, Aas 316: The African Diaspora, Aas 443: The Civil Rights Era, Rel 503: Major Issues in Southern Religion, S St 406: Southern Literature & the Oral Tradition, S St 534: Documentary Photography, G St 362: African American Women's History, Econ 422: Economic Growth and Development, S St: Women in the South
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