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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 332: The South in the 20th Century, His 327: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, His 331: The South Through the 19th Century, Engl 368: Survey of Southern Literature, His 330: The History of Mississippi, His 337: History of Religion in the South
Southern Studies electives 21 AH 338: Romanesque and Gothic Art, His 307: African American History to 1865, S St 110: Slavery and the University, S St 301: Methods in Southern Studies, His 327: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, AH 386: African and African American Arts, His 328: History of African Americans in Sport, Engl 323: African American Lit Survey Since 1920, Engl 475: Southern Environmental Writing, S St 597: Special Topics I, G St 362: African American Women's History, Engl 441: Comparative Black Literatures, His 334: The Blue and the Gray, S St 103: Southern Mythologies and Popular Culture, Aas 341: African American Lit Survey to 1920, S St 107: Intro to Gender & Sexuality in the South, Engl 322: African American Lit Survey to 1920, His 339: African-American Women's History, Aas 517: African American Musical Tradition, Aas 420: Major African American Writers, Aas 443: The Civil Rights Era, G St 310: Women in the South, Anth 309: Indians of Mississippi and the South, Aas 441: Comparative Black Literatures, Econ 422: Economic Growth and Development, AH 366: Hist. of Southern Art & Decorative Arts, Aas 395: Survey of Black American Art, Aas 201: African American Experience I, Anth 317: Indians on the Southern Frontier, S St 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, Jour 513: The Press and the Changing South, Pol 307: Const Law II:  Civil Lib & Civil Rights, S St 101: Introduction to Southern Studies I, Aas 202: African American Experience II, Mus 518: History of Jazz, Aas 593: African American Literature, S St 501: Sem in So. Studies, Econ 335: An Economic History of the South, S St: Women in the South, Engl 476: Studies in Southern Literature, S St 102: Introduction to Southern Studies II, Engl 373: Caribbean Literature, Engl 310: Women in the South, Anth 319: Environmental History of the South, S St 555: Foodways and Southern Culture, S St 314: Race, Place, and Space, Pol 317: Mississippi Politics, Aas 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, His 336: Women in Southern History, Mus 321: Development of Country Music, S St 402: Southern Studies Seminar: Culture, Engl 465: Major African American Writers, His 308: African American History Since 1865, Aas 504: Research in African American Studies, Mus 517: Afri-American Musical Traditions, Aas 326: African American History since 1865, Aas 438: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, Soc 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, S St 537: Documenting the South in Film, Mus 577: Diasporic African Music Cultures, Engl 467: The South in Film, S St 105: Introduction to the South and Food, S St 104: The South and Race, Aas 414: Race, Place, and Space, AH 369: Survey of Black American Art, S St 536: The Southern Environment, S St 401: Southern Studies Seminar: Society, Hst 423: History of Mass Incarceration in the US, Pol 318: Politics of the American South, S St 106: Introduction to Southern Documentary, G St 336: Women in Southern History, Soc 413: Race and Ethnicity, Aas 302: Judicial System & African Amer Community, Pol 320: African American Politics, S St 302: Jr Sem in South Stdies, Aas 421: Readings in U.S. Black Feminism, Aas 310: Experiences of Black Mississippians, Aas 308: Const Law II:  Civil Lib & Civil Rights, His 335: Economic History of the South, Aas 337: Anthropology of Blues Culture, Aas 325: African American History to 1865, Aas 342: African American Lit Survey Since 1920, Aas 413: Race and Ethnicity, S St 502: Sem in So. Studies, S St 598: Special Topics II, Anth 334: Introduction to Field Work Techniques, Aas 320: African American Politics, S St 406: Southern Literature & the Oral Tradition, S St 303: Women in the South, S St 108: Music and Southern Society, His 329: The Civil Rights Era, Engl 324: Blues Tradition in American Literature, Eng 314: The Cinematic South, Soc 315: Leisure and Popular Culture, Engl 466: Faulkner, S St 350: The South and Sexuality, His 333: The Era of the Civil War, 1850-1877, Anth 315: The African Diaspora, Aas 518: History of Jazz, Rel 303: Religion in the South, Engl 368: Survey of Southern Literature, His 330: The History of Mississippi, Anth 337: Anthropology of Blues Culture, Rel 503: Major Issues in Southern Religion, Soc 351: Social Change, Aas 440: History of African Americans in Sports, Aas 316: The African Diaspora, His 337: History of Religion in the South, S St 534: Documentary Photography, Aas 386: African and African American Arts, Engl 566: Faulkner Studies, S St 533: Fieldwork & Oral History, S St 109: Rights and Southern Activism, S St 599: Special Topics III
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