Minor
To earn a Minor in Southern Studies, students complete 18 hours of coursework. Find us on the C of C website here.
3 Credit Hours: Interpreting Southern Cultures, SOST 200 (HONS 172) or Interpreting Southern Literature and Cultures, SOST 241
15 credit hours of approved coursework (See list below). No more than 9 credit hours in a single discipline; at least 6 credit hours must be at the 300-level or above
Southern Studies Capstone (0-3 Credit Hours) Showcase all you’re learning about the South by revisiting and reimagining a project from an earlier course. If you wish, you can earn credit for this project as a tutorial or independent study that counts toward your elective hours. Go here to find out more.
Other Independent Research Options for Southern Studies Minors count as electives for the minor
For an overview of recent courses and students in the program, go here
Approved coursework
• AAST 280 Introduction to African American Music (3)
• AAST 340 Race, Violence, and Memory in American History (3)
• ANTH 306 Historical Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 307 Southeastern Prehistoric Archaeology (3)
• ARTH 333 Traditional Design and Preservation in Charleston (3)
• ARTH 338 American Vernacular Architecture and Material Culture (3)
• BIOL 301 Plant Taxonomy (4)
• BIOL 333 Ornithology (4)
• BIOL 334 Herpetology (4)
• BIOL 338 Entomology (4)
• EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3)
• ENGL 216 Introduction to African American Literature (3)
• ENGL 313 African American Literature (3)
• ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 341 Literature of the American South, 1900-Present (3)
• GEOG 219 Reading the Lowcountry Landscape (3)
• GEOL 213 Natural Hazards (3)
• GEOL 235 Geology and Civilization (3)
• GEOL 257 Marine Geology (4)
• HIST 216 African American History to 1865 (3)
• HIST 217 African American History since 1865 (3)
• HIST 222 History of South Carolina (3)
• HIST 224 History of South to 1865 (3)
• HIST 225 History of South since 1865 (3)
• HIST 304 History of the United States: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1845-1877 (3)
• HIST 323 Society and Culture of Early Charleston (3)
• HIST 366 Comparative Slavery in the Americas (3)
• HIST 420 Research Seminar in Lowcountry History (3)
• HPCP 299 Preservation Planning Studio (3)
• JWST 315 Southern Jewish History (3)
• MUSC 347 History of Jazz (3)
• MUSC 348 Music in America (3)
• MUSC 365 Ensemble: Gospel Choir (1)
• POLI 330 Southern Politics (3)
• RELS 250 Religion in America (3)
• RELS 270 African-American Religions (3)
Additional Course Options:
The following courses may also be taken for elective credit when they have sufficient content relevant to the minor, as certified by the instructor and the director of Southern Studies.
• AAST 290 Special Topics (3)
• AAST 300 Special Topics (3)
• CPLT 390 Special Topics in Comparative Literature (3)
• COMM 380 Studies in Communication (1-3)
• ENGL 190 Introductory Special Topics (3)
• ENGL 290 Special Topics (3)
• ENGL 350 Major Authors (3)
• ENGL 360 Major Literary Themes (3)
• ENGL 362 Studies in Literature in History 1700-1900 (3)
• ENGL 363 Studies in Literature in History 1900-Present (3)
• ENGL 390 Studies in Film (3)
• ENGL 450 Senior Seminar in Major Authors (3)
• ENGL 460 Senior Seminar in Major Literary Themes (3)
• ENGL 462 Senior Seminar in Literature in History 1700-1900 (3)
• ENGL 463 Senior Seminar in Literature in History 1900-Present (3)
• ENGL 490 Senior Seminar in Film (3)
• FREN 370 Studies in French and Francophone Literature and Film (3)
• FREN 390 Special Topics in French (3)
• HIST 210 Special Topics in U.S. History (3)
• HIST 310 Special Topics in U.S. History (3)
• HIST 320 Special Topics in Lowcountry History (3)
• HONS 381 Interdisciplinary Special Topics in the Humanities (3-6)
• HONS 382 Interdisciplinary Special Topics in the Social Sciences (3-6)
• HPCP 290 Special Topics in Historic Preservation (3)
• HTMT 260 Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism (1-3)
• HTMT 310 Current Topics in Hospitality and Tourism Management (1-3)
• HTMT 360 Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism (1-3)
• IIAS 304 Special Topics in Irish and Irish American Studies (3)
• JWST 320 Topics in American Jewish Culture (3)
• LACS 200 Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (3)
• LACS 300 Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (3)
• LING 290 Special Topics in Linguistics (3)
• MUSC 222 Special Topics for Non-Majors (3)
• POLI 119 Special Topics in Politics (3)
• POLI 319 Special Topics in Public Policy (3)
• POLI 339 Special Topics in American Politics (3)
• RELS 298 Special Topics in Religious Studies (3)
• RELS 370 Advanced Topics in American Religions (3)
