State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites

Students desiring to transfer to USF should complete an A.A. degree at a Florida College System institution. If students transfer with fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the students must meet the University's entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements. Transfer students are also required to comply with the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university.

There are no State Mandated Common Prerequisites for this program.

Total Major Hours: 36 Hours

Major Core Courses - 9 Hours

Students must complete the following required courses for the major (9 credit hours):

• HUM 3804 Introduction to Cultural Studies
• HUM 4331 Humanities Pro-Seminar
• HUM 4931 Seminar in Humanities

Students choose one 27 credit-hour concentration from the following list of concentrations:

• American Studies
• Film and New Media Studies
• Humanities

Required courses for the concentration:

• AMS 2030 Introduction to American Studies
• AMS 2270 Twentieth-Century American Culture

Students select one course from the following list:

• FIL 1002 Introduction to Film Studies
• HUM 2522 Introduction to the Cultural Study of Popular Music

Concentration Elective Courses - 18 Hours

Students take an additional 18 credit hours of upper-level coursework from Humanities and Cultural Studies courses.

Additional Major Requirements

Major GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.0 GPA.

Major Course Grade Requirement

Students must pass HUM 3804 with a B- in order to enroll in HUM 4331. Students must pass HUM 4331 with at least a C- to register for HUM 4931.

Optional Accelerated Program

B.A./M.A. Film and New Media Studies

Accelerated B.A. in Humanities and Cultural Studies with a concentration in Film and New Media Studies and M.A. in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Film Studies

This program intends for students to complete a B.A. in Humanities and Cultural Studies with a concentration in Film and New Media Studies and M.A. Liberal Arts with a concentration in Film Studies over the span of five years. Completion of this program allows students to complete 12 credit hours toward the M.A. in during their junior or senior year in the Humanities and Cultural Studies major. Students who decide not to pursue the M.A. but who complete the B.A. requirements will receive the B.A. degree.

Additional Major Information

Major Faculty

Chairperson: W. Cummings; Professor: R.E. Snyder, W. Cummings; Associate Professors: D. Belgrad, A. Berish, M. Cizmic, A. Cozzi, J. D’Emilio, R. May, B. Sadler; Assistant Professors: S. Ferguson, A. Rust; Professors Emeriti: C.B. Cooper, S.L. Gaggi, G.S. Kashdin, D. Rutenberg; Instructors: S. Dykins Callahan, B. Cook, B. Goldberg, C. Rinck.