The minor in Southern Studies is a multidisciplinary concentration of courses and academic experiences that seeks to promote a better understanding of the American South and, thereby, to prepare students to be more responsible citizens and more effective leaders of that increasingly important region of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Southern Poet,\u00a0Gwendolyn Brooks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To earn the minor in Southern Studies, students must complete 18 hours of coursework from the\u00a0menu provided below. Students must take at least one course in each of the three designated departments. Students may count no more than three courses in any one of the departments toward the requirements for the minor. Courses used to satisfy elective requirements in a student\u2019s major may also be used to satisfy elective requirements in the minor in Southern Studies. Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on the courses taken to satisfy the requirements for the minor in Southern Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of the 18 hours of coursework, students minoring in Southern Studies are required to complete successfully at least one of the following two academic experiences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (A) Internship in Southern Studies: an academic internship in some aspect of Southern Studies with an appropriate agency or institution. Examples include: the South Carolina Historical Society; the Historic Charleston Foundation; the Charleston Museum; and the offices of federal, state, and local government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (B) Independent Research Project: on a topic dealing with the American South. The research project should lead to a paper of approximately thirty (30) pages in length that is based on both primary and secondary sources and directed by a professor with expertise in the subject under investigation. The paper must be read and approved by, and defended before, faculty members from two different departments with expertise in the area of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students must submit their proposals to undertake internships or independent study projects in advance to the Director of the program for his or her approval. No student will be allowed to receive credit for these exercises without the approval of the Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students who wish to earn the minor in Southern Studies must file a declaration of intent with the Director of the program by the beginning of their junior year. This declaration must outline the projected course of study and be approved by the Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A total of EIGHTEEN credit hours is required, of which TWELVE must be completed at the Citadel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n(A) English<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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