British Studies Specialization
The British Studies specialization is an interdisciplinary exploration of British society and culture drawing upon courses in history, literature, and music history. Students who select the British Studies specialization choose from a diverse range of courses including studies of Celtic music, Shakespeare, crime literature, ghost stories, the English Civil War, and the British Empire. Furthermore, students may enhance their classroom experiences with overseas studies such as the College of Idaho’s IND 307, IND 320, or IND 325 courses.
Anyone interested in developing a rich perspective on the history, politics, and creative expressions of the British Isles through multiple disciplines will find the British Studies specialization rewarding. Students with majors or PEAK minors in business, art history, history, English, pre-law, and music just to name a few will find the British Studies minor a particularly complementary addition to their program of study. Courses contributing to the British Studies specialization are offered every semester, and most students will have little difficulty incorporating the British Studies specialization into their academic programs.
British Studies
Students must complete at least two courses from the listed history offerings and at least two courses from the listed humanities offerings with the exception that students who complete IND-307.01 and IND-307.02 or IND-325 may finish the specialization by taking any combination of listed history or humanities courses.
At least one course must be 300-level or above.
Humanities Courses
| ENG-210 | Shakespearean Comedy | 3 credits |
| ENG-211 | Weird Shakespeare | 3 credits |
| ENG-212 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 credits |
| ENG-218 | World War I and Modern Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG-219 | Thief Making and Thief Taking: 19 Century Crime Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG-220 | Regionalisms of the British Isles | 3 credits |
| ENG-307 | Origins and Traditions of English
Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG-308 | Rival Playwrights: Marlowe,
Shakespeare, Johnson | 3 credits |
| ENG-310 | English Renaissance Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG-311 | Drama of Early Modern Europe | 3 credits |
| ENG-315 | Ghosties and Ghoulies and Long-Leggedy
Beasties: the Supernatural in British
Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG-316 | The Brontes | 3 credits |
| ENG-319 | Nineteenth-Century Literature of the
British Isles | 3 credits |
| IND-320.1 | Scotland and the Lake District | 2 credits |
| IND-320.2 | Scotland and the Lake District | 4 credits |
| MUS-207 | Celtic Music: A Strange and Complicated History | 3 credits |
History Courses
| HIS-311 | To Kill a King: English Civil War
1638-1659 | 3 credits |
| HIS-314 | Tudor and Stuart England | 3 credits |
| HIS-352 | England to 1688 | 3 credits |
| HIS-360 | Britain, Empire, and World, 1639-1832 | 3 credits |
| HIS-361 | Britain, Empire, and World, 1832-2010 | 3 credits |
Interdepartmental Courses
| IND-307.1 | London: Art/History/Literature | 3 credits |
| IND-307.2 | London: Art/History/Literature | 4 credits |
| IND-325 | Regional Cultures of the British Isles | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 12-19