American Studies (MA)

American Studies Department | College of Liberal Arts

About the Program

Admission Requirements

Program Requirements

Complete 30 credits from ten courses including six core courses, three electives, and one final project course.

Capstone: Completion of a final project based on original research. Students may choose to do a curriculum unit, which entails doing research culminating in the presentation of a relevant and useful pedagogical document for secondary school teachers.

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (18 Credits)

AMST 601 - Intro Amer Studies 3 Credit(s)
AMST 602L - Historical Sequence I: American Society and Political Culture: 1600-1865 3 Credit(s)
AMST 603 - Historical Sequence II: Modern Political, Social, and Cultural History 3 Credit(s)
AMST 604 - Gender and Sexuality in US History and Culture 3 Credit(s)
AMST 605 - Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality 3 Credit(s)
AMST 606 - Studies in Popular Culture & Technology 3 Credit(s)

Electives (9 Credits)

Complete three graduate-level courses drawn from American studies, anthropology, English, women’s studies, Africana studies, politics, history, and public policy, with approval from the graduate program director.

Final Project Course (3 Credits)

AMST 688 - Final Project 3-6 Credit(s)