American Studies, MA

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The Master of American Studies Program consists of 36 credit hours and fulfillment of a foreign language requirement, as follows:

Core Curriculum (6 hours)

Concentrations (12 hours)

At least one course must be taken from each of the following:

Historical Studies

Place-based Studies

Cultural Production

Experiential Learning Requirement (3 Hours)

AMST 7500 - Practicum (Internship or Applied Research Project)
or
SA 8890 (Study Abroad)

Electives (9 hours)

Non-AMST electives or additional AMST courses as approved by the program director (may include up to 6 credits of graduate-level language courses); at least one course outside American Studies.

Capstone (Thesis or Project) (6 hours)

Final project can be applied, creative, or a traditional thesis but must include a literature review or knowledge base element.

AMST 7900 - Capstone Experience

Language Requirement

May be met by a proficiency test administered by the department of foreign languages, coursework to FL 2002 at the undergraduate level with a grade of “C” or better, graduate level coursework indicating language proficiency, or equivalent (e.g., study abroad program with a language competency component) as approved by the program director.