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Twin Cities Campus
American Studies MinorAmerican Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of American Studies, 104 Scott Hall, 72 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4190; fax: 612-624-3858)
Email:
amstdy@umn.edu
Website: http://americanstudies.umn.edu
The American Studies graduate program is an interdisciplinary, interdepartmental program. The graduate faculty consists of core American Studies faculty members and graduate faculty members drawn from a wide number of departments. Students develop sub-fields (understood as a more specific focus of research and teaching) and also pursue broad training in analyzing the development of cultural and historical processes that shaped the nation and its diverse cultures, as well as analyzing contemporary practices.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the American Studies director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
The minimum cumulative GPA for minor field coursework is 3.50.
Electives (6 to 9 credits)
Master’s students select 6 credits, and doctoral students select 9 credits from the following in consultation with the American Studies director of graduate studies:
AMST 8231 - Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy, Readings
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8232 - Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy, Research
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8239 - Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in the United States: Readings
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8240 - Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in the United States: Topical Development
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8249 - Popular Culture and Politics in the 20th Century: Readings
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8250 - Popular Culture and Politics in the 20th Century: Research Strategies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8259 - Literature, History, and Culture: Research Strategies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8260 - Literature, History, and Culture: Topical Development
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8288 - Working in the Global Economy: Readings
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8289 - Ethnographic Research Methods: Research Strategies in American Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8920 - Topics in American Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8970 - Independent Study in American Studies
(1.0-9.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -9.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |