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Twin Cities Campus
American Studies Ph.D.American 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 SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4190; fax: 612-624-3858).
Email:
amstdy@umn.edu
Website: http://americanstudies.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The American Studies PhD 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 subfields (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
An undergraduate major in a field related to American Studies or other preparation acceptable to the American Studies admissions committee.
Special Application Requirements:
The application deadline is December 1 of the year prior to intended entry. Refer to the program website for application procedures and additional information.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
33 to 45
credits are required in the major.
0 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Language Requirement: Reading knowledge of one foreign language.
A minimum GPA of 3.50
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 3 credits of coursework other than the core must focus on American cultural diversity.
Core Required Courses (12 credits)
Take the following courses:
AMST 8201 - Historical Foundations of American Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8202 - Theoretical Foundations and Current Practice in American Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8401 - Practicum in American Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8801 - Dissertation Seminar
(3.0 cr)
Research Seminars (9 credits)
Nine research seminar credits related to the research area are required. Selected credits, whether from the following list or others, require advisor and director of graduate studies approval.
AFRO 5101 - Seminar: Introduction to Africa and the African Diaspora
(3.0 cr)
AMIN 5920 - Topics in American Indian Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 5920 - Topics in American Studies
(1.0-4.0 cr)
AMST 8920 - Topics in American Studies
(3.0 cr)
AMST 8970 - Independent Study in American Studies
(1.0-9.0 cr)
CHIC 5920 - Topics in Chicana(o) Studies
(3.0 cr)
GLOS 5993 - Directed Studies
(1.0-4.0 cr)
GWSS 8260 - Seminar: Race, Representation and Resistance
(3.0 cr)
HIST 8980 - Topics in Comparative Women's History
(3.0-4.0 cr)
HIST 8021 - History Research Seminar
(3.0 cr)
HIST 8910 - Topics in U.S. History
(1.0-4.0 cr)
HIST 8994 - Directed Research
(1.0-16.0 cr)
Comparative Culture (3 credits)
Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor. Other courses may be applied with advisor and director of graduate studies approval.
AMIN 5409 - American Indian Women: Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Perspectives
[HIS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
AMIN 5891 {Inactive}
(1.5 cr)
AMST 8920 - Topics in American Studies
(3.0 cr)
ANTH 8810 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
CSCL 5910 - Topics in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
(3.0-4.0 cr)
GWSS 5104 - Transnational Feminist Theory
(3.0 cr)
GWSS 8260 - Seminar: Race, Representation and Resistance
(3.0 cr)
HIST 5802 - Readings in American History, 1848-Present
(3.0 cr)
HIST 5891 - American Indian and Indigenous Studies Workshop
(1.5 cr)
HIST 5910 - Topics in U.S. History
(1.0-4.0 cr)
HIST 8980 - Topics in Comparative Women's History
(3.0-4.0 cr)
HIST 8802 - Readings in American History, 1848-Present
(3.0 cr)
HIST 8910 - Topics in U.S. History
(1.0-4.0 cr)
HSEX 6001 - Foundations of Human Sexuality
(3.0 cr)
HSEX 6011 - Policy in Human Sexuality: Cutting Edge Analyses
(3.0 cr)
HSPH 8003 - Race and Indigeneity in Heritage Representation
(3.0 cr)
POL 8301 - American Politics
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Select credits as needed, with advisor approval, to complete minimum credit requirements. Up to 12 credits from the above lists can also be applied as electives.
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