Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies and Culture

Student learning outcomes for the graduate program in American Studies and Culture include the following:

1. Demonstrate broad, critical, and interdisciplinary knowledge of American culture both historically and in the contemporary context, as well as nationally and in a global context.
2. Synthesize knowledge from several disciplinary perspectives and think critically about the limits of disciplinary knowledge domains.
3. Analyze primary source evidence from written, visual, and oral genres.
4. Identify and employ primary and secondary source materials located through library and online scholarly research tools.
5. Design and complete original research in the discipline and an interdisciplinary area of specialization.
6. Write clear, publishable analytic prose scholarship.
7. Contribute critically to professional and to public conversations about American culture.
8. Teach undergraduate curriculum in American and ethnic studies effectively.

The Graduate School requires that the Ph.D. program include a total of 72 credit hours beyond the B.A., including transfer, research, and dissertation credits. The American Studies and Culture program requires a minimum total of 33 graded credit hours in graduate courses. The distribution of required courses and all other requirements are indicated below. An additional three graded credit hours are required in either an AMST elective or area of specialization as part of the total 33 graded credit hours.

In addition to the core and elective requirements, all Ph.D. students take 9 graded credits in an area of specialization. Areas of specialization serve to delineate a professionally recognizable sub-specialty within American studies and Culture and to prepare students broadly in intellectual areas germane to their dissertation. The area of specialization should show significant historical depth and topical breadth. Each student constructs her/his own coherent course of study within an area of specialization of their own choosing with the approval of their committee chair and the director of American Studies and Culture.

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Your application for admission must include:

• Official transcripts
• Proof of English language proficiency
• Copy of your passport identification page or national identity card

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• Be ready to answer questions about your anticipated visa status
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