MA-AMST - American Studies Major (M.A.)

The M.A. in American Studies consists of 9 course credits*:

1 Foundational Course

• AMST 802. Approaches to American Studies

1 Course in each of the Four Approaches

• Archival - Sampling of courses available

  • AMST 812. Popular Narratives of US History

  • AMST 845. Black Women Writers in the 20th and 21st Centuries

  • AMST 850. Race & Incarceration

• Spatial - Sampling of courses available

  • AMST 803. American Ruins

  • AMST 805. Meds, Eds, Slots and Stadiums: Culture Industries and the New Urban Economy

  • AMST 809. The Digital Image of the City

• Public Humanities - Sampling of courses available

  • AMST 806. History & Memory of Slavery on Campus

  • AMST 825. Museums, Visual Culture & Critical Theory

  • AMST 876. The U.S. Civil War and Its Afterimage

• Transnational - Sampling of courses available

  • AMST 810. Through a Queer Lens: Migrant Critiques of the U.S.

  • AMST 818. Change of Clothes: Global Networks and North American Clothing

  • AMST 853. Rise and Fall of American Slavery

2-3 General Electives

• Any additional AMST courses, including any undergraduate courses with the permission of the instructors and approval of the Graduate Program Director.

Capstone

• 2-credit thesis, or

• 1-credit practicum

*Two courses must be designated as meeting the Professional Development requirement.