American Studies

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Foreign:$ 54.7 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jun 15, 2024
61 place StudyQA ranking:5491 Duration:1 year

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The American Studies master's degree program is an eight-course sequence of study with flexible residence requirements.  A standard program encompasses two semesters of four courses each. Notably, recent course offerings have included transnational classroom experiences, joining students based in Providence via the Internet to students outside the US, an experience in keeping with the transnational framework of the program. A required seminar – “Introduction to Interdisciplinary American Studies” – also adopts a transnational frame. The program encourages participation from international students, and beginning in the fall of 2016 will also accept US applicants.

MA recipients in American Studies have gone on to doctoral studies in American Studies, English, and History, professional programs in journalism and public affairs, and employment and internships in advertising, publishing, government service, and teaching.

The Department of American Studies at Brown was founded in 1945 as a collaborative as well as interdisciplinary enterprise. The first catalog statement explained that its purpose was "to provide the student with a more comprehensive and better unified knowledge of American Civilization... than would be possible within the limits of a single department." This rigorous interdisciplinary approach still informs the program's goal of reaching a better understanding of the diverse cultures, groups, and experiences that make up American Studies. In recent years, the Department has expanded its commitment to global and international contextualization, public engagement, and new media understandings.

Eight courses which include at least two 2000-level seminars, one of which must be AMST 2020; no more than half of the eight courses may be in any one discipline. Students may take courses in any department or program, with the approval of the Graduate Advisor. The program features course-work only (no thesis) and allows students to transfer one graduate credit from their home institution.

Requirements

  • Personal Statement
  • Transcripts 
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation 
  • GRE 
  • TOEFL/IELTS 
  • A non-refundable fee of $75 is charged for processing each application received by the Graduate School. This fee must be paid when the application is submitted.
  • Graduates of non-U.S. colleges and universities who have completed the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree may apply for admission to the Brown University Graduate School. Along with the application, international applicants must provide the Graduate School with original documents or official certified copies indicating the nature and scope of their educational program. 
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