Arizona State University The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 3 courses 30 total credits
The Master of Arts program in American studies trains you in interdisciplinary approaches aimed at understanding the American experience in local and global contexts. The array of disciplines spans the arts, humanities and social sciences, and faculty expertise covers a wide variety of ethnographic, historical, literary and media studies as well as interdisciplinary and community-based approaches. Given its geographical location in the American Southwest, the program values an exploration of diasporic and transnational influences in U.S. cultures and social and political history. The American studies faculty have strengths and expertise in the areas of critical ethnic studies, Indigenous studies, gender studies, Black studies, immigration studies, justice studies, disability studies, queer studies, Latino studies, transborder studies, Asian American studies, cultural studies, environmental humanities and sports studies, enabling you to focus your education around these areas. You gain expertise from working in a community of scholars dedicated to addressing critical questions of what America means, what American studies uncovers and how to expand the boundaries of the new American conversation. You are immersed in conversations about how one develops, conducts and engages in research on the American experience in academia and beyond. Additionally, you explore the field of American studies as the interdisciplinary analysis of American culture from multiple critical perspectives within transnational dynamics and exchanges.
| Required Core | 3 credits |
| Other Requirement | 3 credits |
| Total Credits | 30 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMS 502 | American Studies: Theory and Method | 3 |
| Total Required Core | 3 credits | |
Other Requirement
Methods course (3)
Culminating Experience (3 or 6 credit hours)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMS 593 | Applied Project | 3 |
| AMS 599 | Thesis | 6 |
Additional Curriculum Information
Students must complete one methods course for the degree, with academic advisor approval; AMS 502 cannot be used to meet this requirement. These courses can be drawn from a wide array of units across the various ASU campuses, but students should take advantage of the SST graduate methods courses. The academic unit sends lists of SST methods courses once per semester; students should consult with their faculty advisor or chairperson and get approval from the graduate chairperson in American studies to determine the best courses to take. For electives or research, students should see the academic unit for the approved course list. Students choose 18 credit hours for the thesis option or 21 for the applied project option.
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