MA American Studies

An MA program in American studies provides students with an advanced analytic foundation in American culture and society in all its variety and complexity. American studies is constituted by a transdisciplinary inquiry into the cultures, social systems and political thought of the United States. While the array of disciplines contributing to American studies can span the humanities and social sciences, it typically involves historical, literary and media studies approaches. Students in the master's degree program will be trained to expand their understanding of the history of American cultures and social conditions while offering the critical contexts for understanding contemporary America when taken in combination with degrees in business, engineering and law.