Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University Catalog

American Studies, M.A.


(30 UNITS)

The Master of Arts in American Studies program is interdisciplinary, requiring graduate students to integrate knowledge from the humanities and social sciences. Particular areas of faculty specialization within the department include: gender and sexuality; race, class and ethnicity; literature, film, art and architecture as cultural expression; American regions; popular culture; nature and culture; cultural radicalism; ethnography; and globalization of American culture.

Application Deadlines


Applications are accepted only for the fall semester. Online applications must be completed by March 1 for the following fall semester (see Cal State Apply).

Admission to Graduate Standing - Conditionally Classified


Students must meet the CSU requirements for admission to a master’s degree program. Please consult the Graduate Admissions  section in this catalog for complete information. In addition, applicants must: (1) hold a bachelor’s degree with a major, or its equivalent, in American Studies or in an appropriate discipline of the humanities or social sciences; (2) have a grade-point average of at least 3.2 in upper-division major courses; and (3) submit two satisfactory letters of recommendation from instructors in upper-division major courses.

Students whose undergraduate program indicates certain limited subject, grade or breadth deficiencies may be considered for admission, at the discretion of the graduate adviser, with approval of the department’s graduate committee. In such cases, a student must make up deficiencies, in consultation with the graduate adviser, and must complete all required courses with at least a “B” (3.0) average before classified graduate standing may be considered.

Graduate Standing - Classified


Students will be classified upon fulfillment of the above prerequisites.

Degree Requirements


Required (6 units)


Electives (12 units)


Other courses may be chosen with department graduate adviser approval

Related Fields (6 units)


Other courses may be chosen with department graduate adviser approval.

Skill Elective (3 units)


Select in consultation with the department graduate adviser. Other courses may be chosen with department graduate adviser approval.

Note:


* Comprehensive examination

Total (30 Units)