MA American Studies at University of Alabama

Entry requirements

A student interested in pursuing a master's degree in American Studies must first apply for admission to the Graduate School and satisfy the school's minimum requirements as stated in the catalog. Scores from the Graduate Record Examination are not required for the application. Applications must include a statement of purpose that explains the specific academic interest in the program. The applicant should outline their expected outcomes after earning a master’s degree in American Studies such as goals for employment or for further academic study. Applicants must also address one or more explicit aspects of American culture that they would like to pursue (for example: media representations of Americans abroad; race or gender roles in Broadway theater; the music of political protest movements). Applicants may also want to specify department faculty with whom they would like to work. A basic undergraduate background in American culture (literature, history, and political thought) is pref