Graduate Information

 

The Master of Arts

Students applying for the program should have an undergraduate major in one of the American Studies areas, such as English, History, Fine Arts, or  Social Sciences, with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0.  Application requirements include a minimum score of 1000 on the combined verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE, and submission of three letters of recommendation, a written personal statement, and a scholarly writing sample.  Students work with the Director to design a plan of study. The Master of Arts in American & Florida Studies is normally a thesis program, but a student may be accepted on a non-thesis basis with the Director's approval. A student writing a thesis must complete 30 credit hours, including a seminar in American culture (AMS 5809) or one in American thought (AMS 5815), 6 hours of thesis, and 24 hours of additional graduate course work. A student not writing a thesis must complete 32 hours of graduate course work and successfully pass a written and oral comprehensive examination. In addition, all students must complete the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement. Potential applicants to the American Studies MA program should apply through the Humanities Department. Please indicate on your application the desire to focus in American Studies. Application Process

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The Ph.D. in Humanities with a Concentration in American & Florida Studies

A Ph.D. in Humanities with a concentration in American & Florida Studies is an option for students wishing to combine their interest in American Studies with graduate training in the teaching of the Humanities at the college level. The Graduate Humanities Program at Florida State works closely with American & Florida Studies to design such plans of study.

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Internships
Internships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, broadening classroom study with appropriate field experience.

American Studies

AMS 5809 Seminar in American Culture (3). May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
AMS 5815r. Seminar in American Thought (3). May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
AMS 5908r. Directed Individual Study (1-3). May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
AMS 5940r. Supervised Teaching (1-3). (S/U grade only). May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
AMS 5942r. Internship in an Approved American Studies Field (3-9). (S/U grade only). Must complete nine (9) credit hours on the graduate level before registering for the internship. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) semester hours.
AMS 5971r. Thesis (1-6) (S/U grade only)

American Literature

AML 5017 American Literature to 1875 (3)
AML 5027 American Literature Since 1875 (3)
AML 5117 The 19th-Century American Novel (3)
AML 5127 The 20th-Century American Novel (3)
AML 5267 Literature of the American South (3)
AML 5278 The African-American Literary Tradition (3)
ENG 5933r Topics in English (3) May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.

American Fine Arts

ARH 5625 American Art before 1940 (3)
ARH 5648 Art After 1940 (3)
ARH 5797 Seminar in Museum Studies (3)
ARH 5685  American Folk Art (3)
MUH 5635 Music in the United States I (3)
MUH 5636 Music in the United States II (3)
MUH 5806 History of Jazz (1890-1950) (2)
MUH 5807 History of Jazz (1950 to the present) (2)

American History

AMH 5118 Colonial American History to 1763 (4)
AMH 5139 Age of Washington, 1763-1801 (4)
AMH 5149 Age of Jefferson and Jackson (4)
AMH 5177 The Civil War Era (4)
AMH 5178 Post-Civil War, 1865-1890 (4)
AMH 5229 U.S. Progressive Era, 1890-1920 (4)
AMH 5239 The United States, 1920-1945: Prosperity, Depression, and World War II (4)
AMH 5279 The United States Since 1945 (4)
AMH 5336 U.S. Intellectual History I: Beginning to 1880 (4)
AMH 5337 U.S. Intellectual History II: 1880 to the Present (4)
AMH 5404 The Old South (4)
AMH 5405 The South Since 1865 (4)
AMH 5424 History of Florida From 1821 to the Present (4)
AMH 5447 History of the Frontier to 1865 (4)
AMH 5469 Urban America Since 1879 (4)
AMH 5517 U.S. Foreign Affairs to 1920 (4)
AMH 5518 U.S. Foreign Affairs Since 1920 (4)
AMH 5564 Women in Modern America (4)
AMH 5576 Black America to 1877 (4)
AMH 5577 Black America Since 1877 (4)
AMH 6148 American Historiography (4)
HIS 6934 Special Topics in History (4)

American Politics

POS 5045r Seminar in American Government and Public Policy: Selected Topics (3)
POS 5048 Seminar in American Government and Public Policy: National Government (3)
POS 5127 State Government and Politics (3)
POS 5208r Selected Topics in Political Behavior (3)
POS 5209 Dynamics of American Electoral Behavior (3)
POS 5227 The Executive (3)
POS 5237 Seminar in American Government and Public Policy: Public Opinion (3)
POS 5277 Electoral Politics (3)
POS 5286 Constitutional Law and Politics (3)
POS 5287 Seminar in American Government and Public Policy: Judicial Politics (3)
POS 5288 Judicial Behavior (3)
POS 5352 The Campaign Process (3)
POS 5427 Legislative Politics (3)
POS 5447 Political Parties (3)
POS 5456 Interest Groups and Policy (3)
POS 5724 Economic Models of American Politics (3)
POT 5207 Seminar in Political Thought: American Political Thought (3)

Sociology

SYD 5425 Urbanization and Population Distribution (3)
SYD 5605 The Community (3)
SYD 5705 Intergroup Relations (3)
SYO 5105 Sociology of the Family (3)
SYO 5335 Sociology of Political Economy (3)
SYO 5405 Health Institutions and Social Policy (3)

Additional Social Sciences

ANT 5156 Regional Archaeology: Southeast United States (3)
ANT 5196 Public Archaeology (3)
ANT 5246 Contemporary Folk Religion (3)
CCJ 5205 Structure and Process of the American Court System (3)
PAD 6300 Governmental Administration in Florida (3)
SOW 5235 Social Welfare Policies and Services (3)
URP 5312 Perspective and Issues of Comprehensive Planning and Growth Management (3)
URP 5427 Environmental Legislation and Policy (3)
URP 5711 The Transportation Planning Process (3)
URP 5520 The U.S. Health Care System (3)
URP 5523 Resource Allocation in Health Policy and Programs (3)

American Education

EDF 5517 History of Education in The United States (3)
EDF 5710 Contemporary Readings in American Education (3)
EDF 6558 Seminar on John Dewey's Educational Philosophy (3)
EDH 5051 Higher Education in America: Basic Understandings (3)
EDH 5052 Higher Education in America: Current Problems (3)

Other American Studies Courses

REL 5486 Religious Thought in America (3)
SPC 5635 Rhetoric of Race Relations (3)
SPC 5639 Rhetoric of Women's Issues (3)