American Studies PhD PHD Program By Boston University |Top Universities

Program overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Study Level

PHD

The PhD in American & New England Studies program is dedicated to rigorous interdisciplinary investigation of American culture and society-its arts, literature, history, institutions, and its diverse intellectual traditions. It is attuned to the global and national dimensions of the US experience, as well as to the particularities of the New England region. The program is known for collaboration across departmental boundaries and for the promotion of research and scholarship within and across traditional disciplinary borders, preparing students for positions as university faculty, public historians, museum curators, and administrators of cultural institutions. It accepts applicants with degrees in related disciplines where the focus has been on aspects of American culture.

Program overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Study Level

PHD

The PhD in American & New England Studies program is dedicated to rigorous interdisciplinary investigation of American culture and society-its arts, literature, history, institutions, and its diverse intellectual traditions. It is attuned to the global and national dimensions of the US experience, as well as to the particularities of the New England region. The program is known for collaboration across departmental boundaries and for the promotion of research and scholarship within and across traditional disciplinary borders, preparing students for positions as university faculty, public historians, museum curators, and administrators of cultural institutions. It accepts applicants with degrees in related disciplines where the focus has been on aspects of American culture.

Admission Requirements

7+
Applicants hold a four-year Bachelor’s degree from an accredited US institution or its international equivalent.  If you have earned a three-year degree that is the equivalent of a four-year degree in the US, it will be accepted in the admissions process.  Other English Language Requirements: TOEFL Paper Based score of at least 600.

Jan-2000

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