Overview

About American Studies from Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University's award-winning American studies faculty are trained specifically in the discipline. Most have earned their Ph.D.s in American studies; all have worked extensively in the field as scholars and teachers. Our time and effort as teaching faculty are focused on American studies students. At the same time, we enjoy productive and cordial relations with our colleagues in other departments who teach and conduct research in related fields, and students may take carefully selected courses in those departments, as students in other departments do in American studies.

SLU's faculty is especially strong in several areas, including transnational American studies; cultural studies and visual culture; African American literature, history and culture; U.S. intellectual history; urban cultural studies; race, ethnicity and gender theories and studies; and twentieth-century U.S. society and culture.

Careers

SLU's M.A. in American studies is a stand-alone degree for work in arts and cultural institutions, libraries, museums, historical societies, public humanities, nonprofit agencies and other venues. Some students may also pursue the M.A. in American studies as a prelude to further degrees, such as a professional M.A. or doctorate.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Perspectives in American Studies

African American Politics, Culture & Identity

Frontiers & Borderlands: Contact & Conquest in the American Imagination

Metropolitan America

Practice of American Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint Louis, United States

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies View 132 other Masters in American and Australasian studies in United States

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete an online application.

If you are applying to enter SLU as a first-time, freshman student, we’ll also ask you to complete an essay.

There is no application fee to apply for undergraduate admission to SLU.

Send transcripts of all secondary work.

Submit proof of your English language proficiency.

These are scores from any standardized test you may have taken to prepare for college- TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, SAT, ACT or Duolingo score. All of our international applicants are required to demonstrate their English proficiency, and these tests can help us make that determination.

If you do not meet SLU’s direct entry requirements, we encourage you to apply to the Pathway or English Language programs offered by INTO Saint Louis University.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21000 USD / year

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Out-of-State

21000 USD / year

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In-State

21000 USD / year

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Living costs

Saint Louis

United States

1015 - 1530 USD / month

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Overview

About American Studies from Saint Louis University

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Saint Louis

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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