{"id":173,"date":"2019-05-20T21:17:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T21:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/graduate-studies\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:33:13","slug":"ba-ma-american-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/graduate-studies\/ba-ma-american-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A.\/M.A. in American Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The B.A.\/M.A. in American Studies at Trinity College is a distinctive opportunity for superior undergraduate students in American Studies or History to receive a B.A. in American Studies or History and a M.A. in American Studies.\u00a0 By completing two degrees in five years, students can jump-start their professional development.\u00a0 Graduates of the five-year program are well prepared for professional school (business, journalism, law, etc.), a post-secondary teaching position, a Ph.D. program in American Studies or a similar field; or when combined with the graduate-track in museum studies, work in a museum or in a public history-related field.<\/p>\n<h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n<p>Admission to the 5-year program is possible at two junctures in an undergraduate&#8217;s career. Truly exceptional candidates may be recruited and admitted as first-year students at Trinity College. Other outstanding students may apply for admission at the end of their second year of undergraduate study. Note that this is a highly selective program, so space is limited. For further details, contact the Faculty Director of the American Studies graduate program.<\/p>\n<h2>Admission Materials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bAll successful applicants must have achieved and maintained an overall GPA of at least a 3.0 and a GPA in the major (American Studies or History) of at least 3.5;<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of superior writing and research skills at the end of the sophomore year; and<\/li>\n<li>At least one letter of recommendation from a faculty member who is willing to direct the required 3-credit thesis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u200b\u200bPlease submit all materials via the application in the first or second year of undergraduate study at Trinity College.<\/p>\n<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>The dual B.A.\/M.A. in American Studies requires the following courses:<\/p>\n<h4>For Students \u200bCompleting the B.A. in American Studies:<\/h4>\n<p>Completion of all \u200b\u200brequirements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/american\/major-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.A. in American Studies<\/a>, with the following adjustments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b\u200b\u200bTwo (2) senior seminars will be taken at the 800-level and be counted toward graduate study; and<\/li>\n<li>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bThe first semester (research semester) of the 3-credit graduate thesis will count toward the 4-course concentration\/track requirement in the major.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u200bFor Students \u200bCompleting the B.A. in History:<\/h4>\n<p>Completion of all requirements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/history\/major-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.A. in History<\/a>, with the following adjustment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two (2) of the four 300-level seminars students are required to take can be satisfied by 800-level graduate courses in American Studies; and<\/li>\n<li>Students may apply 1 credit (the research component) of their 3-credit graduate thesis to fulfill the History Department elective.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bFor the M.A. in American Studies (9 course credits):<\/h4>\n<p>Completion of all requirements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/graduate-studies\/masters-programs\/american-studies\/\">M.A. in American Studies<\/a>, with the following adjustments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b\u200b\u200bAMST 801 does not have to be taken; and<\/li>\n<li>\u200b\u200bA three-credit thesis is completed (in lieu of a two-credit one).\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The B.A.\/M.A. in American Studies at Trinity College is a distinctive opportunity for superior undergraduate students in American Studies or History to receive a B.A. in American Studies or History and a M.A. in American Studies.\u00a0 By completing two degrees in five years, students can jump-start their professional development.\u00a0 Graduates of the five-year program are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-173","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - 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