Overview

Students work with their faculty advisor to map out a coherent plan of study that reflects their particular interests.

Students are permitted considerable flexibility in constructing their study plan, but they must meet certain basic requirements, which include foundation courses, area foundation courses, two interdisciplinary fields of concentration, a research skills course, elective coursework, and a dissertation.

The two fields of concentration may be defined to correspond with a student's strongest intellectual interests, but they must be interdisciplinary in concept and multidisciplinary in scope.

Career Advancement

American studies students’ career goals are as varied as the topics they study. Even though the major does not have an explicit vocational goal, graduates are well prepared for careers in a wide range of areas, such as business, education, arts and museum administration, government, journalism, and social services.

The American Studies program at The University of Iowa also provides a good foundation for further graduate studies in the humanities, the social sciences, theology, and business as well as for professional studies in law or medicine.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Interdisciplinary Research in American Studies

Critical Theories and Cultural Studies

Seminar in Sport History

Dissertation Writing Workshop

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

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Application Deadline: January 1st

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Iowa City, United States

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies View 24 other PhDs in American and Australasian studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Admission to Ph.D. candidacy signifies that the department judges a doctoral student qualified to take the comprehensive examination.

Doctoral students advance to Ph.D. candidacy based on a review conducted during their second year in the Ph.D. program (typically during fall semester); the review assesses a student’s readiness to complete studies through the comprehensive examination and the dissertation, which is an original work of scholarship. In addition to judging a student's readiness for Ph.D. candidacy, the review provides a progress report on the student's work and a tentative prognosis for future prospects in the field.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

34390 USD / year

≈ 34390 USD / year
Out-of-State

32776 USD / year

≈ 32776 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13829 USD / year

≈ 13829 USD / year

Living costs

Iowa City

United States

1187 - 1841 USD / month

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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