Overview

We talk about the American Studies program as our program. What this means is that we can only do meaningful intellectual, social, and political work as a collective.

Features

Our American Studies program at Purdue University promotes the crossing of disciplinary boundaries and the exploration of questions that generate new understandings of colonization, disability, environmentalism, ethnicity, gender, incarceration, inequality, media, migration, protest, race, sexuality, technology, transnationalism, and violence.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies

Design and Material Cultural Studies

Gender, Sexuality, and Queer Studies

New Media and Popular Cultural Studies

Science, Technology, and Environment Studies

Transnational American Studies

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

West Lafayette, 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.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Department: Application for admission and $60 (domestic)/$75 (international) application fee submitted directly to the Graduate School.

Statement of Purpose: In this statement be sure to describe your long range goals and your preparation and background in research and writing. You may wish to describe your prior work experience and cite any published works. (Approximately 500 words.) This document can be submitted with your on-line application.

Transcripts: You must upload to the online application transcripts and/or academic documents for every institution of higher education you attended.

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Writing Sample: An academic paper written in English, consisting of at least 2,500 words (4-5 pages, no binding).

Letters of Recommendation Three (3) letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your academic ability.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

28794 USD / year

≈ 28794 USD / year
Out-of-State

29194 USD / year

≈ 29194 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9992 USD / year

≈ 9992 USD / year

Living costs

West Lafayette

United States

1096 - 1774 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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