The Master’s degree program in American Studies at the University of South Florida is actively seeking international applicants. The program offers advanced training in American literature and culture and American Studies methodology for career educators. This is a two-year program; the requirements for graduation are the completion of 9 graduate courses and a Master’s thesis. Minimum requirements for admission are a Bachelor’s degree and scores of 500 and 4.5 on the Verbal and Analytical Writing portions of the GRE.
More information is available on our website, http://www.cas.usf.edu/humanities/grad.html.
We have Graduate Fellowships and Teaching Assistantships available to support international students. The applicant entering in the fall of 2010 who scores highest on the GRE will receive a one-year, $10,000 fellowship. In addition, all students accepted will receive positions as teaching assistants, if they wish, provided that they have these minimum TOEFL scores: Reading: 20; Writing: 24; Listening: 20; Speaking: 24. Teaching assistantships include a tuition waiver and a stipend. This stipend is $2270 per semester in the first year and $5200 per semester in the second year, and there are three teaching semesters per year. However, the tuition waiver does not include the waiver of student fees, which amount to approximately $2000 per year; and the cost of living in Tampa is estimated at $12,000 per year.
Daniel Belgrad
Associate Professor and Chair
Humanities and Cultural Studies
University of South Florida
813-974-9388
