Doctor's degree American Studies - Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Main Campus

Doctor's degree American Studies from Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Main Campus is a Campus Ph.D American Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Ph.D. Program The Doctor of Philosophy Program in American Studies represents the study of the United States as an academic field with its own developed theories, methods, and applications. Taking advantage of its location in a capital region with internationally known heritage sites and American Studies resources such as the Gettysburg Battlefield, Three-Mile Island, Hershey, Steelton, Anthracite Coal Region, and Amish Country, it emphasizes critical cultural inquiry and the application of American Studies to public heritage, public policy, and cultural resource management--including governmental work, museums, cultural agencies, education, archives and records management, public policy, and communications. A foundation for this application is an understanding of the American experience developed within the intellectual legacy of American Studies. Graduates of the program are typically oriented toward public practice as well as scholarship in American Studies--integrating perspectives on United States history, culture, and society. Students have opportunities for internships and field experiences outside the classroom. In addition to preparation for academic teaching and writing, the program is distinctively concerned among other doctoral departments of American Studies with the production of public scholars and leadership careers outside of academe. The program strives to cover America broadly in its national and international contexts, work with local resources and institutions, and to develop a focus on cultural expression and identity, including areas of material and visual culture; folk and popular culture; race, ethnicity, and gender; and literature, performance, and media. The program requires enrollment as a full-time student for at least two consecutive semesters--9 credits per semester (summer sessions not included). A doctoral student is required to complete the program, including defense and acceptance of the doctoral thesis, within eight years after admission to candidacy. View more details on Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related American Studies courses.