MA (Research) American Studies

Hull pioneered American Studies in Britain. After more than half a century, American Studies at Hull has one of the finest collections of American resources of any British university. This is a superb archive for postgraduate research students on our PhD courses. Our academic staff have distinguished national and international reputations for teaching and research, and, like the University of Hull as a whole, American Studies at Hull is known as one of the friendliest departments in the country.

For entry onto one of our MA by Thesis programmes, you should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or international equivalent) in American Studies or another subject with relevance (such as history, literature, politics, cultural studies, sociology or economics).

For entry onto our PhD, you should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least a Master's degree (or international equivalent) in American Studies or a related subject.

With your application, you should submit a comprehensive research proposal including an outline of the proposed field of study, the research methodology, a literature review, and-crucially-an indication of the significance of the research and its original contribution. You should also include a 200-300 word example example of written work.

IELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each skill.
TOEFL iBT - 78 overall with at least - Reading 10, Listening 9, Speaking 17, Writing 19.