Overview

Trinity’s location will enhance your learning — we’re near a rich variety of museums, art institutions, and archives; close to libraries and museums in New Haven, New York, and Boston; and in the heart of Hartford, the one-time home of J.P. Morgan, Mark Twain, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

The American Studies program at the Trinity College serves as a foundation for professional training (in law, business, medicine, or media) and graduate work (in the humanities or social sciences).

Learning Outcomes

As an American Studies major, you will:

Take an in-depth look the dynamics of race, class, gender, and ethnicity as forces that have shaped, and been shaped by, American culture

Learn to use culture as a tool to engage, analyze, and critique historical narratives and contemporary events

Develop critical and analytical skills in reading, writing, oral communication, and independent research

Learn to use a variety of methods through archival, transnational, spatial, and public humanities approaches

Examine the longstanding question “What does it mean to be an American?,” and work both within and beyond national borders to comprehend American cultures, societies, institutions, and values

Develop a framework of knowledge—historical, literary, and cultural—on which to build interpretation and understanding

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Fashioning America: Clothing, Culture, and Identities

Early America

Conflicts and Cultures in American Society

Doing Culture: Methods in Cultural Analysis

United States Since 1945

The Aesthetics and Politics of FX’s Atlanta

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hartford, United States

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies View 538 other Bachelors 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

Trinity College accepts the Common Application.

A $65 application fee is required, and must be submitted online through the Common Application.

An official from your school should submit an official transcript that includes course work completed during the equivalent of grades 9 through 11, the Common Application School Report, and a report that shows grades for courses currently in progress.

If you have completed grade 12 and are currently in a postgraduate program at a high school or a foundational pre-college program at a college or university, we require documentation that shows your current academic progress.

We require only one academic recommendation as part of the application file. Recommendations from school counselors, high school teachers, and community-based organizations are welcome.

If you are applying for need-based financial aid, we require the CSS Profile.

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

70360 USD / year

≈ 70360 USD / year
Out-of-State

70360 USD / year

≈ 70360 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

70360 USD / year

≈ 70360 USD / year

Living costs

Hartford

United States

1100 - 1910 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Hartford

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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