Overview

Each student in the major combines courses in American Studies with courses from other relevant disciplines (literature, history, the arts, and the social sciences) to explore these broad topics from local, national, and global perspectives.

Learning outcomes

Through the selection of an area of concentration, each student develops a focus for course work in the major. The program encourages scholarly work in nontraditional combinations of disciplines; at the same time, however, it assumes and requires a substantial foundation of knowledge in the history and culture of the United States. Students interested in the major are encouraged to consult with the director of undergraduate studies as early as possible.

Each American Studies major at Yale University selects an area of concentration, normally in the fall of the junior year, from five possible choices:

national formations
the international United States
material cultures and built environments
politics and American communities
isual, audio, literary, and performance cultures

The concentration in national formations explores historic migrations, settlements, and encounters among peoples who have formed the American nation, with an emphasis on Native American history and the construction of America’s frontiers and borderlands.

The international United States concentration focuses on historic and contemporary diasporas, the role of the United States outside its national borders, and the flows of American peoples, ideas, and goods throughout the globe.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

American Artists and the African American Book

Representing Black Women through Image and Text

Islam in the United States

Politics and Society in the United States after World War II

Literary Cities: New York, Chicago, San Francisco

Commodities as U.S. History

Significance of American Slavery

American Indian History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 alternative credits

Yale College does not measure credit by credit hours, but by course credits. The course load of a Yale undergraduate is thirty-six-course-credits.

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Haven, United States

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies View 534 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

$80 application fee or fee waiver

Recommendations from two teachers and one counselor

School Report with transcript

Standardized test results (ACT or SAT)

English proficiency test results - recommended for non-native English-speakers

Mid-Year Report & Final Report

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Tuition Fee

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International

69900 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 69900 USD per year during 48 months.
National

69900 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 69900 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

69900 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 69900 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for New Haven

1380 - 2110 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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