Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 60 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting August 2027 — Apply before Dec 2026
Overview
We prepare and encourage students to explore the complex, variable, and contested nature of what it means to be American.
Features
The program from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill prepares both those who aim to teach at the college and university levels in American Studies and related fields (including Southern Studies, American Indian Studies, literature, history, art history, cultural studies, folklore, and the social sciences) and those who aim to pursue careers in museums, historical sites, archives, libraries, or publishing or to apply American Studies perspectives in other professional settings.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Southern Studies;
- American Indian and Indigenous Studies;
- Folklore;
- African-American Studies;
- Digital American Studies.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements — General requirements
- Letters of Recommendation: 3 (at least two from academic sources).
- In addition to the University’s required application materials, applicants should review the information below for additional expectations or application requirements.
- A Personal Statement addressing the applicant’s intellectual and professional goals, the place of the applicant’s pursuit of the PhD in American Studies in their projected intellectual and professional trajectory, and what they will bring to program as a member of an intellectual community.
- A Writing Sample that demonstrates the applicant’s ability to write clear and graceful prose, to conduct original research, and to set forth a critical interpretation or argument.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD.
- International / Out-of-State: 41,507 AUD / year (≈ 29,422 USD / year)
- Domestic / In-State: 15,185 AUD / year (≈ 10,764 USD / year)
Living costs — Chapel Hill, United States
1,270–1,975 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding — Scholarships
PhD scholarship opportunities are available for American Studies.
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