Course variations
| Study mode | Duration | Tuition fees | Start date | Venue |
| Full Time | Variable | $ 49,800 (US$ 49,800) a year | Contact provider |
Yale College |
Course summary
This program investigates the emergence of social groups and their political struggles at the local and national levels emphasizing the themes of power, inequality, and social justice.
Program modules
The modules include Amst 110 History of American Bodies , Amst 131 U.S. Political and Social History, 1900-1945, Amst 133 U.S. Political and Social History, 1945-present , Afam 162 African American History: From Emancipation to Present , Amst 170 Biology and Society in the Twentieth Century, Amst 207 American Cultural Landscapes, Amst 213 History of Mexican Americans since 1848, Amst 229 Health Social Movements, Amst 270 Women in America: From the Colonial Period to 1900, Amst 271 Women in America: The Twentieth Century, Amst 272 Introduction to Asian American History, Amst 323 Alcohol and Other Drugs in American Culture, Amst 324 U.S. Women's Rights, Seminars: Amst 302 Racialization of Urban Spaces in the U.S., Amst 314 Race, Cinema, and the Migrant, Amst 320 Black Feminisms, Amst 327 Workers in the Twentieth Century, Amst 349 Border Feminisms, Amst 352 Postwar Queer Avant-Garde Film, Amst 353 Selected Topics in Lesbian and Gay History, Amst 367 Latino and Latin American Theater and Performance, Amst 369 Socialism and Marxism in the Twentieth Century, Upper-Level Seminars (400 level): Amst 403 The History of Latinos in the United States, Amst 406 The Spectacle of Disability, Amst 407 Race and Medicine in America, Amst 408 Cultural Grounding of Modern Medicine, Amst 410 Asian American Women's History, Amst 418 Ethnographic Fieldwork: Analysis and Practice, Amst 423 Black Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century, Amst 426 The Fiction of Imaginary or Imminent Futures, Amst 429 American Communities, Amst 430 Documentary Film and Video, Amst 442 Documentary and War, Amst 445 Politics and Culture of the American Color Line, Amst 446 History of Sexuality in the United States, Amst 450 Representing Islam: Conflict, Myth, and U.S. Policy in the Twentieth Century, Amst 462 Music Cultures in America, Amst 475 Food and Power, Amst 476 Baseball in the United States and the World, Amst 479 Chicano Politics and Culture, Amst 482 History of Feminist Thought, Non American Studies Courses (sample): Afam 250 Blacks and the Law, Engl 288 American Literature and the History of Punishment, Hist 150 American Legal History, Plsc 229 Race and Ethnicity in American Politics, Plsc 264 Big City Politics in America, Soc 115 Contemporary American Society, Soc 183 Urban America, Soc 216 Social Movements, Soc 236 Working in America, Soc 342 Labor Relations in the U.S., Soc 385 Race, Gender, and the African American Experience.
Entry requirement for international students
Students will be selected based on their academic performance. They should have Either the SAT I and two SAT II Subject Tests, or the ACT, with only two exceptions. Students whose home countries (e.g., mainland China) do not have a testing center are exempt. In addition, students enrolled in A-level programs may use completed A-level results as a substitute for the SAT II Subject Tests on a one-for-one basis provided official test results arrive at Yale by February of the application year. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) for any applicant whose first language is not English and who has not received at least two years of his or her secondary education in an English-medium curriculum. A minimum score of 600 is expected on the paper-based TOEFL; a minimum score of 100 is expected on the Internet-based TOEFL; a minimum score of 7 is expected on the IELTS exam.
Yale University accepts IELTS*
* Please check with your chosen school for the exact entry requirements for your programme.
Qualification
Bachelor degree
Awarding body
Yale University
Department name
Yale College
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