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Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Ethnicity University of Southern California, USA

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$18548 for 12-18 units

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Course summary

This program offers challenging and diverse opportunities to study the people, cultures, and institutions of the United States in interdisciplinary courses. Combining the study of history with literature, the arts, and the social sciences, the program seeks to bring together these various disciplines and modes of inquiry in a common project - the effort to understand diverse people and cultures that have composed the United States and to provide critical perspectives on the words, deeds, myths, and material practices that have shaped this country in its full regional, ethnic, class, and gender diversity. It will be particularly appropriate for students interested in pursuing careers in law, journalism, government, foreign service, social work, international business, public administration, and education.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants should have GPA of 3.5 in the major and an overall GPA of 3.3. They should have TOEFL scores of 600 or more in paper-based test, 250 in computer-based test or 100 in Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) with not less than 20 (out of 30) in listening, reading, writing, and speaking components. Students need to have a score of 600 or more in Critical Reading section of the SAT.

University of Southern California accepts IELTS*

* Please check with your chosen school for the exact entry requirements for your programme.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Department name

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Department of American Studies and Ethnicity

Venue / office name

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Department of American Studies and Ethnicity

Address

Waite Phillips Hall (WPH) 303
University of Southern California
LOS ANGELES
California
90089

Venue description

The department was created in the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, American Studies and Ethnicity was conceived as a new way to examine the diversity and complexity of the United States, North America, and the Western Hemisphere, by blending the study of race and ethnicity into research and teaching about the American condition. Since then, the department has complicated that vision by thinking comparatively and expansively about the production and circulation, and pleasures and limits, of difference. The department enjoys an unusually creative collegiality that is reflected in the course offerings, graduate student training, and general departmental atmosphere.

Telephone number

+1 213 740 2426

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

The University of Southern California provides Trojan housing which consists of nearly 6,000 housing spaces in more than 40 residence halls and apartments are designed to provide easy access to campus resources and activities. A highlight of campus living are the five residential colleges, communities of students and faculty who share common interests and plan frequent group activities. Several residence halls have special interest floors (including business, cinema, music, and women in science and engineering). There are also floors dedicated to students especially interested in African American, Jewish, Latino or Muslim culture. Residence halls offer the traditional college housing experience, with double-occupancy rooms and community bathrooms, plus a required meal plan. Apartments - units with one or two double-occupancy bedrooms and a full kitchen, enables students to lead a more independent lifestyle, with more space and privacy. At the University, even the most tradition-steeped residence halls boast modern conveniences, including a customer service center, a computerized entry monitoring system and a smartcard-operated on-site laundry facility. The newest housing facility on campus is the four-story International Residential College at Parkside, which houses 400 students, features international cuisine in the dining hall and offers numerous cross-cultural programs. The halls provide free high-speed ethernet computer connections to campus networks and the Web. Each student has an ethernet jack and an individual telephone line. Resident technology assistants help everyone stay connected and student housing also includes free local telephone service and basic cable TV connections.

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