Professor Charles R. Wilson, Program Director
Barnard Observatory

Professors, Eagles, Fisher, Harrington, Jordan, Kartiganer, M. Williams, and Urgo

Associate Professors Dean, Dewey, Ford, Grisham, Kullman, Long, McCauley, Namorato, Ownby, Payne, and Steel o Assistant Professors Bercaw, Bertrand, Crouther, Ethridge, Glisson, Henninger, McKee, Moen, Overby, Watson, and Wharton.

MASTER OF ARTS

Prerequisites
In addition to meeting Graduate School requirements for admission, applicants to the M.A. program in Southern studies must hold a baccalaureate degree in the humanities, arts, social sciences, or journalism. Applicants are required to submit a 500-word essay explaining why they wish to pursue an M.A. degree in Southern studies. Admissions decisions are made by a committee composed of the program director and members of the Southern Studies Advisory Board.

Requirements
Students earn the M.A. degree in Southern studies in one of two ways: (1) complete a minimum of 36 hours of graduate course work, including SST 601, 602, and 603 (internship); or (2) complete a minimum of 24 hours of graduate course work, including S ST 601 and S ST 602, and six hours of thesis (S ST 697). All students must select courses from a minimum of three of the disciplines listed below, with a maximum of 12 hours to be taken in any single discipline.

Examination
Thesis candidates must successfully complete a thesis defense. Nonthesis candidates will be required to make a colloquium presentation to their three-member committee, to which the public will be invited.

Courses
In addition to S ST 601 and 602, which are required of every student in the Southern studies program, courses must be chosen from at least three of the following disciplines with a maximum of four courses from any single discipline:

AFRO 504, 593;
ANTH 509, 511;
ARHI 538, 539, 548, 549, 550;
ENGL 568, 569, 593, 661, 663, 675, 695;
HIST 605, 606, 607, 701, 702; PSC 513;
REL 503; SOC 521, 607, 611, 613;
THEA 521.

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Course Descriptions

Southern Studies - S ST

534. STUDIES IN DOCUMENTARY FIELD WORK. Interdisciplinary study of the theory, practice, and tradition of documentary field research through readings, photography, films and video tapes, audio recordings, and field notes. (Same as ANTH 534, ART 534). (3).

598. SPECIAL TOPICS. Interdisciplinary study of specialized topics in Southern culture. (3).

601. SOUTHERN STUDIES GRADUATE SEMINAR I. Multidisciplinary reading and research seminar in Southern studies. Students will read and discuss a common core of readings while pursuing research in their individual areas of interest. (3).

602. SOUTHERN STUDIES GRADUATE SEMINAR II. Reading, discussion, and research and writing course focused on exploring various perspectives on Southern society, its development and its institutions, social classes, and ethnic and racial groups. (3).

603. INTERNSHIP. Supervised research and work at off-campus cultural institutions. A journal relating the fieldwork experiences of the intern is required of every student. Students receiving 9 hours of credit must submit a final research paper and devote full time to the internship; students receiving 6 hours of credit must devote full time to the internship, but no final research paper is required; students receiving 3 hours of credit may undertake a half-time internship. Prerequisites: 18 hours of graduate credit and consent of the department. (3, 6, 9). (Z grade).

605. ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL STUDY. Readings for individual students under the direction of the instructor. (3).
697. THESIS. (1-12)

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