How to apply Program Overview Courses Faculty Degree Requirements Minors, related programs Request application info UMass Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. The William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture, the Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, the Institute for Asian American Studies, and the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy all sponsor ongoing research which may offer special opportunities for graduate student research experience.
Topics vary from year to year and the course can be taken more than once.
It is designed to appeal to teachers and citizen activists outside the American Studies Program as well as to matriculated students within the program. The course serves as an elective for those seeking the MA degree, and either graduate standing or the permission of the instructor is required. The Program for Women in Politics and Government is offered through the American Studies Program in affiliation with the University's Division of Continuing Education and John W McCormack Institute for Public Affairs. Its aim is to help educate and train women of the Commonwealth for greater political participation, service, and leadership. For complete information, see the Women in Politics and Government section.