Accelerated Master's Degree in Southern Studies
This accelerated program lets undergraduate students begin taking graduate-level courses during their final years of undergrad, saving time and money while deepening expertise and advancing careers sooner.
Current UM Students: Get a Head Start on Your Master's Degree in Southern Studies
Undergraduate students that would like to qualify for the Accelerated Master's Degree Program must meet the following requirements:
- 3.5 minimum GPA overall
- 90 completed credit hours as an undergraduate
Number of credit hours a student can earn towards the graduate degree while completing their undergraduate studies:
- 15 credit hours
Courses undergraduate students in the Accelerated Master's Degree Program can take to earn credit towards the graduate degree:
- SST 533 Fieldwork and Oral History
- SST 534 Documentary Photography
- SST 535 Anthropological Films
- SST 536 The Southern Environment
- SST 537 Documenting the South in Film
- SST 555 Foodways and Southern Culture
- SST 556 Cultural Heritage Tourism
- SST 560 Oral History of Southern Social Movements
- SST 597 Special Topics
- SST 598 Special Topics
- SST 599 Special Topics
Remember: Students who fail to reserve 500-level courses for graduate credit at the time they take the course will not receive graduate credit for the course (graduate level work must be completed to earn graduate credit).
- Reserving graduate credit with 500-level courses is required to ensure the Graduate School and instructor know the student must complete graduate credit requirements for the course.
- Students cannot later claim graduate credit for 500-level courses if they did not take the appropriate steps to notify the Graduate School prior to taking the course.
Meet the Graduate Program Coordinator
If you have any questions about the Accelerated Master's Degree in Southern Studies, don't hesitate to reach out!
Simone P Delerme
Associate Professor of Anthropology and McMullan Associate Professor of Southern Studies