Basket by Utah Navajo weaver Mary Holiday Black. Black has received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Photograph by Carol Edison, courtesy of the Utah Arts Council. From the Masters of Traditional Arts DVD-ROM, produced by Alan Govenar and published by ABC-CLIO.
 

Where to Study Folklore

American Folklore Society members teach, carry out research, and provide community service at many universities in the US, Canada, and abroad. They teach undergraduate and graduate courses of all kinds on folklore, from introductory classes to specialized seminars; carry out library and field research in all areas of folklore throughout the world; organize and archive their own and others' documentary materials; deliver lectures and talks both on and off campus; publish papers, articles, and books to communicate what they have learned about folklore; and work (again, both on and off campus) to support their field.

A number of US and Canadian universities have folklore departments, programs, or centers that offer graduate coursework in folklore leading to masters or doctoral degrees. Since many faculty and students at these programs do fieldwork in the regions where their university is located, these programs can also be good sources for information about local folk traditions.

To begin to learn about these folklore departments, programs, and centers, please click on the links below to connect to their web sites. Remember, though, that in planning your education a web search is not enough; you should follow up by making personal contact with faculty members and department administrators to learn the specific circumstances, strengths, and opportunities of the departments that interest you.

If you want to study folklore as part of a K-12 education, please visit the Folklore in K-12 Education page of this site.

(Folklore departments, programs, and centers: To add or modify an entry, please send your name, e-mail address, and URL of the department homepage to the AFS executive director.)

PhD Programs in Folklore
Indiana University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ohio State University
Université Laval
University of California at Los Angeles
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Missouri
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas at Austin
University of Wisconsin
MA Programs in Folklore
George Mason University
Georgia State University
Indiana University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ohio State University
Université Laval
University of California at Berkeley
University of California at Los Angeles
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas at Austin
Utah State University
Western Kentucky University
BA Majors, Minors, and Concentrations in Folklore
Arkansas State University
George Mason University
Georgia State University
Harvard University
Idaho State University
Indiana University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ohio State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
University of Wisconsin