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American Studies

Department Head
Susan Stabile
Location
Blocker Building 219F
Phone
979-845-8350
Mail Stop
4227
Web Address

http://americanstudies.tamu.edu

This exciting Bachelor of Arts degree program engages students in the interdisciplinary study of American cultures, past and present. It seeks to provide an expansive understanding of the specifics of life in America: its peoples, arts, ideas, values, and institutions, knowledge of the interrelations between United States cultures and those of other nations, and in-depth knowledge of a particular aspect of American culture examined from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students take courses in a number of departments, such as English, History, Philosophy, Sociology, and Anthropology, and work with an advisor to construct the major curriculum most appropriate to individual interests.

Undergraduate

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Graduates in American Studies compete successfully for jobs in a broad variety of fields in education, business, government, and non-profit organizations. Demand for graduates with specific training in American Studies exists in elementary and secondary education, in museum work, and in the U.S. Departments of State and of the Interior. American Studies undergraduates may prepare for admissions to graduate programs in Law, Americans Studies, Public Service, History, English, Philosophy, Sociology, or Political Science.

Graduate

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Career Options:

Graduates in American Studies compete successfully for jobs in a broad variety of fields in education, business, government, and non-profit organizations. Demand for graduates with specific training in American Studies exists in elementary and secondary education, in museum work, and in the U.S. Departments of State and of the Interior. American Studies undergraduates may prepare for admissions to graduate programs in Law, Americans Studies, Public Service, History, English, Philosophy, Sociology, or Political Science.