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DEGREE

Bachelor of Arts

CAREER IDEAS

Administrative Law Judge, Archivist, Community Outreach Specialist, Corporation Lawyer, Editorial Writer, Funds Development Administrator, Historian, Market Research Analyst, Museum Curator, Publications Editor, Social & Community Service Manager, Social & Human Service Assistant, Social Service Volunteer

Explore North America — its history, culture, society, music, and more — in Manhattanville’s American Studies program. As a major in this interdisciplinary field, you’ll investigate the many meanings of ‘America’ by exploring its landscapes and places our sequence of required core courses. Graduates of Manhattanville’s American studies program are pursuing careers in teaching, historic preservation, museum work, publishing, marketing, nonprofit work and broadcasting, and have completed graduate programs in American studies, history, management, political science, and law.

Overview Requirements Faculty and Staff

American Studies is the interdisciplinary study of North American culture and society. You’ll examine North America’s social and political institutions, intellectual and religious traditions, economic systems, and cultural expressions as you work toward a major or minor in the program.

Our flexible, individualized approach gives you the leeway to design much of your own program, assembling courses from departments including art history, education, English, history, music, philosophy, political science, sociology, and world religions.

A grade of C- or better is required for a course to be counted toward a major or minor in American studies.