American Studies Major Related Careers
The following careers are directly or indirectly related to the study of this major. Click the job title to learn more about it. To search for more career options, visit OnetOnline.org.
American Studies
A Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies allows students to explore topics of history and culture in the United States and the larger Americas. This major connects people, ideas, and methods across several humanities and social sciences.
Students who study this degree will learn to take a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to critically analyze the historical, political, social, and cultural dimensions of the Americas. The degree’s international focus will also teach students to examine the United States in a global context.
Coursework includes lots of flexibility within this discipline, where students can explore several course topics of their choosing from comparative American identities to U.S. Movements and Institutions and more.
Graduates of this program can expect to gain the following skills from this major:
- Learn to set the history, politics, and culture of the United States in a global and comparative context.
- Think logically and analytically, make detailed observations, and formulate interdisciplinary interpretations of the literature, art, music, and mass culture of the United States, Canada, and the Americas.
- Collect, document, maintain, and manage evidence, organize and compose interpretive and research essays; and
- Demonstrate developed oral and written communication skills.
For more information on the American Studies major, visit the departmental website and the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Bulletin.
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Academic information
University Division's Explore Programs tool is the place to go for academic information about any IUB major, minor, or certificate.
Open in Explore Programs- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Geographers
- History Teachers, Postsecondary
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Political Scientists
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Anthropologists
- Archeologists
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Instructional Coordinators
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- School Psychologists
- Sociologists
- Training and Development Specialists
Career Interests
John Holland developed a theoretical framework consisting of six general themes that describe broad areas interest relating to self and the working world. If you are interested in discovering your career interests, visit our Learn more about yourself page to learn about the Strong Interest Inventory.
This major consists of the following themes:
- Investigative
- Artistic
- Social
American Studies Major Related Skills
Below is a sampling of skills related to this major mapped from the Skillscan Driver Assessment. The SkillScan assessment provides a simple 3-step process to help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses, the skills you enjoy and want to use in a career and those skills needing development. Consider taking the SkillScan assessment to better understand your skills as it relates to majors at IU.
Analytical
- Analyze
- Research
Communication
- Speak to Groups
- Listen
- Speak or Interact
- Write
Management or Leadership
- Make Decisions
- Coordinate
Creative
- Visualize
- Conceptualize
- Author or Compose
Career Guides
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