Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
Undergraduate ProgramsWhy Major in American Studies?
The Department of American Studies provides students with the skills to critically analyze issues of place, identity, and community through a comparative and transnational lens.
UMBC’s American studies program offers you a chance to analyze dynamic issues of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in American culture that impact our contemporary world. Through a major in American studies, you’ll learn about local and global communities, place-based research, explore America’s relationship with other countries, and study representations of America in entertainment and pop culture. You’ll graduate with a strong set of critical analysis skills that will prepare you for a rewarding career in law, journalism, teaching, museums, non-profit organizations, education, and public policy.
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