What Can I Do With A Minor In American Studies

 

Overview	Career Titles	Employers	Skills
Graduate Data	Alumni/Intern Profiles	Links of Interest	Additional Information

Overview | Return to top

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St. Norbert College currently offers a minor only in American Studies.  The American Studies minor is an interdisciplinary academic program whose central mission is the study of the multifaceted character of the United States from a variety of intellectual perspectives: cultural, political, religious, philosophical, sociological, literary and historical. Students examine key aspects of American experience—including the arts, work, leisure, family, gender, race and ethnicity. Drawing on various disciplines, students will come to understand and integrate the methodologies and questions of the field.

The American Studies minor allows students to take courses in several different disciplines, encouraging them to think broadly about American culture. These courses hone students’ critical thinking skills, helping them prepare for the rigors of post-undergraduate life. The minor can serve to further specify a major in another field—such as English, sociology or history, for example—by focusing specifically on America and its issues. On the other hand, the minor can complement students’ majors in other fields, such as the natural sciences, by offering American coursework in the humanities and social sciences.


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Account Coordinator Activities Leader Admissions Counselor Advertising Specialist  Affirmative Action Officer Archivist Armorer Technician Arts Council Director Banker Benefits Coordinator Biography Creationist Book Salesperson Business Manager Campaign Planner CIA/FBI Agent Circulation Manager Civil Rights Investigator Claims Representative College Administrator College Registrar Columnist/Journalist Communications Specialist Community Action Specialist Community Organization Worker Community Outreach Worker Community Planning Specialist Community Relations Director Community Service Worker Conference Coordinator Congressional/Legislative Aide Conservation Technician Conservator Constituent Aide Consultant Consumer Advocate Contract Administrator/Specialist Convention Organizer Copy Editor Copywriter Corporation Historian/Archivist

Corrections Officer Counselor Court Appointed Advocate Cultural Affairs Officer Curator Customer Relations Rep. Customs/Immigration Officer Departmental Historian Development Specialist Editor Editorial Assistant Eligibility Specialist Employment Counselor Events Coordinator Exhibit Designer Family Services Specialist Financial Aid Counselor Foreign Service Officer Foundation Administrator Fundraiser Grant Proposal Reviewer Grant Writer Grants Specialist Health Administrator Health Educator Historian Historic Site Administrator Historical Preservationist Historical Sites Supervisor Historical Society Staff History Teacher Human Resources Manager Insurance Agent Investment Researcher Lawyer Legal Assistant Legislative Correspondent Legislative Research Assistant Librarian Literacy Program Coordinator Lobbyist Market Research Analyst Marketing Coordinator Media Buyer

Medical Admissions Staff Museum Curator Museum Educator National Park Service Adviser News Analyst News Assistant Nonprofit Administrator Organizational Planner Paralegal Park Ranger Patient Advocate Pediatric Social Worker Police Officer Political Organizer Politician Population Studies Researcher Preservationist Press Secretary Program Coordinator Project Manager Public Information Coordinator Public Opinion Interviewer Public Policy Analyst Public Relations Specialist Publishing Assistant Quality Assurance Specialist Race Relations Specialist Reporter Research Assistant Researcher Restorer Sales Representative Site Guide Social Worker Stockbroker Survey Analyst Teacher Technical Writer Underwriter Urban/Regional Planner Volunteer Coordinator Welfare Investigator Writer Youth Counselor

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Advertising Agencies  Archives Banks Book Publishers CIA/FBI  Civic Organizations Civil Rights Commission Collection Agencies Colleges & Universities Communications/Media Firms Consulting Firms Consumer Affairs Office Cultural Organizations Department of Commerce Department of Justice Department of State Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal, State and Local Government Foreign News Agencies Foundations Historic Sites / Historical Societies Hospitals Import/Export Firms Insurance Companies International Corporations and Investment Banks Labor Unions Law Firms Libraries Library of Congress Manufacturing Companies Museums National Archives & Records Administration National Endowment for the Humanities National Park Service

National Security Agency Newspapers/Magazines Nonprofit Organizations Peace Corps/AmeriCorps Public Interest Groups Public Relations Firms Radio/TV/Film Research Firms Retail Stores Smithsonian Institution Social Service Agencies Stock Companies Travel Agencies United Nations US Customs Service US Department of State

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Ability to work independently and with others Analyze data Compare ideas/translations Compose/express thoughts Computer literacy Creativity Critical analysis: the ability to analyze a situation and come up with creative and practical solutions Cultural competency Curiosity and inquisitiveness: desire to learn more and to continue learning, examine reasons beneath issues Describe/evaluate issues/ problems/events Develop/generate ideas

Effective writing: ability to successfully and precisely communication one's ideas in text Flexibility/adaptability Interdisciplinary thinking and training: ability to think about a problem in multiple ways Interface with community areas Interpret facts Observe people Oral communication Organize ideas/materials Plan/administer programs Presentation of ideas Problem solve

Read/understand ideas Research skills Review/evaluate projects or ideas Rewrite/edit Sensitivity to people & problems Summarize Synthesize Test an idea/hypothesis Track historical trends Understand individual differences Understand of relationships & social processes

 

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The job titles and employers listed below are a sample of the results from the annual St. Norbert College Career Services graduate follow-up survey for the Classes of 2003-2012.

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Alumni Profiles
Nicole Bowman-Farrell
Olivia Dart
Mike Dauplaise
Stacy De Coster
George Ermert
Martin Fallon
Carrie Haverfield
Jennifer Jirschele
Lora Zimmer

Intern Profiles
Olivia Traczyk
Rachel Wollersheim

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Career Information
Graduate Programs in American Studies

Professional Associations
American Studies Association
International American Studies Associations
American Culture Association
Popular Culture Association
National Association for Ethnic Studies

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SNC American Studies Department
Minor Requirements
Academic Advising
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