Through study and service off-campus, American studies majors encounter first-hand the issues they explore in the classroom.
A course on Latin American migrations and immigration took students on a trip to the Texas/Mexico border, where they stayed with local families. Students in our civil rights seminar have traveled to many of the most important locations of the African-American freedom movement. Students have also gone to New Orleans to see the ongoing impact of Hurricane Katrina.
As an American studies major, you'll participate in community service, fieldwork and/or an internship. You'll find many prospects for service near our campus, but American studies majors have also worked in many other places around the globe, including South Africa, New Zealand, Germany and Mexico.
¾«¶«AV encourages its students to take advantage of opportunities to study away and to apply to SATA (Study Away and Teach Away) programs the College may offer.