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American Studies

About the Major

The American Studies major is an interdisciplinary program with courses in American literature, social institutions, economic development, religious life, political science, and other related areas.
 
As part of the program, students have the opportunity to do original research with specific facets of life in the United States, including its variety of subcultures.

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• History museums and historic sites
• Historical associations and societies
• Cultural heritage organizations
• Historical projects
• Research and service institutions
• National Archives and Records
• Library of Congress
• National Park Service
• Intelligence Services
• Foreign Service
• State archives and libraries
• State museums, parks and historic sites
• Municipal archives
• Arts & humanities councils & commissions

Dr. William R. Forstchen

Dr. Forstchen was awarded a 1998 Pew Grant to conduct archaeological research on Mongol encampment sites in Russia's Saratov region; he addressed Washington, D.C.'s Society for Military History in 1995; a decade earlier, he was a finalist in Maine's Teacher Astronaut program...

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