Sample Career Scenarios for American Studies Majors

American Studies Knowledge Plus Your Unique Values, Interests and Skills Equals Your Career Options

• Interest in American political culture plus writing skills equals journalism, broadcast news
• Sports in American society plus writing equals sportswriter, sports information officer, sports PR
• Art in American culture plus keen aesthetic sense equals museum curator/educator, gallery director, auction house employee
• History of American media plus research skills equals film researcher
• Love for books and information resources about everything American plus organizational skills and service orientation equals Library Director
• Interest in American TV watching trends along with numerical and analytical skills equals a media researcher/planner for an ad agency
• Fascination with American political culture, verbal, writing presentation skills equals Lawyer, Policy Analyst, Legislative Staffer, Political consultant
• Intrigue with women’s issues plus helping orientation equals social worker/counselor for a domestic violence center
  
• Focus on women in American culture and writing skills equals publications coordinator for women’s group, editor for women’s magazine
  

• Interest in patterns for American consumption plus research, analytical and quantitative skills equals market researcher
• Ability to analyze/understand segments of American society plus verbal/persuasive skills equals development/fund raising for not for profit or sales