The American Studies major at the University of New Mexico offers undergraduate students unparalleled flexibility in designing a course of study of their own choice, one that draws on a curriculum of remarkable breadth and taught by a faculty of national prominence.
In no other department on campus can a student find such a wide exposure to so many areas in cultural, political and environmental studies.
The large faculty in American Studies offer courses in six major areas:
Transnationalism and Globalization
Critical Regionalism and Southwest Studies
Critical Race and Class Studies
Environmental and Social Justice
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies;
Comparative Cultural and Popular Culture Studies.
These areas of emphasis offer undergraduate students intense and rigorous introduction to American studies from a critical and fascinating vantage point.