American Studies

American Studies seeks to understand the American experience as a whole and as a part of modern world history where one examines the diversity of cultures within the USA as well as the country's relationship with other nations.
SAMPLING OF CAREER PATHS: Business, public & private Arts & Media Coordinator Consultant Ecologist Employee Assistant Planner Events Planner Financial adviser Labor Relations Specialist Lawyer Marketing Researcher Mediator Public Relations Agent Real Estate Agent Recruiter Special Events Marketer Tour guide Education Admission Advisor Curriculum Designer Counselor Educator Librarian Professor Teacher Government City Manager Congressional Rep Foreign Service Officer Health Policy Maker Lobbyist Urban Planner/Administrator	Media Film producer Journalist Reporter TV Commentator Museums Archivist Historical Preservationist Museum Project Manager Non-Profit Activist Affirmative Action Worker Administrator, non-profit Case Manager Community Org. Director Cultural Resource Manager Grant writer Human Service Worker Legal Advocate Outreach Coordinator Religious leader Social Program Director Social Science Analyst Social Worker
WORK SETTINGS INCLUDE: Advertising agencies Banks Business Civil Rights Organization Community organizations Consulting firms Colleges/universities Cultural Center Governmental agencies Hospitals/clinics Import/export firms Law firms Legislative offices Libraries Marketing firms	Museum/historical institution Newspapers/magazines Non-profit organizations Own home/residence Public/ private schools Public interest org. Publishers Radio/TV Religious organizations Research institutes Scouting organizations Travel agencies Urban renewal Women centers
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American Association for Affirmative Action: job listinhg American Association for School Librarians: scholarships, job listing American Civil Liberties Union: job listing under “Careers” American Council of Learned Societies: Directory of 64 Constituent Societies, offers fellowships and grants American Folklore Center: internship and jr. fellowships American History Association: job listings for members, fellowships American Public Human Service Association: with job bank American Studies Association: internships, fellowships Assoc. for Applied Community Researchers: job listing Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: college scholarships Educators for Social Responsibility Federation of State Humanities Council International Association for the Humanities: fellowships Labor and Employment Relations Association: job listing Museum on Main Street Multicultural Education, Training, and Advocacy National Association for Community Mediation National Association for Ethnic Studies:jobs, fellowships National Association for Interpretation National Association for Multicultural Education: links National Humanities Center: fellowships National Initiative for a Network of Cultural Heritages National MultiCultural Institute Organization of American Historians: academic job listing Partners for Sacred Places The Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues: fellowships Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals : job listing for members Society of Utopian Studies United Farm Workers of America