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Careers in American Studies

A degree in American Studies will prepare you for success in a variety of fields, such as social services, law, business, education, government, law enforcement, museums and archives, and journalism. Penn State Abington’s location near Philadelphia offers our students many opportunities to connect academic knowledge to life in a historically, culturally, and politically significant and vibrant urban environment.

Penn State Abington offers both a major and a minor in American Studies.

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Dr. David Ruth
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Associate Professor of History
History and American Studies Program Chair

 

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Friederike Baer, Ph.D., American History, Public History, American Immigration
Gary Calore, Ph.D., Philosophy
Bella Eve Friesel, M.F.A., Radio-Television-Film
Thomas Heise, Ph.D., American Literature, Urban Studies
Sharon Holt, Ph.D., American History, Civil War, Gender Studies, Public History
Ellen Andrews Knodt, D.Arts, American Dream in American Culture, Modern America…
Liliana M. Naydan, Ph.D., English
David Ruth, Ph.D., American History
Karen Weekes, Ph.D., Contemporary Literature, American Literature, Women's Writ…
Patricia Workman, J.D., Criminal Justice

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