Department of American Cultural Studies

The Department of American Cultural Studies provides an interdisciplinary hub for collaboration, creativity, and transformation that informs research, teaching, and community outreach. Our teaching and research foster an interdisciplinary, global, and local approach to the study of United States social and cultural life, history, material culture, literature, politics, art, music, and popular culture.

Our undergraduate and graduate programs educate and engage students interested in addressing entangled modalities of power. We give them the tools to transform the present for a better future for everyone. We in ACS encourage our students to shape their studies around questions that matter to them: questions about environmental and racial justice, labor and economics, social media and power, immigration and rights, gender and law, Native American history, and so much more.

Students who come out of our program find themselves prepared for careers in law, public health, education, journalism, public administration, medicine, marketing, and many more pathways.

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our UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Our ACS M.A. PROGRAM

 

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Undergraduate Programs

We offer a B.A. in American Studies a flexible degree path focused on your unique needs, focused on the American cultural experience, and Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), an interdisciplinary course of study examining the cultural, social, economic, political, and educational systems of Native and Indigenous communities; we also offer several American Studies minors. 

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Our Masters program is an interdisciplinary program which serves as a professional backbone for a host of career choices in business or the public sector as well as preparing students for doctoral or law degrees.

Graduate Programs

Meet our graduate students!

Previous Masters Theses

Faculty and Staff

Meet our department members, the prestigious faculty and hardworking staff here at the University of Wyoming Department of American Cultural Studies, as well as the many other instructors who work with our department to create the unique degree paths for each of our students.

Faculty and Staff

 

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What's going on in American Cultural Studies?

The Latest Information, News, and Events!

Not just locally...

 

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but also globally!

News and Announcements

Check out the latest events and information!

American Studies News!

 

Explore Porchlight, our graduate-produced department newsletter!

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Should You Add A Second Major?

Make American Cultural Studies your second Major

Students increasingly pursue a second major to give them an edge in an uncertain job market. ACS' flexibility fits into many other programs because it shares coursework across the curriculum.

Can't Find The Right Major?
Can't find the right major?

Create Your Own with American Cultural Studies

Design a personalized program that fits your passions—whether that's race and identity, media and culture, or activism and policy. With flexible options and supportive faculty, you'll shape an education that's uniquely yours.

Learn And Grow with Internships
Build a degree through internships

Learn and Grow with Internships

An American Studies degree is a hands-on experience that includes a real-world engagement. Internships connect students with experts and communities already engaged in their chosen fields of work and study. They supplement theory but also give students a head start beyond the classroom.

Start with American Cultural Studies
Want A Career that Matters?

Start with American Cultural Studies

Whether you're heading into law, education, nonprofits, or public policy, this major prepares you to lead with purpose. Learn how to think critically, communicate powerfully, and make a lasting impact.

Prefer to Learn Online?
Prefer to Learn Online?

We got you! Major in American Cultural Studies

Complete your degree from anywhere with our fully online options. Same engaging courses, same supportive community—just on your schedule.

Additional Programs and Opportunities

Be sure to check out the many programs we support and foster:

 

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