Bachelor of Arts - American Studies
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Progression Summary
program description
the american studies program is designed to meet the needs of students, including non-traditional majors and lifelong learners, who want to pursue a flexible, multi-disciplinary curriculum in american studies. students explore the experiences and values of the people of the united states as embodied in their history, literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression.
all undergraduate students are required to choose one of three program focus areas:
- american arts - students explore the creative role of music, film, and popular culture in shaping american values, desires, tastes, and behavior. they are invited to examine the ways in which the visual arts have shaped, and are a product of, the social, economic, and political developments that have defined the american experience.
- american history - students acquire a broad understanding of the interplay of culture, society, and political change in america's past, present, and future. this focus explores how present day problems are contingent on past actions and belief systems.
- american literature - students will read poetry and prose, fictional and dramatic works of representative american writers. they will acquire an understanding of critical approaches to the study of literature, and of the relationship between culture and literary studies.
Start Date
2026-01
Tuition fees
96,938 .SAR
Start Date
2026-01
Tuition fees
96,938 .SAR
