CULTURAL STUDIES: OVERVIEW
Develop an understanding of the traditional disciplines in the humanities, professional fields such as communications, journalism, and creative writing, or interdisciplinary areas such as women’s studies, African American studies, and American studies with a program in cultural studies at Empire State College.
As you pursue a degree in this area, you explore the ways in which human beings understand, organize and communicate their world. You can design a degree in:
- traditional humanities disciplines such as literature or philosophy
- professional fields such as communications
- interdisciplinary areas such as American studies, ethnicity or global studies
You develop skills in writing and research, critical reading and thinking, and cross-cultural understanding. You study and analyze philosophical, literary and artistic expressions across cultures, social structures and belief systems, and cross-cultural and historical perspectives on such issues as ethics, gender, class and race. You can sharpen your communication skills, increase your awareness or change your view of the world.
WHO CHOOSES CULTURAL STUDIES?
Students use the critical and analytic skills developed through work in this area of study to prepare well for such graduate school entrance exams as the GRE and the LSAT for law school, or for entry into a variety of fields, from business to government.
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WHAT CAN YOU STUDY?
Students develop concentrations in the traditional disciplines in the humanities, including:
- philosophy
- religious studies
- writing and literature
They pursue professional fields such as:
- communications (journalism, media and film studies)
- creative writing
Others develop concentrations in interdisciplinary areas such as:
- Women’s studies
- African American studies
- American studies
- World languages and literature
- Area studies (Asian, African, Caribbean)
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