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American Studies is a customizable interdisciplinary program that allows undergraduate students to leverage the extensive range of American-focused scholarship and research available on campus to examine and comprehend the United States and its role in an increasingly interconnected world. The curriculum combines diverse subjects, methodologies, and resources from multiple academic fields, incorporating the classic combination of history and literature alongside social sciences, material culture, architecture, legal studies, technology, urban studies, ecology, economics, and the arts.
Career Opportunities:
Higher education
Public policy and government
Media industries
Graduate programs (law, medicine, business)
Community services
Public administration
News reporting
Book and magazine publishing
Human services
Labor advocacy
To be considered for admission to UC Berkeley, international applicants must:
finish secondary school and
earn a certificate of completion, which allows admission to a university in their home country or country of graduation
The university requires further study, either completion of the two-year A-level program with a minimum of three academic exams, the IB diploma program, or another similar academic curriculum.
For (IBT) minimum score of 80 or better, Paper-based test (completed prior to Oct. 2017): Minimum score of 550 or better, Revised paper-delivered test (completed Oct. 2017 or later): Minimum score of 60 or better, (IELTS) Accepted with a 6.5 or better band score (academic modules)