Academics & Research
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Retina Surgeon
CHRIS GEE
“I think the foundation in a well rounded education helps me appreciate the different cultures and life experiences of my patients. It helps me to be more empathetic.”
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Criminal and Family Law Attorney
ALEX SMITH
“Legal research is essential for an attorney. As most of my American Studies classes involved research, I essentially use those skills learned at BYU every day.”
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Orthodontist
CHAD ROWAN
“I feel like my degree has helped me connect with my patients in a way that I otherwise would not have been able to.”
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Associate Director of Human Resources
EMILY SMITH
“I do a lot of professional writing and communications in my job. I am often grateful for the skills I gained at university that help me still today.”
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Lease Specialist
AUSTIN GARDINER
“American Studies is an amazing major that provides tools and information to take the next step in life. I'd recommend confirming that next step so you know the classes and tools you will need to be ready.”
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Homemaker
ALEXA THOMAS
“American Studies gave me a more open mind and a lot of compassion, which helps me have better relationships in my daily life.”
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Director of Sales, Relations, Marketing Coordinator
AUSTIN CLEGG
“American Studies taught me how to ask the right questions, deeply look at problems and issues, communicate clearly in tough situations, and understand how perspectives are made and tourism culture is formed.”
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Teacher
CAITLIN CHACON
“My journey definitely was not linear, but I think that every role I took along the way taught me valuable lessons and gave me skills that led me to where I am now.”
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Attorney
MATTHEW DELANGE
“My American Studies degree is always a conversation starter and a good interviewing topic!”
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Author, Financial Coach, Digital Creator
EMILY BURNETT
“American Studies was an ideal foundation on which to layer technical skills and made me a stand-out marketer and web developer, and now entrepreneur.”
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Health Care Attorney
BRIAN DUKE
“Much of the curriculum in the American Studies degree helps students to order and present their thinking in a clear, concise way.”
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Business Owner
TODD HENDERSON
“American Studies taught me how to read, analyze, and think critically about how people in America behave.”
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Project Manager
ASHLEY ALLRED BURR
“My degree taught me how to be curious and think critically.”
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Third-Year Law Student
LAWRENCE TUTTLE
“American Studies had the flexibility to mold my academic path to fit my legal interests.”
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Stay-at-Home Parent + Freelance Writer & Digital Marketer
AMANDA POPPE HORNE
“One thing I like about my degree is that it is lesser known so I am often given the opportunity to explain my skill set in more depth in interviews.”
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Doctor
CRAIG YUGAWA
“American Studies allowed me the credit hour leeway to pursue my premed coursework and my humanities work at the same time.”
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Presentation Specialist
AUDREY PIERCE
“American Studies has given me a vast knowledge of politics, economics, history, and the arts that have helped me connect and network with people in the workplace, which has led me to positions I have had.”
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Professor
VERLAN LEWIS
“As an American Studies major, I learned how to synthesize scholarship from a diversity of disciplines, including history, literature, and political science.”
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