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In our rapidly changing society, the role of “family” is constantly being redefined. The Saint Joseph College Family Studies major provides an in-depth analysis of the impact and meaning of family in our world. As a Family Studies major, you will study a variety of aspects related to the modern family, including nutrition, family relations, financial planning and research. Benefits of the Saint Joseph College degree program include:
A Personalized Course of Study
As a Family Studies major, your studies begin with a core curriculum that includes Psychology, Sociology, Writing, Biology, Human Development, and Family Relations. You then choose either Consumer Sciences or Contemporary Family Issues as your area of concentration. As a concentrated major, your course work, reflects your area of interest. Many students minor in Management, Psychology, or Gerontology to complement their work in Family Studies.
Internship Opportunities
Students of the Family Studies degree program participate in self designed internships throughout the area. Recently, students have worked and studied at the Department of Consumer Protection, Saint Agnes Home, the state judicial system, the Department of Children and Families, and area youth and community service bureaus.
Gradate Success
Graduates from the Saint Joseph College Family Studies Program have found employment at institutions such as New Britain Visiting Nurses Association, the Jesuit Volunteers AIDS Program, the Department of Children and Families, Family Resource Centers, Wheeler Clinic, and the Village for Families and Children. With a degree in Family Studies, you can pursue the following career options:
Advocate, Parent
Consumer Affairs Staff
Director, Community Service
Director, Senior Center
Interior Designer
Teacher (requires additional courses for state certification)
Caseworker
Counselor
Director, Group Home
Extension Service Specialist
Social Work Trainee

After graduation, American Studies majors pursue careers in government, law, education, library, and museum work. The range and depth of this field of study serves as an ideal academic foundation for those interested in graduate work in literature, history, American Studies, or law. Career options include:
Archivist
Genealogist
Historian
Lawyer
Legislative Analyst
Lobbyist
Museum Curator
Museum Educator
Non-Profit Administrator
Policy Analyst
Research/Reference/Technical Librarian
Teacher

As a student in the American Studies program, you will obtain a broad liberal arts education through classes in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The American Studies major offers an interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on American life and culture – its origins, development and contemporary expression. Students in the program combine areas of interest to create a tailor-made program of study. Some examples include American Studies combined with: Native American literature; labor history; film studies; or decorative arts.
Important features of the curriculum include:
an introduction to historical analysis, research and record-keeping through experiences in archives, museums, libraries and historical societies
a strong cross-disciplinary sense of the interrelationships among the people, events, and physical environments of regions, using local studies to build a comprehensive understand of America as a whole
a foundation of understanding and critical ability to interpret American culture and to study it in a global perspective
analytical, research, oral and written communication skills which are important in business, education, and government
The major consists of a minimum of 39 credits, distributed among at least three disciplines concerned with some aspect of American experiences. Required courses include: AMST/HIST 201: Workshop in History: Going to the Source; AMST 276: Cultural Studies; and AMST 499: Senior Coordinating Seminar. American Studies majors complete 18 credits in one of the three focus areas: American Economy and Polity (Economics and Political Science); American History and Society (History and Sociology); or American Representations (Art, Literature, Philosophy). Elementary and secondary teaching certification options are available.
Internship Opportunities
Internships provide an opportunity for practical experience in a professional agency related to your field of study. Students majoring in American Studies have held internships at the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Connecticut Historical Society, the Connecticut Senate Majority Office, and local law firms and libraries.
Internships for College credit are available at historical societies, corporations, government agencies, museums, and community non-profits. Access to the day-to-day operation of these professional environments provides invaluable insight and experience when planning a career.

“In the American Studies program at Saint Joseph College, faculty and students use various methods of analysis – art historical, ethnographic, media reception studies – to formulate possible solutions to the most significant scholarly questions of our time. It’s a very exciting approach.” – Dr. Dennis Barone, director of American Studies
American Studies continues to be a desirable major in today’s world because of its broad applicability. Whether you plan a career in education, public relations, law, journalism, state government, or almost any other field, you will acquire proficiency in critical thinking/analysis and written/oral communications.

The founding goal of the Department of Digital Literature and Arts is to meet the demands of our nations’ “Challenge 2008—National Development Plan,” and cope with the needs of cultural content and creative industry. Therefore, the educational objective of the department is to cultivate students with abilities in artistic and literary creation by the integration of digital design skills and knowledge.
The academic programs of the department stress the following:
A: The promotion of added-value language application abilities.
B: Laying a solid foundation for the development of aesthetics industry.
C: The reinforcement of the integration abilities on digital-cultural contents.
D: The development of digital reservation skills and innovative technologies.
In order to ensure graduates are equipped with professional skills, and become significant contributors to the digital content industry, the curriculum design of this department focuses on two inter-disciplinary academic programs: Digital reservation technologies and digital creation abilities. Attainment of these educational goals can be reflected in the following four indicators:
A: The cultivation of basic abilities in digital literature and arts.
B: The development of advanced abilities in cultural contents.
C: The training of practical capabilities for digital creation.
D: The nurturing of the required knowledge in cultural Industry.

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Candidates for the degree of Associate in Arts with a concentration in Liberal Arts are required to complete a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit in a prescribed program of study with a minimum cumulative quality point index of 2.0.
See the Dean’s office for requirements.
Undergraduate Admission Contacts
Queens
Office of Admission
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8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
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Humanities
18 credit hours chosen from non-University core English, Philosophy and Theology courses
Social Sciences
18 credit hours chosen from non-University core Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology courses
Science/Math
12 credits hours chosen from non-University core Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics courses
BLS Seminar in Liberal Studies
3 credit hours - only for upper seniors
Undergraduate Admission Contacts
Queens
Office of Admission
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
1 (888) 9STJOHNS

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies is designed to provide a quality, multidisciplinary education. Its flexible approach is geared especially to the nontraditional student, typically pursuing a degree at night, while working full time during the day.
Instead of choosing the traditional single academic major area of study, the Liberal Studies major studies a variety of areas centered on the humanities, the social sciences and science and mathematics. A minor area includes one of the many career areas offered such as:
administrative studies
business
computer science
criminal justice
health services
journalism
paralegal studies

Television and film studies is one of the University’s most exciting programs, leading to important career positions in the communications industry. The entertainment industry is now the second largest revenue producing industry in New York City and New York State. In New York City, media and entertainment gained 10,500 jobs last year, a 6.6% boost. Movie production was up 10%, and broadcasting added 1,700 jobs. Experts predict that communication and entertainment will continue to be areas of employment growth for the next 20 years.