During your United States Studies degree, you’ll develop important skills while gaining an in-depth understanding of American politics, economics and history.
These skills may include:
- Application of problem solving to the examination of issues relevant to American-Canadian relations and policies
- Critical thinking and analysis of concepts related to American topics from multiple perspectives
- Decision-making and presentation of recommendations that reflect a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of American and Canadian economies and politics
- Research, data collection, synthesis, and analysis of large amounts of data
- Resourcefulness in finding crucial information and using context to understand its meaning and importance
- Persuasive public speaking and reasoning that are evidence-based and acknowledge the influence different perspectives can have on facts
- Written and verbal communication skills used to identify and examine contemporary issues in American culture and society
