第一个想给大家介绍的专业就是政治学(Political Science)。很多学习政治学的美国本科生都是pre-law的学生。Pre-law指的就是是打算以后去法学院(Law School)的本科生。因为在美国大学本科中是没有法律专业的,因此就只会有自称为pre-law的学生,我们姑且可以把他们翻译成法律的预科吧。很多打算去法学院的学生都会选择在大学的时候学习政治学,因为这个专业的很多必修课都是和法学院有所联系的。下面是加州洛杉矶分校(UCLA) 政治学部门的介绍:
The department of Political Science is dedicated to understanding and explaining politics. We offer courses on a range of topics both on domestic and international politics. Students study governance systems, public policies, political behavior and institutional design. Courses use a variety of research methods, both quantitative and qualitative and stress written and oral communication so as to increase the analytic skills of our students. The department prepares students not only to be effective citizens but for a large number of contemporary careers which require analytic thinking and the knowledge of sophisticated research methods.
政治学致力于理解和解释政治。我们提供国内和国际政治方面的课程。学生会学习治理体系、公共政策、政治行为和制度设计。课程采用多种研究方法,包括定量研究方法、定性研究方法、写作和口头研究方法,以提高学生的分析能力。该系不仅培养学生成为有效的公民,而且培养他们在面临就业时所需要的分析思维和复杂的研究方法的能力。
第二个比较小众的专业是艺术史(Art History)。我认识的一些学这个专业的学生纯粹是因为自己对这个专业喜爱而选择的这个专业。对于真正喜欢这个专业的学生来说,就业前景并不窄。艺术史专业的毕业生可以选择从事美术教育、美术研究、文博艺术管理以及新闻出版类的工作。下面是耶鲁大学(Yale University)艺术史系的介绍:
The Department of the History of Art at Yale offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses in art, architecture, and visual culture in their social and historical contexts. These courses are not characterized by a single methodological approach, but by a commitment to the firsthand investigation of works of art and to theoretically sophisticated multidisciplinary analysis. The undergraduate curriculum includes courses on Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and modern European and American art, in addition to courses on pre-Columbian, African, and Asian art.
耶鲁大学艺术史系提供了全面的本科和研究生课程,这些课程涉及艺术、建筑和视觉文化的社会和历史背景。这些课程的特点不是单一的学习方式方法,而是致力于对艺术品的第一手调查和理论上的跨学科的分析。本科课程包括古代,中世纪,文艺复兴,巴洛克,现代欧洲和美国的艺术课程,以及前哥伦比亚,非洲和亚洲的艺术。
电影研究(Film Studies)也是一个在美国众多本科中因为小众而脱颖而出的专业。不过以电影研究毕业的学生真正进入电影行业的可能就比较少见了。毕竟大学所学习的知识都是比较大概而基础,在电影研究中的必修课程也是一个道理,并不会真的教你去怎么拍电影。所以很多电影研究专业的本科毕业生会选择一些相关的领域去就业,比如说企业、公司宣传部门,或者是一些其他的传媒行业。以下是来自于加州大学伯克利分校电影和媒体研究系的一个介绍:
THE UC BERKELEY DEPARTMENT OF FILM & MEDIA offers innovative, interdisciplinary programs leading to a B.A. in Film and a Ph.D. in Film & Media. It also provides curricular support for the Designated Emphasis in Film Studies for doctoral students in other departments. The Department teaches students to think historically, theoretically, and analytically about film and media within the broad context of humanistic studies. Students and faculty engage with all forms of moving-image culture, including film, still photography, television, and digital media. The Department also offers courses in screenwriting, curating, and digital video production.
加州大学伯克利分校(UC BERKELEY)电影与媒体系提供创新的跨学科课程,以及电影本科学士学位和电影与媒体博士学位。此外,学院亦为其他学系的博士研究生提供电影研究的课程支持。本系的学生在人文研究的大背景下,思考并分析电影和媒体的作用。与此同时,学生和教授会从事各种形式的活动,包括电影、静态摄影、电视和数字媒体。该系还提供剧本创作、策划和数字视频制作方面的课程。
人类学(Anthropology)也是一个在美国本地学生中比较受欢迎的专业,但是学习人类学的中国留学生就是少之又少了。就业前景的方面的话,人类学专业的毕业生可以选择去非政府组织(NGO)、医疗领域、市场研究和公共部门。相比于其他的专业来说,人类学这一学科的覆盖面很广。下面是芝加哥大学人类学的介绍:
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago has a long and proud tradition of scholarly excellence and leadership in the discipline. We are intent on maintaining the traditional strengths of the Department while developing emerging theoretical interests in the discipline and beyond. Some of the areas that are currently enjoying particular attention by faculty and students in archaeology as well as linguistic and sociocultural anthropology include semiotic approaches to culture; postcoloniality; human rights and indigenous rights; globalization; critiques of neoliberalism; the politics of race, gender and sexuality; the analysis of place and space; mass media and visual culture; history and the historical imagination; and the anthropological study of science and technology.
芝加哥大学的人类学有着悠久而自豪的学术成就和学科领导传统。我们致力维持本系的传统优势,同时发展本学科及其以外的新兴理论和兴趣。目前特别吸引人类学的教授和学生包括考古学、语言学社会文化人类学、以及人文;后殖民主义;人权和土著权利;全球化;新自由主义的批判;种族、性别以及其和政治的联系;空间与空间的分析;大众传媒与视觉文化;历史与历史想象;以及科学技术的人类学研究。
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