Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies offered in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of the Incarnate Word challenges students to investigate culture and individual experiences, social relations and power structures, and discover approaches to the challenges of today’s world.

With the University of the Incarnate Word's broad understanding of culture, its drivers and its interpretations, students of Cultural Studies are students of the workings of the world. Combining the strengths of the social sciences and the humanities, Cultural Studies draws on methods and theories used in traditional disciplines such as Literary Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Studies, History, Philosophy, Political Economy, Psychoanalysis and Religious Studies. Cultural Studies also draws on theories and methods from the growing fields of Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, Feminist Studies and Media Studies. By working across the boundaries of these fields, they can address new questions and problems arising in today's world.

The critical thinking, writing, and interpersonal skills developed in the program prepare students for a competitive and highly diverse marketplace. Graduates of the program have gone on to work in a variety of areas, including higher education administration, nonprofit organizations, radio and music, and international business. Add to those options K-12 education, museums, advertising and marketing, and publishing. Others have gone to graduate school, law school or started their own business.