美国领域涵盖了美国的历史，其机构及其国际关系，尤其着眼于美国外交政策和外交实践的发展。研究了美国政府的地理环境和经济基础以及文化背景以及美国政府的政治和宪法–法律框架及其外交政策制定过程–作为可能有一天可以代表美国或在外交场合或在法律，商业，经济发展，人道主义服务，政策研究，学术教学，新闻和其他方面的专业工作中与美国打交道。研究了美国文明的独特性或例外性，以及美国历史经验的教训是否适合世界其他地区的其他社会的问题。同样，在不断变化的世界环境中，联盟的努力和努力，美国国家利益和民主及其他价值观的定义问题，以
The United States field encompasses the history of the United States, its institutions, and its international relations, with a particular focus on the development of American foreign policy and diplomatic practice. The geographical context and economic basis and also cultural background as well as the political and constitutionallegal framework of the U.S. government and its foreign policy making processes are studiedas essential background for students who may one day be representing or may be dealing with the United States in diplomatic situations or in their professional work in law, business, economic development, humanitarian service, policy research, academic teaching, journalism, and in other ways. The question of the uniqueness, or exceptionalism, of American civilization and of the appropriateness of lessons of American historical experience to the situations of other societies in other parts of the world is examined. So, too, is the issue of the definition of U.S. national interests and democratic and other values and the defense and promotion of those abroadin a changing world environment in which coalition efforts and multilateral cooperation increasingly are necessary, and in which universal norms may or may not prevail.