美国研究专为对美国文化的跨学科研究感兴趣的学生而设计。它鼓励在感兴趣领域的总体结构中灵活和创新，这些领域包括但不限于：文化研究，西南研究，环境，科学和技术，大众文化，性别与性研究，种族，阶级和种族。学生将与本科生指导老师紧密合作，共同组建专业，并且必须获得所有课程工作的指导老师的批准。美国研究的九小时课程可能与艺术与科学小组的要求重叠。
The American Studies major at the University of New Mexico offers undergraduate students unparalleled flexibility in designing a course of study of their own choice, one that draws on a curriculum of remarkable breadth and taught by a faculty of national prominence. In no other department on campus can a student find such a wide exposure to so many areas in cultural, political and environmental studies.<br><br>The large faculty in American Studies offer courses in six major areas-<br><br>Transnationalism and Globalization<br>Critical Regionalism and Southwest Studies<br>Critical Race and Class Studies<br>Environmental and Social Justice <br>Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies,<br>Comparative Cultural and Popular Culture Studies.<br>These areas of emphasis offer undergraduate students intense and rigorous introduction to American studies from a critical and fascinating vantage point.