GW的美国研究课程位于哥伦比亚艺术科学学院，是美国最严格和最具创新性的课程之一。该计划以15名全职和20名附属教职员工为核心，通过人类学，建筑史，艺术史，英语，民俗，地理，媒体研究，历史，表演研究和政治理论等方法，强调跨学科的文化分析。该部门的特别优势是在文化历史和文化研究，艺术和文化，种族和族裔，性别和性，跨国美国研究，对空间和地方的城市研究，政治和公共文化以及宗教方面。在读博士 该计划在三个相关领域针对他们的兴趣量身制定了一份综合的学习计划。这些跨学科领域突出了美国研究和相关学科（例如艺术史，英语，历
Housed in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, American Studies at GW is one of the nation's most rigorous and innovative programs. With a core of 11 full-time and 9 affiliated and associated faculty members, the program emphasizes interdisciplinary cultural analysis with approaches from anthropology, architectural history, art history, English, folklife, geography, media studies, history, performance studies, and political theory. The department's particular strengths are in cultural history and cultural studies, art and culture, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, transnational American studies, urban studies of space and place, political and public cultures and religion.<br><br>Students in the PhD program construct a comprehensive plan of study in three related fields tailored to their interests. These interdisciplinary fields highlight major problems in American studies and in related disciplines, such as art history, English, history, and political science. Students develop research agendas early in their studies through participation in seminars and workshops, often drawing on the rich resources of DC-based archives and research institutes. The department strongly supports the acquisition of foreign language skills.