A particular fit, but the right fit if you know what you want

The MAAS program at UGhent is a strong, interdisciplinary American Studies program. The thoroughly international student body and the wide expertise of the staff are the program's strong points. I found the staff supportive and encouraging, even going out of their way to support academic and professional opportunities outside the formal course boundaries. The staff wants to see its students succeed and works hard to create the academic and community space to create that success.

If the student knows what particular issues excite them academically, then the interdisciplinary nature of the program will only round out their original interests. The freedom of the interdisciplinary field is in drawing connections from otherwise separate fields. In this way, a student with clear academic interests can benefit from the freedom of movement the program allows and do academic work otherwise difficult to justify in a program solely dedicated to, say, Politics or History.