Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available † STUDENT SATISFACTION (Complete University Guide 2022) IN THE UK 1 ST
AMERICAN STUDIES SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
The USA has an immediate and continuing impact on all our lives. It influences our culture, our economy, and our political outlook, and its foreign policy affects our future. To know and understand the nature of America, its historical, cultural and political traditions, is to appreciate more fully the real forces driving this century.
American Studies covers the culture, history and politics of the most influential country in the world, from colonization to the present day. You can shape your degree to your own interests, whether in American film, music, race, gender, migration and urbanization, social, economic and military history, terrorism, or civil rights and political protest. You will develop a range of transferable skills, which are highly valued by employers, and you have the chance to study for a year or a semester in the USA. TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • American Politics and Society • Introduction to American Literature and Culture • Introduction to American Studies • T he American Experience
Year 2 • America in Crisis • American Word/American Image • New York City: History and Culture Since 1945 • Race and Ethnicity • R ethinking the South • The Making of Transatlantic America Year 3 • African American Literature and Cultu re • America and the Bomb • Clear and Present Danger: Terrorism and America • Contemporary American Fiction • Gunfighter Nation: The West in History, Mythology and Fiction • Popular Music and the City • The American Civil War in History and Memory
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160) †
BA Single Honours ▲ 5 American Studies ♦ 5 American Studies (with Year Abroad) ♦ American Studies
(with Foundation Year) BA Joint Honours American Studies and ▲ ♦ English Literature ▲ ♦ History ▲ ♦ International Relations ▲ ♦ Politics ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Civil Service • Education • Management and Business • Politics and Government • Public Relations and Media
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