B.A. American Studies

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    Bachelor's degree

Are you curious about September 11? How did American TV series like 24 and Battlestar Galactica reinforce or question the War on Terror? Or about Hollywood, the American Dream, the US economic blockade of Cuba, economic crises in South America, and what the presidential aspirations of Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama tell us about race, class and gender in the United States? If you wish to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the Americas, their nation-states and peoples, and their diverse cultures, this course is ideal. Pan-American in its approach, it will require you to think critically about the Americas as a region rather than narrowly focus on the United States. The combination of core units and a wide range of options provide opportunities for you to learn about North America, Central America and South America through their literature, film, politics, history, sociology, geography and economics.

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Subjects

  • Latin
  • Options
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Hollywood

Course programme

Course Content Year one

In the first year you will study introductory units to the various disciplines that you will cover on the course. These core units will offer you a chance to acquire a coherent understanding of the history, culture and politics of the Americas as a whole.

  • Studying at University
  • Developing Research Skills
  • Introduction to Latin American History
  • Introduction to North American Studies
  • Introduction to Culture and Society in the Americas
  • Politics and Economics in the Americas
Year two

In the second and third years of study there will be a range of options so you can pursue your own particular interests. Options may vary from year to year but throughout the course, you will have opportunities to study in-depth critical and theoretical approaches to a wide range of subjects.

Core units unclude:

  • Race, Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas
  • US Government and Politics
  • US Foreign Policy: Ideals and Self Interest
  • Democratisation in Latin America

Options from:

  • American Civil War
  • Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America
  • Key Issues in Development
  • American Literature
  • Economic and Political Geography 1: North American City
  • Critical Hollywood
  • Managing Across Cultures
  • Language
  • Learning From Experience
Year three

A large part of your final year is given over to the preparation of your dissertation, which is a major piece of independent work on a topic of your own choice. Some examples include the impact of the Vietnam war on US foreign policy and women in the Black power movement.

You will also study some optional units from:

  • Accredited Study Abroad
  • Civil Rights in the USA and its Legacy
  • Borderland America
  • City and Nation: The Latin American Urban Experience
  • Black American Film
  • African American History and Culture
  • US Masculinities
  • Contemporary Issues and Controversies in Latin America
  • Transitional Justice and Human Rights

B.A. American Studies

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