History and Politics of the Americas with a Year Abroad BA

• Encountering the Americas: Key Themes and Concepts
• Introduction to Politics

Optional modules may include:

• Languages (Spanish, Portuguese, or French)
• History of Latin America, c. 1830-c. 1930 or History and Politics of Latin America, c.1930 to present
• The Making of Modern America: The United States since 1920

• Research Methods for International Studies
• Politics and Society in the Americas

You will select from a range of optional modules, which may include optional modules from year 1 and:

• Building the American Nation: The United States, 1798-1920
• The Making of Modern America: The United States since 1920
• London and the United States: the Difference a City Makes
• The History and Politics of US Popular Culture in the Twentieth Century
• Protest Politics in the USA from the New Deal to the Tea Party
• Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Latin America
• Political Economy of Latin America: Institutions and Economic Growth
• International Politics of Latin America
• Democratisation in Latin America
• Power and Politics in Everyday Life: Topics in the Anthropology of Latin America
• Language (Spanish, Portuguese, or French)

• Contemporary Issues and Texts in the Americas
• Dissertation

Optional modules may include:

• Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary
• The New Deal: The USA and the Legacy of the Great Depression
• American Radicalisms 1945-1989
• Race and Resistance in Black Atlantic Thought
• Crime, Violence, and Control in the Americas
• Queer USA: The Politics of Sexual Minorities in the United States since World War Two
• We Shall Overcome: The Civil Rights Movement in America
• Money and Politics in the Americas
• Human Rights in the Americas
• The History and Politics of US Popular Culture in the Twentieth Century
• Protest Politics in the USA from the New Deal to the Tea Party
• International Politics of Latin America
• Democratisation in Latin America
• Political Ecologies of the Americas
• Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Latin America

Teaching is based on lectures, seminar discussions, workshops, and individual coursework feedback. Core year one modules are taught comparatively, thematically and jointly by disciplinary and regional experts. As the degree progresses, seminars become smaller, more focused and students will follow their research interests to specialise in disciplines and regions of their choice.

Assessment will be based on various types of written coursework and formal examinations, with learning also evaluated through speaking contributions and oral presentations. Students’ ability to engage with external audiences will be assessed in the year four core module. There is an emphasis on the acquisition of research skills via the completion of a research methods module (year two) and a 10,000-word dissertation (year four).