BA American Studies (United States) with Film
Colchester, United Kingdom
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English
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Full time
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Introduction
American Studies (United States) BA
Our multidisciplinary course enables you to assess American contributions to our understanding of political, historical, social and cultural perspectives of the world. You combine studies of the US with a number of options in film studies offered by our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, Department of History, and School of Philosophy and Art History.
Crucially, you also spend either a term or a full academic year studying in the United States, so you can explore and become immersed in American culture.
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Modern Revolutions in Science, Politics, and Culture
- Introduction to United States Literature
- Approaches to Film and Media
- Introduction to United States Sociology
- Skills for University Studies
Year 2
- Crisis of the American Idea
Program Outcome
The degree is built to be extremely flexible and student-led, and as you progress through the course you can choose from an enormous range of options from across the humanities and social sciences including:
- Contemporary social issues, such as the struggles for racial justice
- The legacies of slavery and the civil rights movement
- Environmental protection of the ‘wilderness’ of the Far West
- Native American histories and rights
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Career Opportunities
As a graduate in American Studies, you’ll have gained a wide-ranging knowledge of many aspects of American life. You’ll acquire essential critical abilities as well as excellent communication skills.
This is excellent preparation for careers in media, education, politics, the Civil Service, international organisations such as UN and NATO or non-governmental organisations, and many other fields. Our recent graduates have gone on to work in various desirable roles including:
- Account executive for Bluesky PR
- Business provision manager for BT
- Events co-ordinator for Age UK
Program delivery
American Studies (United States) BA: 3 years
American Studies (United States) BA (Including Year Abroad): 4 years
American Studies (United States) BA (Including Placement Year): 4 years
- Taught through lectures plus classes of about twenty students
- You take a one-hour lecture and a one-hour class for each of your modules every week
- Spend either a term or a full year experiencing the American education system
- Hands-on experience of camerawork and film production
- Explore film theory through use of film and literature