MA American Studies

2:1 (or international equivalent)

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MA American Studies will give you the opportunity to study a subject that you are passionate about at a more detailed level than is possible during an undergraduate degree. As such, this is an ideal step into a future research qualification, such as a PhD.

Core modules

• Approaches to American Studies
• Researching Contemporary America
• Dissertation in American Studies

Optional modules

You will choose one of the following modules:

• Arts in Society
• Mastering the Arts: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research

You will also select up to three 20-credit modules from a range of options offered by the department.

• American Madness: Mental Illness in History and Culture
• American Magazine Culture
• Building the Nation: The Discursive Space of American Architecture
• Engaging Asia: The United States, India and Pakistan, 1942-Present
• Ethnic and New Immigrant Writing
• Feminist Thought in the US: 1970-Present
• From Revolution to Rapprochement: Britain and the US 1776-1877
• History of the Civil Rights Movement
• In the Midst of War: The United States and the Vietnam Wars, 1940-1975
• Latino Cultures
• North American Film Adaptations
• Popular Music Cultures and Counter-cultures
• Recent Queer Writing
• Sexuality in American History
• The Great American Short Story
• US Foreign Policy
• Varieties of Classic American Film, Television and Literature Since 1950