Overview

Get ready to learn all about the history, literature, and culture of the United States! Our American Studies degree explores seminal historical events, great books, films, and music. You’ll examine issues of race, gender, civil liberties. You’ll learn about American politics, foreign policy, and how U.S. power projects around the world.

American Studies (3 Years) at University of East Anglia is one of the most established and highly regarded departments in the UK. It has been taught here for over half of a century. You’ll learn with experts doing world-leading research on U.S. history, literature, and culture. Working through a variety of subjects, the course responds to your interests.

After the Course

As an American Studies graduate, you’ll be well placed to enter a wide range of professions and sectors. You’ll graduate as an expert researcher and communicator, skilled in analysing data, and good at working in a team. Working across disciplines, studying abroad, and undertaking in-depth research will give you key skills that are highly regarded by employers in fields such as publishing, law, journalism, financial services, the Civil Service, marketing and advertising, the cultural industries, teaching or lecturing, public relations and research.

Careers

Examples of careers you could enter include:

Creative and cultural industries
Law
Journalism
Teaching
Civil service
Marketing and advertising

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

America Literature II: Making It 'New'

American History I: Age of Revolutions

American History II: the American Century

American Literature I: Imagining America

American Studies I: Reading Cultures I

American Studies II: Ideas and Ideologies

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-29 00:00:00

More details

You may be able to apply through UCAS Extra - available between 26 February and 4 July.

Language

English

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105

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Norwich, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies American and Australasian studies View 180 other Bachelors in Area & Cultural Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

105

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

A levels ABB
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM
International Baccalaureate 32 points overall
Irish Leaving Certificate 3 subjects at H2, 3 subjects at H3

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Tuition Fees

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23100 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Living costs

Norwich

United Kingdom

609 - 1044 GBP / month

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

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Disciplines

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General requirements

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