American Studies

Description

Kent provides a blend of established staples in American Studies such as the Civil War, slavery and contemporary politics, along with innovative modules on Native American literature, US environmental issues, and Latin American history and culture (including a Spanish language option). A wide range of modules are on offer in both three- and four-year programmes.

This programme is a three-year degree, with the option of spending one term at a US university in your third and final year. Each programme allows you to shape your degree into something unique and challenging.

The University of Kent has been teaching and researching in the field of American Studies since 1973. The programme is taught by an impressive range of internationally recognised scholars who specialise in American film, literature, history and politics. Students are encouraged to visit the United States or Latin America through our exchange systemCareers

Many employers view a graduate with overseas study experience as more employable. Studying American Studies gives you transferable skills, such as the ability to work independently, to assimilate and analyse information and to present that information clearly and concisely in written form, and with passion and confidence orally.

Our graduates have gone on to careers in business, further professional training, management, broadcasting and media, teaching and a variety of other occupations in Britain, Europe and the USA.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline As early as possible Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date September 2015 28 September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS

• Total Kent credits: 360
• Total ECTS credits: 180

Credits 360

• Total Kent credits: 360
• Total ECTS credits: 180

Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.

Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

• EN303 - Introduction to American Studies
• HI390 - The Emergence of America:From European Settlement to 1880
• HI391 - The Rise of the United States Since 1880
• HI426 - Making History: Theory and Practice
• HA314 - The Shock of the Now: Themes in Contemporary Art
• HA315 - The Shock of the Now: Themes in Contemporary Art
• HA361 - Introduction to Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
• HA362 - Introduction to Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
• EN331 - Readings in the Twentieth Century
• EN332 - Writing America
• EN333 - Romanticism
• FI313 - Film Form
• FI315 - Introduction to Film Theory
• PO327 - Introduction to Comparative Politics

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

• EN665 - American Studies: Topics in the 20th Century
• EN675 - Declaring Independence: 19th Century US Literature
• HA681 - Pixelated World: The Digital Revolution
• FI595 - Film Genre (Horror)
• FI599 - The Gothic in Film
• FI611 - New York & The Movies
• EN695 - Empire, New Nations and Migration
• PO617 - Contemporary Politics and Government in the United States
• HI742 - The Cold War, 1941-1991
• HI5023 - The American Civil War Era 1848-1877
• HI763 - How the West was Won (or lost): The American West in the Nineteenth Cen
• HI795 - Inviting Doomsday: US Environmental

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

• HI560 - American Studies Extended Essay
• PO616 - The Politics of Trust (in the USA)
• HI747 - The Cold War, 1941 - 1991
• PO617 - Contemporary Politics and Government in the United States
• SO594 - Terrorism and Modern Society
• HI796 - Inviting Doomsday: US Environmental
• HI5024 - The American Civil War Era 1848-1877
• FI582 - New York and the Movies
• FI584 - The Gothic in Film
• EN701 - The Global Eighteenth Century
• EN703 - The 'Real' America: Class and Culture in the American Gilded Age
• EN705 - The Contemporary Memoir
• EN709 - Animals, Humans, Writing
• EN710 - Victorian Aestheticism and Decadence
• EN588 - Innovation and Experiment in New York, 1945- 1995
• EN623 - Native American Literature
• EN653 - Semester Abroad A
• EN654 - Semester Abroad B
• EN658 - American Crime Fiction
• FI615 - Film Genre (Horror)
• HA682 - Pixelated World: The Digital Revolution
• EN676 - Cross-Cultural Coming-of-Age Narratives
• EN667 - Harlem to Hogan's Alley: Black Writing in North America

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 75(Grade B) TOEFL paper-based test score : 580 TOEFL iBT® test : 85

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

Passing the Kent IFP guarantees you entry onto the first year of this degree programme.

Offer levels

A/AS level 320 points (3 A level equivalents) inc BB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points or IB Diploma with 16 points at Higher inc 5/6/6 in HL English A1/A2/B for T700 and 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History for T701.

Required subjects

• History (T701): A level History grade B.
• Literature (T700): A level English Literature or English Language and Literature grade B.

In order to enter directly onto a degree course. you also need to prove your proficiency in English, and we ask for one of the following:

• average 6.5 in IELTS test, minimum 6.0 in reading and writing
• a TOEFL score of at least 580 including 4.0 reading and writing (paper-based test) or 85 including 19 reading and writing (internet-based test)
• grade C in Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
• grade B in Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English
• international GCSE English as a first language grade C; as a second language grade B.

We also accept some school English certificates.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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