Interdisciplinary American Studies

We offer our students a variety of courses in literary and cultural studies as well as a wide range of America-related topics in subjects such as history, political sciences, media studies, sociology, etc. Our B.A. program reflects the heterogeneity of experiences in a multiethnic America and engages with American culture, literature and politics in all their diversity and complexity. The program stands out by offering an interdisciplinary approach to American Studies, an elective curriculum to develop an individual study profile and the choice of spending an additional year abroad.

Our program commences every winter semester and consists of the following areas:

Core Curriculum

Literary Studies

Cultural Studies

Elective Curriculum

Academic English

Transferable Skills

In their first and second years, students will choose one basic and one advanced module in each of the academic areas above. In their third year, students have two options: they may either continue their studies at the University of Tübingen, attending three focus modules and finally submitting their B.A. thesis to complete the program. Alternatively, students may choose the 'mobility option' to add a year to their program and go abroad and/or do an internship. Students who go abroad in their third year will return to Tübingen for their fourth year to finish their studies with three focus modules and their B.A. thesis.

The pre-requisites for studying Interdisciplinary American Studies are an excellent command of spoken and written English, as well as an interest in North American literature and culture. 

Special features

Our B.A. Program may be completed either in three or in four years. The additional year may be spent elsewhere, e.g. as an exchange student at one of our numerous partner universities in the US and Canada, or students may choose a job-related internship in Germany or abroad; a combination of both is also possible.

Professional fields

Academia, journalism and publishing, public relations, the media, etc.

Postgraduate programs

Graduates of the B.A. program with a good grade average will have the option of pursuing our M.A. program in American Studies; students with a good M.A. grade average may apply to do their PhD.