诺丁汉大学

Overview

An interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course, which enables you to focus on the study of the:

history, literature, politics, film and culture of the United States
literature, culture and society of Canada

Some of the core issues you will look at include:

• to what extent will the US be forced to renegotiate political, financial and cultural relationships long characterised by dominance?
• how do we make sense of the Trump era?
• how should the Obama Presidency be understood within the history of race relations and the struggle for civil rights?
• how will cultural responses to changing political, media, and built environments work within and against established forms and traditions?

You will be involved in intellectual exchange among a group with shared interests but with a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Dissertation supervision and module teaching are research-led. In line with the most recent work in the field, research and teaching is informed by consideration of North America in transatlantic and hemispheric contexts and a transnational and global perspective; by close attention to the production, circulation and reception of a broad range of ‘texts’; and by a commitment to self-reflexive interdisciplinarity.

Careers

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.

As you have this option of developing your interests at a more specialised level, you will even be able to tap into current debates surrounding America’s global position. As such, this course offers excellent preparation for a career in teaching, journalism and the media, government service, diplomacy, and NGO's.

The interdisciplinary focus of the course will also equip you with the skills and flexibility to adapt to a range of other professions, such as management, business, public services and law

You will also be ideally placed to pursue a career or further study in North America or Canada.