American Studies

• American Studies course aims and objectives [DOCX 25.94KB]
• Your year abroad in North America
• Department research

The following links are meant to serve as an entrée for students and scholars into the American Studies collection housed on campus:

• University of Sussex Library American Studies subject resources
• Primary sources for History dissertations available at University of Sussex: 1860-1945
• Primary sources for History dissertations available at University of Sussex: since 1945
• Primary sources for History dissertations available at University of Sussex: colonial-1860

For those interested in surveying American Studies resources available on the internet or elsewhere in the United Kingdom, the following links will also be of interest:

• British Association for American Studies Resource Links
• Arnet: online resources for American studies
• Documenting the American South
• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
• The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War

Essay Writing Made Easy

Referencing guide

Examples of outstanding student work

• Sample American Studies Essay, Year 2
• Sample American History Dissertation A, Final Year
• Sample American History Dissertation B, Final Year
• Sample American Studies Dissertation

Art History

• Art History course aims and objectives [DOCX 14.27KB]
• Course aims and objectives
• Art History Essay Style and Referencing Guide
• Library Subject Area - Art History
• ARTstor digital image library

Drama

• Drama course aims and objectives [DOCX 29.82KB]
• Drama assessment, teaching and learning [DOCX 61.37KB]
• Drama referencing and presentation [DOCX 45.80KB]
• Drama rehearsal and performance spaces [DOCX 40.99KB]

English Language and Linguistics

• Your English Language and Linguistics course [DOCX 34.32KB]
• Writing manual [DOCX 408.35KB]

English Literature

• Your English Literature course [DOCX 57.81KB]

Filmmaking

Film Studies

Journalism

History

• Answering Primary Source Analysis Questions [PDF 526.08KB]
• History course aims and objectives [DOCX 24.57KB]
• History feedback action plan [PDF 330.91KB]
• History referencing guide [PDF 216.43KB]
• How to write a history essay [PDF 106.80KB]
• How to give a History presentation [PDF 117.95KB]
• How to choose a History research topic [PDF 338.77KB]
• How to write a history reflexive essay [PDF 119.05KB]
• Subject-specific library resources

Media and Communications

Media Production

Music

Philosophy

• Philosophy course aims and objectives [DOCX 25.12KB]
• Resources on essay writing, referencing, bibliography and dissertations
• Philosophy - online code of conduct [PDF 46.84KB]
• Philosophy Society Seminars (sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy)
• Philosophy - after your degree [DOCX 14.46KB]
• Departmental research