Changes to American Studies (with a study abroad year) BA
We’ve listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2022/23 for American Studies (with a study abroad year) BA.
You can review the changes below. Once you have read the information below, you need to complete the form at the bottom of this page to confirm that you are happy with the new course structure, or that you have concerns and want to discuss the changes.
Course changes for the BA in American Studies (with a study abroad year)
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 - Year abroad
Year 4
Year 1, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Introduction to American Studies (core) |
Introduction to American Studies (core) |
No change |
|
Roots of America (core) |
Roots of America (core) |
No change |
|
Writing Early America: Literature to 1800 (core) |
Writing Early America: Literature to 1800 (core) |
No change |
|
American Political Culture (option) |
American Political Culture (option) |
No change |
|
Year 1, Term 1 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Term 1 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 1, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Modern America (core) |
Modern America (core) |
No change |
|
Writing the New Nation: 1800-1900 (core) |
Writing the New Nation: 1800-1900 (core) |
No change |
|
American Humour (core) |
Critical Approaches II (core) |
New core module |
|
The Look of America (option) |
The Look of America (option) |
No change |
|
Year 1, Term 2 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Term 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
African-American Experience (core) |
Understanding the African-American Experience (core) |
Change to module title |
|
American Literature in the Long Twentieth Century (core) |
American Literature in the Long Twentieth Century (core) |
No change |
| Theoretical Concepts for American Studies (core) |
Theoretical Concepts for American Studies (core) |
No change |
|
Film Musicals (option) |
Film Musicals (option) |
No change |
|
Picasso to Kahlo (option) |
|
Module suspended |
|
American Identities (option) |
American Identities (option) |
No change |
|
Year 2, Term 1 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Term 1 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
American Cities (option) |
American Cities (core) |
Optional module now core |
|
1861: The Coming of the American Civil War (option) |
1861: The Coming of the American Civil War (option) |
No change |
|
American Popular Music (option) |
American Popular Music (option) |
No change |
|
Latin American Cinema (option) |
English in the United States (option) |
Module suspended and replaced |
|
The Nineteenth Century American Short Story (option) |
Module suspended | |
|
Politics of Governance (option) |
Politics of Governance (option) |
No change |
|
Queer America (option) |
Pop Life: After Modern Art (option) |
Module suspended and replaced |
|
Year 2, Term 2 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Term 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 3 - Year abroad
Year 4, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
American Studies Dissertation (option) |
American Studies Dissertation (option) |
No change |
|
The Golden State: Art in California, 1945-1981 (option) |
The Golden State: Art in California, 1945-1981 (option) |
No change |
|
American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age on Screen (option) |
American Teen Cinema: Coming of Age on Screen (option) |
No change |
|
Hollywood Comedy Comedian (option) |
|
Module suspended |
|
Race and Ethnicity in Popular Cinema (option) |
Race and Ethnicity in Popular Cinema (option) |
No change |
|
Special Subject: Israel - US Relations I (option) |
|
Module suspended |
Year 4, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
America in the 21st Century (option) |
America in the 21st Century (option) |
No change |
|
Documentary America: Non-Fiction Writing (option) |
|
Module suspended |
|
Hollywood Industry and Imaginary (option) |
Hollywood Industry and Imaginary (option) |
No change |
|
Queer Literatures (option) |
Queer Literatures (option) |
No change |
|
School Placement Project (option) |
What is War? |
Module suspended and replaced |
|
Special Subject: Israel - US Relations II (option) |
|
Module suspended |
Year 4, Semester 1 & 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Special Subject Dissertation: Civil Rights Movement (option) |
Special Subject Dissertation: Civil Rights Movement (option) |
No change |
|
Special Subject Dissertation: Thinking about War in America 1809-1990 (option) |
Special Subject Dissertation: Israel - US Relations (option) |
Module suspended and replaced |
|
Special Subject Dissertation: The United States in the Middle East (option) |
|
Module suspended |
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