Changes to American Studies and Film (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 Film (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 and Film (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 |
|
American Political Culture (option) |
American Political Culture (option) |
No change |
|
Roots of America (option) |
Roots of America (option) |
No change |
|
Writing Early America: Literature to 1800 (option) |
Writing Early America: Literature to 1800 (option) |
No change |
|
European Cinema B (core) |
European Cinema B (core) |
No change |
|
Analysing Film B (core) |
Analysing Film B (core) |
No change |
Year 1, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Modern America (core) |
Modern America (core) |
No change |
|
American Humour (option) |
Module suspended | |
|
The Look of America (option) |
The Look of America (option) |
No change |
|
Writing the New Nation: 1800-1900 (option) |
Writing the New Nation: 1800-1900 (option) |
No change |
|
Global Cinema B (core) |
Global Cinema B (core) |
No change |
|
Exploring Film Studies B (core) |
Exploring Film Studies B (core) |
No change |
|
|
Critical Approaches II |
New module option |
Year 2, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Theoretical Concepts for American Studies (core) |
Theoretical Concepts for American Studies (core) |
No change |
|
African American Experience (option) |
Understanding the African American Experience (option) |
Module title change |
| American Literature in the Long 20th Century (option) |
American Literature in the Long 20th Century (option) |
No change |
|
Film Musicals (option) |
Film Musicals (option) |
No change |
|
Picasso to Kahlo (option) |
Picasso to Kahlo (option) |
No change |
|
American Identities (option) |
American Identities (option) |
No change |
|
Film Theory B (core) |
Film Theory B (core) |
No change |
|
Debates in Screen Doc B (option) |
Debates in Screen Doc B (option) |
No change |
|
Box Set TV: Contemporary Serial TV |
Box Set TV: Contemporary Serial TV |
No change |
|
Adaptation: Filming Fiction B |
|
Module suspended |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
American Cities (option) |
American Cities (core) |
Change from option to core module |
|
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) |
Indian Cinema |
Module option change |
|
The Nineteenth Century American Short Story (option) |
English in the United States |
Module suspended and replaced |
|
Politics of Governance (option) |
Politics of Governance (option) |
No change |
|
Queer America (option) |
Queer America (option) |
Module suspended |
|
The Nineteenth Century American Short Story (option) |
Pop Life: After Modern Art |
Module suspended and replaced |
|
Chinese Cinema B |
Chinese Cinema B |
No change |
|
Latin American cinema |
Indian cinema |
Module option change |
|
British Cinema B |
British Cinema B |
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) |
Race and Ethnicity in Popular Cinema (option) |
Module option replaced |
|
Film and Revolution |
Animals and Screen Media |
Module changed term and replaced |
|
Hollywood Comedian Comedy |
Cinema and Migration |
Module suspended and replaced |
Year 4, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
America in the 21st Century (option) |
America in the 21st Century (option) |
No change |
|
Queer Literatures (option) |
Queer Literatures (option) |
No change |
|
Cinema and Migration (option) |
Hollywood: Industry and Imaginary (option) |
Module option suspended and replaced |
|
Cinema and Sexualities (option) |
Cinema and Sexualities (option) |
No change |
|
Film Studies Dissertation |
Film Studies Dissertation |
No change |
|
Viewing Women |
Viewing Women |
No change |
|
|
Film and Revolution |
New module option |
|
|
What is war? |
New module option |
Year 4, Semester 1 & 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Special Subject: Civil Rights Movement A (option) |
Special Subject: Civil Rights Movement A (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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