American Studies Joint Honours
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Factfile Where you will study: Derby Campus, Kedleston Road. UCAS code: Y002 Entry requirements: You will usually need 220-300 UCAS points from accepted qualifications (see www.derby. ac.uk/entryreqs for a full list). Duration and mode of study: 3 years full time or 4-6 years part time. Fees: Please see our website for more information about fees for the joint honours combinations. Start date: You can start this course in September.
American Studies allows you to incorporate different areas of study such as history, literature, music and politics. This shows potential employers that you’ve got a good understanding of a variety of subjects. Melody Banner
Why choose this course? You can combine American Studies with one or two other subjects to create a varied and interesting joint honours degree - the most popular ones include: English, History, Film and Television Studies and Sociology. You will also have an opportunity to study at one of our partner universities in the USA. About the course This is a multi-disciplinary exploration of cultural, historical and socio-political themes and issues, through which an understanding of the different ways in which the American nation defines and represents itself to the world will be developed. Over the duration of your degree, and across a range of stimulating modules, this work will develop and build your own skills, knowledge and abilities. Teaching and learning You will learn through lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and film screenings. During the second stage of the degree you can choose to spend a semester studying at one of our partner institutions in the USA. This experience will not only give you greater independence, confidence and employability, it will also deepen your understanding of the culture you’re studying.
Study modules Stage one
Stage TWO
Stage THREE
American Cultural Studies: An Introduction
American Popular Music
Contesting Cultures: American Popular Culture in the Contemporary World
Freedom’s Conflicts: An Introduction to American History
Cultures of the American West
Culture and Counter Culture
Introduction to Hollywood Cinema
The Radiant Hour: Versions of Youth in American Literature
American Noir: Dark Tendencies in American Culture
American Democracy
American Television in the 1950s and 1960s
Contemporary American Cinema
Introduction to American Television
American Youth Cinema
Cultures of the War on Terror
Reading American Literature
United States Foreign Policy
Independent Study (Double module – both semesters)
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American Exchange Modules 1-3
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Work-Based Learning in the Creative and Cultural Industries
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Research Project
Additional information You will be taught by our experienced and research active staff. They have written key books in the subject area, such as: American Cultural Studies (2012), American Visual Cultures (2006), The Culture of the American New West (2000), Issues in Americanisation and Culture (2004), and American Youth Cultures (2004). So you will be taught by people who are really passionate and active in these subjects.
Your career Our graduates get jobs in teaching, journalism, advertising, marketing, and retail management, both in the UK and abroad. You will also develop transferable skills which are valued by employers, including the ability to work to deadlines, effectively communicate and carry out independent research. On our course, you will need to work both within and across different disciplines, making you more adaptable, flexible and critically insightful - skills that will make you more employable.