University of Derby

Course Details

American Studies (Joint Honours)

Course Description

You can combine American Studies with many subjects but the most popular ones include: English, History, Film and Television Studies and Sociology. American Studies will help you deepen your understanding and knowledge of the culture, history and society of the USA while providing a range of skills crucial to success, both in university and in the world of work. We'll create a friendly and supportive academic culture in which our enthusiasm, knowledge and active involvement with the subject as teachers and researchers foster an awareness of various issues - such as ethnicity, identity, class, gender, representation and power - that are relevant to both the study of America and your own wider experience of life. Through a multi-disciplinary exploration of cultural, historical and socio-political themes and issues, 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, across a range of stimulating modules, this work will develop and build your own skills, knowledge and ability.

Course Duration

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3year

Career outcomes

Our graduates get jobs in teaching, journalism, advertising and marketing, and retail management, both in the UK and abroad. You'll 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'll need to work both within and across different disciplines, making you more adaptable, flexible and critically insightful - skills that will make you more employable.




American Studies (Joint Honours) University of Derby