Our multidisciplinary BA American (United States) Studies with Film enables you to assess American contributions to our understanding of political, historical, social and cultural perspectives of the world. You combine studies of the US with a number of options in film studies offered by our Departments of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, and History, and School of Philosophy and Art History. You also have an opportunity to extend your experiences further through a spending your third year at an American university, and write a final-year dissertation on a topic of interest to you.

As a graduate in American Studies, you will learn to work both individually and in groups, have research experience and good skills in amassing, analysing and ordering information. You acquire essential critical abilities, as well as good facility in oral and written expression. You will, of course, have a wide-ranging knowledge of many aspects of American life and intimate acquaintance with the region in the United States where you have spent a period of study, and where you will also have learned to adapt to and benefit from a different educational system. All of this is an excellent preparation for careers in media, education, politics, the Civil Service, international organisations such as the UN and NATO or non-governmental organisations, and many other walks of life. For example, some of our most recent graduates have found employment as an events co-ordinator for Age UK, as an accountant in London, as a business provision manager for BT, as an account executive for Bluesky PR, and with a PR company in New York.