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American Studies (Literature) – (B.A.)
University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
American Studies| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,927 - ≈ € 13,067 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Canterbury / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 48 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 240 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
American Studies dates back to 1973 at the University of Kent. The programme is taught by an impressive range of internationally recognised scholars who specialise in American film, literature, history and politics. Students are encouraged to visit the United States or Latin America through our exchange system.
Kent offers three degree pathways. You can choose a four-year degree (with one year abroad) and specialise in American history, American literature or Latin American studies. Or you can take our three-year degree, with the option of spending one term at a US university in your third and final year. Each programme allows you to shape your degree into something unique and challenging.
Kent provides a blend of established staples in American Studies such as the Civil War, slavery and contemporary politics, along with innovative modules on Native American literature, US environmental issues, and Latin American history and culture (including a Spanish language option). A wide range of modules are on offer in both three and fouryear programmes.
Careers
Many employers view a graduate with overseas study experience as more employable. Studying American Studies gives you transferable skills, such as the ability to work independently, to assimilate and analyse information and to present that information clearly and concisely in written form, and with passion and confidence orally.
Our graduates have gone on to careers in business, further professional training, management, broadcasting and media, teaching and a variety of other occupations in Britain, Europe and the USA.
Contents
Modules
Stage 1
You take one to three core modules depending on your pathway.
Core modules
* Introduction to American Studies
History
* The Emergence of America: From European Settlement to 1880
* The Rise of the United States since 1880
Literature
* Romanticism and Critical Theory
Latin America
* Introduction to Hispanic Studies
* Learning Spanish
Options
A wide range of choices drawn from the Faculty of Humanities.
Stage 2
All students currently take a single discipline extended essay. The four-year programmes (Literature, History and Latin America pathways) also have a number of compulsory subject-related modules. Students on the three-year programme take a range of American-related modules drawn from Drama, English, Film, History of Art, History, Politics and Hispanic Studies.
Core modules
* Single Discipline Extended Essay
Options History
Two options drawn from a list, for example:
* The Civil War
* The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the Atlantic World, 1450-1870
* How the West was Won (or Lost)
* Inviting Doomsday: US Environmental Problems in the 20th Century.
And a module from the Faculty of Humanities (US options include Contemporary Politics and Government in the USA).
Literature
* Early American Literature, 1630-1880
* Modern American Literature: From the Closing of the Frontier to the End of the Cold War
And a module from the Faculty of Humanities (US options include How the West was Won (or Lost)).
Latin America
* Latin American Poets
* Learning Spanish
* The Legacy of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
* Women in Spanish American Narrative and Film
And a module from the Faculty of Humanities (US options include Topics in American Cinema).
Stage 3
All students currently take The American Century and an extended essay. Students on the three-year programme can take options in Politics, History, Sociology, English and Hispanic Studies.
Core modules
* The American Century: The USA since 1970
* Interdisciplinary extended essay
Options History
Two options drawn from a list, for example:
* California: The Golden State
* The Supreme Court.
Literature
Options drawn from a list, for example:
* Native American Cultures
* 19th-Century American Short Story.
Latin America
* Learning Spanish (required)
Options drawn from a list, for example:
* Language in Literature
* Latin American Poets
* Writing the Cuban Revolution.
Year abroad
Students on the four-year programmes spend a year between Stages 2 and 3 at one of our partner universities in the USA (or South America for students on the Latin American pathway) taking specialist courses. American Studies students spending the year in the USA do not have to pay American universities' (often high) tuition fees.
Students on the three-year programme have the option of spending a term abroad in the final year.
Teaching and assessment
Stage 1 modules are usually taught by lectures and seminars. Stage 2/3 main modules are taught either by lectures and seminars, or by seminars alone. You usually have around ten hours of contact with staff each week.
Depending on the modules you select, assessment varies from 100% coursework (extended essays or dissertation), to a combination of examination and coursework, usually in the ratio 50:50, 60:40 or 80:20.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Passing the Kent IFP guarantees you entry onto the first year of this degree programme.
Offer levels
A/AS level 320 points (3 A level equivalents) inc BB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points or IB Diploma with 16 points at Higher inc 5/6/6 in HL English A1/A2/B for T700 and 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History for T701.
Required subjects
* History (T701): A level History grade B.
* Literature (T700): A level English Literature or English Language and Literature grade B.
In order to enter directly onto a degree course. you also need to prove your proficiency in English, and we ask for one of the following:
* average 6.5 in IELTS test, minimum 6.0 in reading and writing
* a TOEFL score of at least 580 including 4.0 reading and writing (paper-based test) or 85 including 19 reading and writing (internet-based test)
* grade C in Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
* grade B in Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English
* international GCSE English as a first language grade C; as a second language grade B.
We also accept some school English certificates.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 85 |
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