Undergraduate students in a Politics group study session, Monica Partridge building

Politics

Politics-themed modules, student blogs and videos

Explore the theme of politics in American and Canadian studies

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From US foreign policy to immigration and ethnicity, joint honours student Sana explains why it’s the politics side of American Studies that she loves best.

Politics modules you can choose from include:


  • American Freedom? Empire, Rights and Capitalism in Modern US History, 1900-Present
  • Race, Power, Money and the Making of North America, 1607-1900
  • American Radicalism
  • African American History and Culture
  • History of Crime and Punishment in the United States
  • US Foreign Policy, 1989-present
  • The US and the World in the American Century: US Foreign Policy, 1898-2008
  • Prohibition America
  • Troubled Empire: The Projection of American Global Power from Pearl Harbor to Covid-19


In my A levels I was very interested in literature. As I started my degree, I became more interested in history and then realised that I was more interested in political history and politics. That ability to form your own path was really important.

Natalie

American and Canadian Studies (Study Abroad) BA

Find out more, go to Natalie's blog

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Find your American and Canadian Studies degree

Faculty of Arts

4 years full-time

American and Canadian Studies (Study Abroad) BA Hons

Qualification
BA Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
T704

Faculty of Arts

4 years full-time

Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year

Qualification
BA Hons

Entry requirements
BCC

UCAS code
Y14F

Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time

Film and Television Studies and American Studies BA Jt Hons

Qualification
BA Jt Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
TW76

Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time (or 4 years with optional year abroad)

American Studies and English BA Jt Hons

Qualification
BA Jt Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
QT37

Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time (or 4 years with optional year abroad)

American Studies and History BA Jt Hons

Qualification
BA Jt Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
TV71

Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time (or 4 years with optional year abroad)

Politics and American Studies BA Jt Hons

Qualification
BA Jt Hons

Entry requirements
AAB

UCAS code
TL72

Faculty of Arts

3 or 4 years full-time depending on language or placement choices

Liberal Arts BA Hons

Qualification
BA Hons

Entry requirements
AAA

UCAS code
Y002

Open Day June 2022