UPDATED:7th March 2008
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Prospective Students
Develop your independence while studying two centuries of American independence
- Multidisciplinary approach
- Teaching in both breadth and depth
- Develops key transferable skills
- Four year degree includes year at an American university
- Three year option available
American Studies BA degrees at the University of Leicester offer an exciting multidisciplinary approach to the study of the history, literature and culture of the United States. We aim to stimulate your interests and your enthusiasms, and to develop your intellectual flexibility and analytical skills to the full.
See the following pages for further information:
- Applying to Leicester
- Courses Available
- Core Subjects
- Teaching and Learning
- Degree Structure
- Introductory Reading
- Student Views
Student Profile
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Graduate Career Stories
Graduate Career Stories
Laura Morgan
Graduated July 2005
"During my degree, the optional courses I decided upon were a mix of disciplines. I studied the US Civil War, Social Economics, American Film, and Literature – it was important to me that I had the flexibility to choose the various elements of my degree course. I didn’t fully appreciate it at the time, but this flexibility gave me the skills I now use on a daily basis.
"The interdisciplinary nature of the degree helped me to be able to cope with the variety of pressures I now have in work. I have had to adapt swiftly to all the tasks I have undertaken and work in a number of different styles, and I do not feel that another degree could have given me the same flexibility that I learnt from American Studies."