- UCAS course code
- T701
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
BA American Studies
Immerse yourself in the field of American studies, encompassing history, literature, popular culture, politics, and cultural theory.
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: T701 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
- Typical A-level offer: ABB
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBC
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall with 6,5,5 at HL
Course overview
- Engage with theories and realities of a nation that continues to play a dominant role in global politics, culture, and economics
- Learn on a course ranked 2nd in the UK for American Studies (Complete University Guide 2025) with one of the largest permanent teaching staffs in the subject
- Choose from research-backed courses in race, capitalism, sexuality, the cultures of labour, political protest, environmental crisis and questions of governance
- Have the option of a semester abroad (during your second year) at one of more than twenty partner universities in the US or Canada
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 509 2871
- ug-eac@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/american-studies/
- School/Faculty overview
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See: About us
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