MA North American Studies at University of Bonn

The MA degree program North American Studies is dedicated to the transdisciplinary study of North America in a global context. The study course facilitates a critical understanding of theories and practices of culture, transatlantic relations, and the processes of globalization. The modules focus on the interplay of political and economic structures with literary and cultural discourses, the dynamics of race, class, gender, and sexuality, and the interrogation of the United States and Canada as cultural, political, and economic systems.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester (winter semester) and Sommersemester (summer semester)  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

As a study program and research institution, the North American Studies Program organizes numerous conferences and a lecture series on issues of North American and cultural studies. It also draws on long-standing collaborations with North American universities. The core faculty members are experts in literary and cultural studies, political science, and economics and also include visiting scholars.

Career pathways

Academia (research management, teaching/ research at universities, research institutions, university administration), cultural management, educational sector, journalism/ media industry, communications industry (public relations, translation), book industry (libraries, archives, publishers), international cultural relations, consulting, marketing, tourism

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