BA (Hons) American History (Three Years) at University of East Anglia

Programme overview

How did the United States go from being a colony to global superpower? Our BA American History degree examines this journey. You’ll explore settlement, Revolution, slavery, Civil War, and conquest of the West.

What you will study

You’ll begin your degree by developing and consolidating your existing knowledge, before going on to develop your specialism in advanced subjects. Compulsory modules by year: Year 1: Introduction to American Studies I, Introduction to American Studies II, Introduction to American History and Politics, The Age of Extremes: World History Since 1914, Power, (dis)order & Security: Understanding Global Politics 1, Doing History. Year 2: The Politics of Storytelling, Global Superpower: U.s. Foreign Policy Since 1898. Year 3: American Studies Dissertation.

Career pathways

Examples of careers you could enter include: Civil Service, Law, Journalism, Financial services, Publishing, Teaching, Discover more on our Careers webpages..

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Entry requirements

A levels BBB Contextual offer: BCC BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM Contextual offer: DMM BTEC in Public Services, Uniformed Services and Business Administration are all excluded from our BTEC offers Combinations of BTEC and A levels Extended Diploma: DDM Contextual: DMM Diploma: DD plus B at A level. Contextual: DD plus C at A level. Extended Certificate: D plus BB at A level. Contextual: D plus BC at A level. Access to HE Diploma Access to Humanities and Social Sciences Pathway. Pass Access to HE Diploma with Merit in 45 credits at Level 3 Contextual offer: Pass the Access to HE Diploma with Merit in 30 credits at Level 3 and pass in 15 credits at Level 3 T levels Obtain an overall... All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at minimum grade 4 or grade C. English language: IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components).

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 3 years full-time

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