Nottingham, University of, BA (Hons), American Studies and Latin American Studies

Year 1: Students are introduced to the basic themes and events of American history, and the key authors and texts of American literature; students also study Spanish language post A level, beginners' Portuguese, and Spanish and Spanish-American literature. Year 2: Students broaden their study by undertaking a survey of American thought and culture, complementing the 1st-year surveys of history and literature, and by selecting specialised modules to enable students to study certain periods, events, authors or texts in more depth; students continue to develop their Spanish language skills, and choose from a range of related modules, including 20th century Spanish-American literature; students may also continue to study Portuguese. Year 3: Study abroad year; profiting from the university's links with universities in Latin America, students spend their 3rd year there, following courses in disciplines related to their degree; this provides an excellent opportunity to experience another culture. Year 4: Students continue and extend the process of specialisation, writing a dissertation on a subject of their choice, and selecting from a wide variety of advanced level modules in both subject areas, whilst continuing to develop their Spanish language, and Portuguese if they choose to do so, to degree level.