American Studies and Latin American Studies

If you are fascinated by the Americas, North and South, and would like to explore the cultures of the United States and Canada alongside those of Spanish America and even Brazil, then this course is for you. You will study Spanish language and the histories, literatures and cultures of the United States and Canada and many of the nations of Latin America. By looking at different parts of the Americas – the United States, Canada and Latin America – alongside one another, you will develop a rounded understanding of the relationships between North and South America, in terms of history, culture, literature and politics.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

As a Politics and American Studies graduate, you will have gained valuable transferable skills, including: adaptability, independence and initiative critical thinking strong communication, both oral and written presenting ideas and information, including collaboratively planning and researching written work source analysis text analysis

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Nottingham has partnerships with the following companies: