History and American Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University is a thriving Department which combines high quality teaching with internationally recognised research. Students in the Department also have the opportunity to spend time in North America if they are taking American Studies as a single honours subject or combining it with History or another subject such as English.
The Department's programmes have been consistently highly rated in terms of their quality and variety. This includes outside assessors such as External Examiners and also internal quality audits. Teaching in History and American Studies has also been highly rated in National Student Survey results.
Similarly, in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008) amongst universities in Britain, 75% of the publications of staff within the Department were rated as internationally excellent or significant and the remaining 25% were rated as of national significance.
The Department is also committed to providing the best possible support for its students, especially in Year One when students are making the transition from school or work into life at university.
History and American Studies
History and American Studies are separate but related programmes. American Studies consists largely of American politics, history and diplomacy but also includes options in American film, literature and art. American Studies students are able to spend time in North America ranging from a short trip to New York to a semester or year studying in the USA or Canada.
The History programme consists of courses from medieval, early modern and later modern history, including options in American history. It is also possible to combine History with Archaeology.
Students in the Department can therefore choose from 10 different programmes .
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BA (Hons) in History (3 years)
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BA (Hons) in History with Archaeology (3 years)
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BA (Hons) in History and American Studies (3 years)
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BA (Hons) in History and American Studies (4 years, with a year in North America)
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BA (Hons) in History and another subject (3 years)
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BA (Hons) in American Studies (3 years, specialising in History, Politics and Diplomacy or Film, Art and Literature)
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BA (Hons) in American Studies (4 years, with a year in North America)
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BA (Hons) in American Studies and History (3 years)
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BA (Hons) in American Studies and History (4 years, with a year in North America)
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BA (Hons) in American Studies and another subject (3 years)
Please note that students decide whether to spend a year in the USA or Canada at the end of their first year. They then apply to their chosen university or college in Year Two and spend their third year in North America before returning to Canterbury for a fourth year.
Further details about all of these programmes can be found via the History and American Studies links to the left of this page.
Further details spending time in the the USA or Canada can also be found via the Time in the USA link to the left.