American Studies PhD 36 months PHD Programme By University of Nottingham |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 151-200QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

23,000 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

HistoryMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our research focuses on North America itself, as well as examining the exchange of influences between North American cultures and those of Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Work in the department reflects and leads a growing transnational agenda and research students are encouraged to think about America in a global context. We have long-standing experience and expertise in supervising PhDs to successful completion. 

Particular areas of research specialism include:

  • African American literature, history and culture
  • American art and visual culture
  • American intellectual history
  • American labour history
  • American music and popular culture
  • American political history
  • American print culture and book history
  • Asian American literature and culture
  • Border studies
  • Civil rights and social justice
  • Contemporary American fiction
  • Crime, prisons and criminal justice
  • Diplomatic history
  • Disability studies
  • Feminist theory
  • Gender and queer studies
  • History of psychiatry
  • Immigrant writing
  • Indigenous culture
  • Latinx culture
  • Life writing
  • Memory Studies
  • Nineteenth-century American literature and culture
  • US foreign policy

Programme overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our research focuses on North America itself, as well as examining the exchange of influences between North American cultures and those of Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Work in the department reflects and leads a growing transnational agenda and research students are encouraged to think about America in a global context. We have long-standing experience and expertise in supervising PhDs to successful completion. 

Particular areas of research specialism include:

  • African American literature, history and culture
  • American art and visual culture
  • American intellectual history
  • American labour history
  • American music and popular culture
  • American political history
  • American print culture and book history
  • Asian American literature and culture
  • Border studies
  • Civil rights and social justice
  • Contemporary American fiction
  • Crime, prisons and criminal justice
  • Diplomatic history
  • Disability studies
  • Feminist theory
  • Gender and queer studies
  • History of psychiatry
  • Immigrant writing
  • Indigenous culture
  • Latinx culture
  • Life writing
  • Memory Studies
  • Nineteenth-century American literature and culture
  • US foreign policy

Admission Requirements

100+
7+
76+
3+
2:1 (or international equivalent) in an arts, humanities or social science subject

For PhD study, we would usually expect you to hold or be working towards a masters degree in a relevant subject

36 Months
Oct

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,350 GBP
International
23,000 GBP

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