- UCAS course code
- QT37
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
BA English Literature and American Studies
English Literature and American Studies at Manchester combines literature with history, politics and popular culture of the United States.
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: QT37 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
- Typical A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: ABC including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ACC including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL including specific subjects
Course overview
- Combine English Literature with an immersion in the interdisciplinary field of American Studies
- Study a broad range of literatures in English, while focusing on US literary and cultural studies from the great American novel to social media cultures
- Explore the rich literary history and current creative scene of Manchester - a recently designated UNESCO City of Literature
- Study American literature, film, and popular culture at a university ranked 2nd in the UK for American Studies by Complete University Guide 2025 and consider studying for a semester in North America or Europe
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 509 2871
- ug-eac@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/american-studies/
- School/Faculty overview
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See: About us
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- English Literature BA (3 years)
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