You will then choose your pathway by selecting modules to suit your own interests, before focusing in depth on your chosen research project to produce a dissertation.

BA 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
The American Experience 1492-2000 September-January 20 AM-111
Introduction to American Studies September-January 20 AM-117
Introduction to International Relations September-January 20 PO-126
American Politics and Society January-June 20 AM-112
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age January-June 20 PO-118
Optional Modules
International Relations - optional modules
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select ONE module. Students must select a total of 60 credits (3 modules) per semester, and 3 modules in each joint honours subject.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Europe of Extremes, 1789–1989 September-January 20 HIH121
Living Well and Doing Good - An Introduction to Ethics September-January 20 HUP104
Critical Reasoning September-January 20 HUP105
Fundamental Issues in Philosophy September-January 20 HUP127
Politics and the People September-January 20 PO-119
Introduction to Politics September-January 20 PO-131
Theories of War September-January 20 WS-100
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric January-June 20 CLC103
Reading Great Works of Philosophy January-June 20 HUP132
Political Philosophy January-June 20 HUP133
Disinformation, Ideology and Bias: Researching and examining political data January-June 20 PO-127
War and Society in the Modern Era January-June 20 WS-101
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Anarchy and Order: Theories in International Relations September-January 20 PO-203
Globalisation September-January 20 PO-222
Optional Modules
Optional Module Choices - International Relations
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select ONE module. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one semester, and must pursue 60 credits in each joint honours subject.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain September-January 20 HIH284
Philosophy and the Enlightenment September-January 20 HUP243
The State and Political Institutions September-January 20 PO-209
Elections and Voting September-January 20 PO-234
Global Justice and Human Rights September-January 20 PO-235
America in Crisis: From the Tet Offensive to Trump September-January 20 PO-258
Investigating Gender September-January 20 PPS203
The First World War September-January 20 WS-201
Ruin and Renewal: Europe, 1918-1968 January-June 20 HIH288
Freedom, Angst and the Embodied Self: Themes in Continental Philosophy January-June 20 HUP242
Contemporary Moral Controversies January-June 20 HUP244
The History of Political Thought January-June 20 PO-245
International Security January-June 20 PO-248
The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics January-June 20 PO-253
Contemporary Wars and Conflicts January-June 20 PO-257
British Politics and Public Policy January-June 20 PO-281
AND
American Studies - Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 3x 20 credit modules from this list. It is recommended that students take at least 40 credits of AM modules. Overall, you must select 60 credits in each teaching block and you must select 60 credits in each of your joint honours subjects.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives September-January 20 AM-204
The Making of Transatlantic America September-January 20 AM-217
The First World War September-January 20 WS-201
American Word/American Image January-June 20 AM-215
Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955 January-June 20 AM-218
New York City: History and Culture since 1945 January-June 20 AM-253
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Researching Politics 1 September-January 20 PO-3319
Optional Modules
Compulsory Modules Selective - Dissertation
Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Joint honours students are permitted to select a dissertation in only ONE of their joint honours subjects.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
American Studies Dissertation September-June 40 AM-336
Dissertation September-June 40 PO-3317
Senedd Cymru/The Welsh Parliament September-June 40 PO-3323
AND
Optional Module Choices - International Relations
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have opted for the PO-3317 dissertation or PO-3323 you already have your 60cr of International Relations for the year.If you have chosen the American Studies Dissertation select 2x 20 credit modules from this list. Overall, you must select a balance of 60 credits in each teaching block. NOTE If you wish to select POA301 in TB2 you must also select PO-3121 in TB1

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society in Wales, 1847-1939 September-January 20 HIH3383
Philosophy, Mental Health and Illness September-January 20 HUP308
Parliamentary Studies September-January 20 PO-3121
Genocide September-January 20 PO-3330
Aftermaths of War September-January 20 PO-3332
Clear and Present Danger: America and Terrorism September-January 20 PO-3333
Politics and International Development September-January 20 PO-3335
Digital Futures January-June 20 MS-306
Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Trump January-June 20 PO-3316
Researching Politics 2 January-June 20 PO-3320
Capitalism and Justice: inequality, power and prosperity in contemporary economies January-June 20 PO-3325
America and the Bomb January-June 20 PO-3334
Parliamentary Studies project January-June 20 POA301 Must be selected with PO-3121
The Russian Civil War January-June 20 WS-305
Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy 1944. January-June 20 WS-306
AND
American Studies Optional Module Choices
Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected the American Studies dissertation select 1x 20 credit module. If you have selected the Politics Dissertation/National Assembly for Wales module select 3x 20 credit modules. Overall you must select 60 credits per teaching block and 60 credits in each of your joint honours subjects. It is recommended that you select 40cr of AM codes modules.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance September-January 20 AM-333
Popular Music and the City September-January 20 AM-339
Contemporary American Fiction January-June 20 AM-316
The American Civil War in History and Memory January-June 20 AM-335
Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy 1944. January-June 20 WS-306

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