• English

The full programme is taught in English.

Non-EU citizens:
15 July for the winter semester
15 January for the summer semester

EU citizens:
30 September for the winter semester
31 March for the summer semester

For non-EU citizens only

The BA programme in Interdisciplinary American Studies (IAS) offers students a strong core curriculum of courses in literary and cultural studies and a flexible elective curriculum incorporating related disciplines such as history, political science, media studies and sociology. Taught by a dedicated staff – including three full professors in American Studies – the IAS programme aims at enabling students to apply the tools and approaches developed by different disciplines to advance a critical understanding of the American experience in a global context. The programme can be completed in either three or four years, depending on whether you will choose to spend an extra year studying at a partner university abroad and/or doing internships.

During the first year, the basic modules in literary and cultural studies will introduce our students to the main methods and concepts used to study American literature and culture. Each of these modules consists of a lecture and a seminar, accompanied by a tutorial. In the advanced and focus modules, students deepen their knowledge of American literature and culture and apply the skills acquired in the basic modules in a series of thematic research seminars and lectures.

Our students enjoy a high degree of autonomy in selecting topics for the three modules of the elective curriculum. Depending on your interests, you can take courses in fields as diverse as history, media studies, political science, sociology, art history, economics, or law. 

The academic English and professional skills courses prepare our students for the international job market and ensure a very good command of the English language.