MA Programme Amerikanistiek 2011-2012
At Leiden University master's students in history and English can specialize in American Studies. Major Issues in American Studies is a required course for American Studies MA students in the history department. All students can take one course outside their own department. For the American history courses you can register via a registration form you find at the bottom of the website for the course (click on course title, to get to the course website). For all other MA courses, please register via uSis.
Overview MA-courses in American Studies 2011-2012
| SEMESTER 1 |
| Course title | Instructor | Dept. | Ects | Level | Roster |
| Working Through 9/11: Literature, Film, and Memorial Culture | Kardux | English | 10* | 500 | Thurs. 11-13 |
| The American Civil Rights Movement | Fairclough | History | 10 | 500 | Wed. 11-13 |
| Major Issues in American History | Van de Bilt | History | 10 | 500 | Thurs. 15-17 |
| MA thesis seminar American History | Fairclough | History | - | - | ntb |
|
Alfred Hitchcock
Imagining the End: Anglo-American Apocalyptic Visions |
Newton
V.Leeuwen |
English
English |
10*
10* |
500
500 |
Tues. 18.45-20.15
Thurs. 13-15 |
| * These courses can be extended to 15 ects |
| SEMESTER 2 |
| Course title | Instructor | Dept. | Ects | Level | Roster |
|
Migration Matters: Voices and Visions of Multicultural America
Building an Atlantic Community: Transatlantic Relations since 1945 |
Kardux
Scott Smith |
English
History |
10*
10 |
500
500 |
Thurs. 11-13
Wed. 13-15 |
| Readings in American History | V.de Bilt | History | 10 | 500 | Tues. 15-17 |
| The Criminalization of Black Men | Quispel | History | 10 | 500 | Mon. 13-15 |
| MA-thesis on American Studies subject of choice | History dept. 30 ects; | English dept. 20 ects |
More information: e-Prospectus American History