Master of Science in American Studies
Eger, Hungary
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
EUR 1,000 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* the deadline for applications for courses starting in February shall be 15 October of the calendar year preceding the start of the course
** for eu members & students from latin america | for non-eu members - 3000 EUR
Introduction
Why is the MA in American Studies a good choice?
American Studies is a branch of the study of the English language and English-speaking cultures. It deals primarily, but not exclusively, with the United States of America. Everyone has an image of America, for example, through the influence of relatives, personal travels, or the media. America has become part of our everyday lives through popular culture (fast food, rap music, politics, movies). If you're interested in this ever-changing world and the English language and want to get to know them better, this is the course for you. You will gain an in-depth knowledge of contemporary American society and its historical, cultural, and political development. But it's not just the US you'll get to know better, as your studies will also extend to Canada. In addition, by completing the American Business Communication specialization, you will acquire skills that you can put to good use not only in culture but also in business life.
The aim of the program is to prepare graduates with an advanced level of familiarity with North American history, culture, literature, and society along with the correlations between American English and the structure of American society and culture. Graduates can choose a regular track or an American Business Communication specialization.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Form of funding:
- Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship
- Self-financed training
Curriculum
Foundation Section
- NMB_AM100K5 American literary culture: Portraits and Landmarks
- NMB_AM101G5 Literary theory: American critical theory and literary form
- NMB_AM102G5 The history of the evolution of American English
- NMB_AM103K5 American culture and society: a chronological, ethnicity-based, and regional approach
Mandatory Professional Section
- NMB_AM104G5 The discipline and research methodology of American Studies
- NMB_AM106G5 Great publicists
- NMB_AM107G5 Contemporary Dialects of American English
- NMB_AM109G5 The national romantic period in literary culture
- NMB_AM111G5 Puritanism in New England
- NMB_AM112G5 The evolution of colonial society (1492-1607)
- NMB_AM120G5 Crime and punishment: The Description of perpetrators and their victims in 20th-century American Fiction
- NMB_AM116G5 American kaleidoscope? Vulcano, mosaic, or patched quilt? Theoretical approaches to race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism
- NMB_AM120G5 Introduction to comparative American and Canadian studies: a historical and geo-political approach
- NMB_AM121G5 Comparative American and Canadian Studies: current socio-cultural correlations
- NMB_AM122G5 The constitutional history of the United States
- NMB_AM123G5 The Civil Rights Movement
- NMB_AM125G5 The main tendencies in American culture
Electives
- NMB_AM120G5 The history of American foreign political thought
- NMB_AM451D10 Graduate thesis writing
- NMB_AM452D10 Graduate thesis writing
- NMB_AM143G5 Academic thesis writing
- NMB_AM144G5 Academic thesis writing Academic thesis defense
Program Outcome
What will you learn?
You can study history, literature, and social sciences. Among other things, you'll study the culture and literature of the minorities that make up North American societies (African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, Native Americans), and learn about the theory and practice of business communication and ethics.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
What can you do with this qualification?
After graduating, you can successfully find a job in international relations and diplomacy, EU institutions at home and abroad, business, media, tourism, local, regional, and national government, tendering offices, education, and culture.