The University of Leicester offers a number of postgradute degrees with American Studies content. Most are run wholly or in part out of the Schools of English, Historical Studies, or Politics and International Relations.

Taught Courses

The University of Leicester offers a number of Masters courses for which the American Studies degree is good training. In addition, the following taught Masters degrees all contain American content:

• MA Humanities - A specific pathway following American Studies themes is available in this multi-disciplinary Masters degree
• MA English Studies
• MA Modern Literature
• MA History
• MRes History
• MA International Relations and World Order
• MA Film and Film Cultures

Research Degrees

All academic staff in American Studies are research active and specialists in their areas.  See our staff list to find a suitable supervisor for your research interests.

See the prospective postgraduate pages of the following departments for further details on applying for MPhil and PhD Programmes:

• School of English
• School of Historical Studies
• Department of History of Art and Film
• Department of Politics and International Relations

Funding Opportunities

To find out more about postgraduate funding opportunities available now, please visit the Graduate School website.

See here for further information on Postgraduate study within the College of Arts, Humanities and Law