| American Studies (MA) (This degree is being closed and no new entrants are being accepted from 2007-2008.) | ||||
| Degree Type Combined Honours | ||||
| UCAS Code: T730 | ||||
| NYT | Course | S | L | CT |
| 1 | American Literature 1 | G | 8 | 40 |
| Canadian Studies 1 | J | 8 | 40 | |
| ONE OF: | ||||
| British History 1 | E | 8 | 40 | |
| European History 1 | E | 8 | 40 | |
| French 1A or French 1B | G | 8 | 40 | |
| Spanish 1A or Spanish 1B | G | 8 | 40 | |
| 2 | American Literature 2 | G | 8 | 40 |
| EITHER ONE OF: | ||||
| American History 2 | E | 8 | 40 | |
| French 2 | G | 8 | 40 | |
| Spanish 2 | G | 8 | 40 | |
| OR | ||||
| Portuguese Language for Beginners | G | 8 | 20 | |
| Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World | G | 8 | 20 | |
| Further course(s) | A-Q | 8 | 40 | |
| 3 | Students will follow courses at an approved North American University or College, to the equivalent of 100 Edinburgh credit points. | 10 | 100 | |
| They will begin work towards an independent Long Essay project linking two subjects of the degree | 10 | 20 | ||
| 4 | Honours courses totalling 100 credit points, including at least 40 from each of two subject groups†: | E, G, J, N | 10 | 100 |
| i: Literature in English | ||||
| ii: Literature in French, Portuguese or Spanish | ||||
| iii: Historical Studies | ||||
| iv: Geographical Studies | ||||
| v: Political Science | ||||
| vi: Ethnology | ||||
| Long Essay linking two subjects | E, G, J, N | 10 | 20 | |
| † Details of specific Honours courses available in each year, and of entrance requirements and restrictions, will be made available to students. | ||||
