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Content of the programme

American Cultural Studies

Course name: American Cultural Studies

Cluster: USA minor

Period: International Business - Year 3

Semester: Spring Semester (starts in February)

Study load: 5 ECTS (~140 hours)

Exam: 20 % Class Participation (Score 1-10), 20% Presentations (Score 1-10), 60% Final Portfolio, consisting of assignments completed throughout the semester (Score 1-10). Passing score: 5.5 or higher for all components.

Course description

This course is about understanding American culture from an interdisciplinary perspective, including historical (from the colonial period on), sociological, regional, and literary perspectives. In addition this subject strives for creating understanding the cultural underpinnings of current events in the USA.

Competences and learning objectives

After the course you can:

  • Understand American culture from an interdisciplinary perspective, including historical (from the colonial period on), sociological, regional, and literary perspectives;
  • Understand the cultural underpinnings of current events in the USA.