BA Amerikanistik
The Bachelor Program in "Amerikanistik" at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin encompasses a curriculum that can be completed in six semesters. The program conveys expertise in the cultural and literary history and theory of North America as well as the methods and tools of American Studies. Topics during the program may be immigration, cultural conflict, revolution, nation building, expansion and imperialism, industrialization and capitalism, world power and postmodernism, postcolonial theory and diversity, feminism and gender studies, African American Studies and Native American Studies -- and many other topics.
Professional opportunities for Americanists include the fields of international organizations, cultural management, adult education, publishing, journalism and international business.
ATTENTION!
From WS 2014/15 on, a new Bachelor program is effective (Studienordnung 2014). Students who started their program before WS 2014/15 will continue to study under the old program (Studienordnung 2007).
Modules in the program:
Modules in the Program 2014
| topics | credits/hours |
|---|---|
| American Literary and Cultural History I | 7 LP/4 SWS |
| Literary Theory | 7 LP/5 SWS |
| American Literary and Cultural History II | 6 LP/4 SWS |
| Culture and Context | 6 LP/4 SWS |
| Language | 12 LP/6 SWS |
| Paradigms of American Literature and Culture | 12 LP/6 SWS |
| Literature, Culture and Media in American Society | 10 LP/4 SWS |
| Research, Practice and Writing | 10 LP/6 SWS |
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Bachelorarbeit Vertiefung/Schwerpunktbildung Praxisorientierung Praktikum (choose between Praxisorientierung and Praktikum) |
10 LP 10 LP 10 LP 10 LP
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- Advisor
- Besondere Zugangsvoraussetzung: Sprachkenntnisse
- Reading list bachelor (updated Feb 2010)
- Arbeitsnachweis (Lehrveranstaltungsnachweis)
- Informationsblatt Bachelorarbeit (pdf)
- Praxisorientierung
- Overview of the new module structure (WS 2014/2015) (pdf)
- BA Englisch & BA Amerikanistik Registration Form Sprachpraxis Winter Term 2018/19: word-doc, pdf
- Flyer BA Amerikanistik
- Evaluation (of 2009, pdf file), (of 2010, pdf file)
- WICHTIG: Lesefassung der Studienordnungen 2014 (mit aktuellen Änderungen)
- Studien- und Prüfungsordnung (ab WS 2014/15) (pdf)
- Studien- und Prüfungsordnung (ab WS 07/08)
- Studien- und Prüfungsordnung (ab WS 06/07)
- Studien- und Prüfungsordnung (ab WS 04/05 und WS 05/06)
- American Studies Section