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US Politics
Key Information
Overview

The United States plays a leading role in the world. While no longer
the dominant superpower, the US is still a vital player if you’re keen
to understand a series of international issues, whether global warming,
nuclear proliferation, economic development or the war in Syria.
Its domestic politics are fascinating too, whether trying to explain
the unusual nature of some of its policies (gun control, legalisation
of cannabis), the strident and sometimes debilitating nature of its
party politics or the challenges of presidential leadership. If you want
to truly understand the complex political currents that can create
both world leading technological innovation alongside the Tea Party
and Donald Trump, then this is the course for you.
Keele University has the largest number of permanent staff in
US politics in the country. These internationally recognised experts
will provide you with a depth of study and broad choice of specialisms
that you will not find elsewhere. Our interdisciplinary approach,
together with a large and active research community on American
issues within Keele, contributes to a thriving intellectual culture
of which you can expect to be a part as an US Politics student.

Course type
MA, MRes

Mode of study

Full-time or part-time

Indicative entry
requirements
2:2

For a list of full entry
requirements please visit
www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses

Contact email

[e-mail]

The course combines the core modules of the MA in Politics and
International Relations with a series of elective choices focusing
specifically on US politics, whether the regulation of individuals’ moral
behaviour, US foreign policy, presidential politics or civil rights policies.
The course is taught over a 12 month period (September to September;
or January to January). It is available both full-time and part-time.
Students completing an MA at Keele have gone on to a variety of
careers in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Indicative modules

You will study the following core modules:
• Advanced Approaches to Politics and International Relations*
• Perspectives in Politics and International Relations*
• Research in Action*
• Dissertation Module
The following is a list of elective modules:
• Race and Justice: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the United States
• The Politics of Sin
• US Foreign Policy
*Please note: this is a pathway of the MA in Politics and International
Relations. For further details on the course, please visit our website
www.keele.ac.uk/spire/postgraduate

For more information please visit

keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses/uspolitics
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