Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS)

Freie Universität Berlin

Germany, Berlin Steglitz

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Freie Universität Berlin

Germany , Berlin Steglitz

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Berlin

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesOctober-2021

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Duration 3 year(s)

Next Intake October-2021

Graduate School of North American Studies (GSNAS)

About

The Graduate School is dedicated to a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of North American societies from the early modern era to the present. Between 2019 and 2024, the GSNASâ€™s research focus will be on changing notions of â€œdemocracyâ€ in North America. The Graduate School provides closely supervised doctoral and post-doctoral education as well as excellent theoretical and methodological research training within the fields of Cultural and Literary Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology, and Economics, while at the same time promoting interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives. The study programme has been organised into eight interdisciplinary research areas: American Conceptions of Democracy between Canonisation and Crisis Race, Gender and Class as Competing Elements of North American Ideals of Democratisation Multi-Polarisation of American Politics Aesthetics of Democracy Publics and Counterpublics Economic and Financial Crises Democracy and Inequality Globalisation, Democracy and (the End of?) American Hegemony

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed an advanced academic degree (Master's, "Magister" or equivalent) with above-average marks in one of the following disciplines or closely related academic programmes: American Cultural Studies, American Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics. For an overview of all necessary application documents, please see:http://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/graduateschool/application/application_forms/index.html

How to Apply

Application platform (open from 1 September to 30 November) available at https://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/graduateschool/application/application_forms/index.html.