American Studies
University of Bucharest

For students · Undergraduate

BA curriculum

Three years, six semesters, taught entirely in English. Below is the full undergraduate programme — every course and its instructor, grouped by year and semester, followed by the complementary-language track that runs alongside it.

BA, 1st year BA, 2nd year BA, 3rd year

BA, 1st year

Fall semester

  • Introduction to Cultural Studies

    Taught by Dr. Diana Benea

  • Introduction to American Literature and Civilization

    Taught by Dr. Dragoș Manea

  • American Life and Institutions

    Taught by Dr. Ruxandra Rădulescu

  • Native American Studies

    Taught by Dr. Cornelia Vlaicu

  • American English: Morphology I

    Taught by Prof. Ruxandra Vișan

  • English Language Practice I

    Taught by Dr. Alexandra Bacalu, Karina Pătrășcanu

Spring semester

  • 19th Century American Literature

    Taught by Prof. Roxana Oltean

  • U.S. Constitution

    Taught by Dr. Laurențiu Gheorghe

  • U.S. Society and the Visual Arts

    Taught by Dr. Mihaela Precup

  • Language and Society

    Taught by Dr. Ruxandra Drăgan

  • American English: Morphology II

    Taught by Dr. Anda Dimitriu

  • English Language Practice II

    Taught by Dr. Alexandra Bacalu, Karina Pătrășcanu

BA, 2nd year

Fall semester

  • Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

    Taught by Dr. Raluca Andreescu

  • American Literature: 1900–1945

    Taught by Dr. Diana Benea

  • Ethno-Racial Identities

    Taught by Dr. Dana Mihăilescu

  • U.S. History to 1898

    Taught by Dr. Bogdan Antoniu

  • American English: Syntax I

    Taught by Dr. Adina Bleotu

  • English Language Practice III

    Taught by Fulbright ETA

Spring semester

  • American Literature: 1945 to Date

    Taught by Dr. Mihaela Precup

  • American Mass-Media and the Culture of the Image

    Taught by Dr. Dana Mihăilescu

  • Representations of the Legal System in American Literature

    Taught by Dr. Raluca Andreescu

  • 20th Century U.S. History

    Taught by Dr. Bogdan Antoniu

  • American English: Syntax II

    Taught by Dr. Adina Bleotu

  • English Language Practice IV

    Taught by Fulbright ETA

BA, 3rd year

Fall semester

  • Ethnic Literatures

    Taught by Dr. Maria-Sabina Draga Alexandru

  • Popular Culture

    Taught by Dr. Mihaela Precup

  • Political Doctrines

    Taught by Dr. Laurențiu Gheorghe

  • Lexicology and American Culture

    Taught by Dr. Adina Bleotu

  • English Language Practice V

    Taught by Fulbright ETA

  • Elective I: Fulbright Seminar I

    Taught by Dr. Dragoș Manea

  • Elective II: Contemporary American Drama

    Taught by Dr. Diana Benea

Spring semester

  • Film Studies

    Taught by Dr. Dragoș Manea

  • Transnational Relations in American Literature and Culture

    Taught by Dr. Dragoș Manea

  • Philosophical Undercurrents in American Literature

    Taught by Prof. Roxana Oltean

  • American Theories of Communication

    Taught by Dr. Adina Bleotu

  • English Language Practice VI

    Taught by Fulbright ETA

  • Elective I: Fulbright Seminar II

    Taught by Fulbright Scholar

  • Elective II: American Utopias

    Taught by Prof. Roxana Oltean

Complementary language

Alongside the American Studies courses, every student follows a second modern language for all six semesters — one of the following:

  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Swedish
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Korean
  • Russian
  • Latin
  • Romanian

English Language Practice runs four hours a week in the first two years and two hours a week in the third — the same practical training as the other English-major students.

Ready to apply?

The BA in American Studies begins on October 1. See the admission calendar, places, and how to apply.

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