Understanding the United States: Central Issues in American Society
Course, Master's level, 5EN570
Expand the information below to show details on how to apply and entry requirements.
Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025,
Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 1 September 2025–2 November 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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180 credits, including 90 credits in the humanities or social sciences. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,500
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2025
- Application code
- UU-55039
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 1 August 2025–31 August 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025,
Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 1 September 2025–2 November 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
180 credits, including 90 credits in the humanities or social sciences. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 1 August 2025–31 August 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The United States plays a significant role in today's society, yet our knowledge of the country paradoxically often relies on quick media reports and cultural stereotypes. This course, open for students from the entire field of humanities and social sciences, provides a deeper understanding of the country, and explores central aspects of American history, politics, and culture in historical and contemporary perspectives.
Three overarching themes are in focus: expansionism - geographic, political, and ideological- race relations, and freedom and democracy. The themes are explored through interdisciplinary approaches and new research in the field, and grounded in an introductory overview of historic and political changes in what today is the United States from the 16th century to the present time.