Transatlantic Studies - History, Culture and Politics Radboud University

Programme Structure

The first semester will offer you a firm grounding in the field through a range of core courses. You will master the theories and research methods of transatlantic studies, engage with state-of-the art academic literature about the political and cultural dimensions of transatlantic interactions, and develop your own research interests. The second semester offers opportunities for in-depth exploration of research topics or interdisciplinary electives in such transatlantic areas as international law, human rights, international relations, border studies, or the way contemporary North American culture reflects the social and political issues of its day. You can also integrate an internship or exchange program with a European, American or Canadian university in this semester (see below). You will complete the program with a Master’s thesis, which will offer you the opportunity to develop and present your own approach to the question of America’s place in transatlantic relations and European engagements with America.

Courses include:

• The Foundations of Transatlantic Relations: Domestic Politics and International Relations 

• American Culture in a Global Context: Imagining America in text, image and music 
• Theories of Transatlantic Studies 

• Practices of Transatlantic Studies 
• The Red and Black Atlantic: Transatlantic Constructs of Race, Culture, and Identity 
• Current issues in Transatlantic relations: Power, Principles and Protest