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PhDs and Research degrees

The department brings together world-leading expertise in the literature, history, and culture of the United States, and the Atlantic and Pacific worlds.

The interdisciplinary American Studies programme at UEA enjoys an international reputation. Our research areas encompass American studies, American literature and American history, with a focus on interdisciplinarity.

If you have a research proposal that you would like to discuss, or any questions about the postgraduate research that goes on here, please contact our Postgraduate Research Director, Dr Sarah Wade.

If you're interested in making an application for a PhD, we recommend you make contact with a supervisor to discuss your ideas. Please look at our staff and research pages for more information about expertise and specialism of our supervisors.

Find out more about postgraduate research at UEA

74%

of our American Studies research was rated as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'

Research Excellence Framework 2014

Our research was

5^th

overall within the Area Studies unit of assessment in Times Higher REF21 analysis

Times Higher REF 2021 Analysis