University of Groningen · Netherlands
American Studies
The United States from many angles at once: its politics, history, literature, popular culture, race relations and religions, and its ties with the rest of the Americas.
- Where
- GroningenNetherlands
- Degree
- BA
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 1 May 2027
- Admission
- Open to all who qualify
- EU/EEA fee
- €2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
- Degree
- BA
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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1 December 2026*
Create your Studielink accountYour own planDetails
Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.
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1 May 2027
Application deadline for all other bachelor'sHard deadlineDetails
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6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.
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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
First-year courses include The Americas, Theories of Culture, American Politics, a course on how identities are mediated in stories and one on Latin American and Canadian literature, taught in seminars with close contact with faculty. You write papers and also produce TED talks, editorials, exhibits and apps, and practise writing and speaking in American Studies in Practice. In year two you choose among a Media specialisation, Global USA and changing special topics, and you can spend a semester at a partner university in the United States, take a minor, and write a BA thesis. Graduates work in journalism, banking, culture, government and communications, or move on to master programmes such as Euroculture or Digital Humanities.
What you need
- The IB Diploma counts as Dutch VWO; no minimum points. An IB taught in English waives the English test.
Requirements in full
How places are decided
- Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply by 1 May 2027; matching is optional and its advice is not binding.
Sources (2)
- American Studies at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
- IB applicants at RUG
Other degrees at RUG
