The University of Glamorgan operates a modular system.
Students take ten modules every year.
In year one and two students take a combination of courses from the American Studies and the Humanities options. During the third year they may focus entirely upon American Studies if they wish. American Studies will only be offered as a minor subject in 1998. Students wishing to focus on American Studies must take the core module Introduction to American Studies and at least two other modules from the options offered in History, Literature, Geography and Drama. The remaining modules will come from the Humanities options.