The BA (Hons) American History program at University of East Anglia is a comprehensive course that offers a deep-dive into American history. Students will be able to explore various aspects of American history, culture, politics, from the early colonial period to the present day. The course is designed to not only impart knowledge but also to develop key skills such as independent critical thinking, research, presentation, and essay writing. Students are also given the opportunity to study abroad for a year in an American university to gain a unique perspective of the country. The course is taught by leading historians and researchers in the field, ensuring students have access to the latest insights and knowledge.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a 320-acre (130-hectare) campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of study. The annual income of the institution for 2021–22 was £295 million, of which £30 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £370 million, and had an undergraduate offer rate of 85% in 2021.

UEA is consistently rated as one of the best universities for student experience in the United Kingdom.It is a leading member of Norwich Research Park which has one of Europe's biggest concentrations of researchers in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Medicine and Health Sciences.UEA is a research-intensive institution recognised for the quality of its research with it being in the top 20 nationwide for research quality and is one of the nation’s most prominently cited institutions worldwide.

UEA alumni and faculty include three Nobel Prize winners, a co-discoverer of Hepatitis C and of the Hepatitis D genome as well as the small interfering RNA, a co-inventor of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, one President of the Royal Society, three Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences and forty-eight Fellows of the Royal Society. Alumni also include one current monarch and former prime minister, two de facto heads of state, one vice president, one deputy prime minister, and two former leaders of the House of Lords along with two Lasker Award winners, three Booker Prize winners, eleven Costa Book Award winners, and three Caine Prize winners.