The BA (Hons) American Studies with a Year Abroad is a well-structured program offered by the University of East Anglia. This program involves an in-depth study of American culture, politics, society, and history, starting from the colonial era to the present day. Students are exposed to different areas of American Studies such as literature, media, and race-religion. The notable feature of this program is the option to spend an entire year abroad, allowing students to experience American lifestyle and culture first-hand. There, they can either focus on academics or take up work opportunities to widen their practical knowledge. The year abroad also enhances their personality traits such as adaptability, independence, and resilience, which enable them to stand out in the global job market. The program fosters analytical-thinking abilities and hones research skills, crucial for various career options. Additionally, regular interactions with American Studies scholars during the course provide students with valuable insights.

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.