Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA)

The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) is a central research and teaching institution of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg, Germanys oldest university. Financially, it is at the same time a public-private partnership, attracting about two-thirds of its budget from private donors. Founded in 2003, the HCAs purpose is to provide and impart the knowledge needed to understand the politics, culture, economy and society of the United States of America. The Center also facilitates a dialogue between academia and the public and contributes to the creation and strengthening of transatlantic networks. At the HCA, the America-related research of six university faculties and ten disciplines converges, offering a range of expertise that is unique in the academic world: American Literature and Culture, Art History, Economics, Geography, History, Musicology, Political Science, Theology, Sociology, and U.S. Constitutional Law. Graduates of the HCAs B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. programs...