The American Studies program was established in 1984 in cooperation with four faculties and involving nine departments. The program is affiliated to the Department of History. For the first ten years, teaching covered mostly U.S. topics. In the fall of 1994 the American Studies Program was re-modelled into North American Studies Program with Canadian Studies also included in the curriculum.
A new era for the program has been inaugurated with the endowment by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation of the multidisciplinary Erkko Chair in North American Studies for five years beginning January 2007. The Erkko Chair is held by PhD Katri Sieberg.
The North American Studies Program explores the United States and Canada in various ways, approaching both countries from historical, literary, social, cultural, political and from many other perspectives. This interdisciplinary Program will take students on a journey through different eras, places, minds and dreams that will familiarise them with North America.
The North American Studies Program is open to all University of Tampere students. It is useful especially for those students who are planning to work or study in a global setting and an international environment.
Transatlantic relations is a part of the University's research strategy. The North American Studies Program has close contacts to some American and Canadian universities. North American Studies specialists in the USA, Canada and Europe actively attend the international conferences on North American Studies that the University of Tampere arranges biannually. [Contacts: Sari Pasto]
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