Cultural Studies MA

  Institution: The University of Nottingham

Programme Description

The MA in Cultural Studies provides you with an opportunity for advanced study in contemporary cultural theory, policy and practice. It will provide you with the theoretical and analytical training required to continue to a research degree or to develop professional skills relevant to working at management level in the fields of cultural policy and industry.

The course will develop your specialist knowledge of research methods and cultural policies to give you a strong methodological underpinning. This will be supplemented by specific empirical examples to increase your understanding, and will enable you to make the transition from undergraduate study to the higher level required during your masters studies. Using a thoroughly interdisciplinary approach, the course then aims to equip you with theoretical knowledge and understanding whilst developing the practical skills required by the contemporary culture industry. You will cover the range of theoretical approaches making up the contemporary intellectual vocabulary of cultural studies.

The course will also develop your awareness of the practices of cultural policy and their application to the culture industry. The course will focus on developing your ability to engage in critical evaluations of current research. It will also develop your ability to problem-solve in respect to real-world projects and case studies.

Course structure

The full-time MA Cultural Studies course lasts 12 months and is divided into two semesters and a summer period, and you will take two modules per semester. You will then complete a dissertation over the summer to be submitted in September. If you are studying the course part-time, you can complete this within 24 or 36 months, depending on your circumstances.

Entry Requirements

A single or joint honours degree at upper second class or above (or its international equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants must have graduated from an approved university

English language requirements

IELTS: 7.0 (no element below 6.0)

TOEFL (iBT): 100 (no element below 21)

PTE (Academic): 67 (minimum 67)

IELTS and TOEFL test results must be less than 2 years old and all IELTS must be the academic version of the test

Modules

Modules available to study on this course may include:

• Mass Media
• Cultural Policy
• Working in the Culture Industry
• Material Cultures
• Research Methods in Cultural Studies
• Postcolonialisms
• Narratives of Conflict and Resolution
• Visual Culture
• Critiques of War
• Post-structuralism and Writing

Assessment

Taught modules are assessed by a 5,000-word assignment and you must also submit a 20,000-word dissertation. To help guide you through your coursework, you will be assigned a personal tutor as well as a dissertation tutor. There are no examinations

Source : The University of Nottingham