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MA Cultural and Critical Studies

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

MA Cultural and Critical Studies is a postgraduate Communications & Media course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year, costs £18,685 per year and starts in September and January.

Postgraduate · 1 year · Full-time · Communications & Media · £18,685 per year

Intakes: September, January

The Cultural and Critical Studies MA is part of the Cultural and Literary Studies Suite, a cluster of four MAs that bring together academics, curators and practitioners who share a commitment to investigating modern and contemporary culture from aesthetic, critical, literary and experiential perspectives. You'll share classes with students from the Art and Visual Culture MA, the English Literature: Modern and Contemporary Fictions MA and the Museum, Galleries and Contemporary Culture MA, joining a fruitful and intellectually rigorous environment designed to facilitate interdisciplinary thinking. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Our course offers a rare opportunity to undertake interdisciplinary study of textual, visual and popular forms of culture in light of cutting-edge theoretical debates - You'll be taught by experts in cultural and literary studies, critical theory and philosophy, archival practice, urban studies, art and visual culture, and museum studies - You can enjoy studying in the heart of London and benefit from close links with cultural institutions such as the Photographers’ Gallery and the Museum of London Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 1 year Start dates: Full-time - September 2027; Full-time - January 2027 International tuition fee: £18,685 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): Graduates from this course have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers both within the educational, cultural and creative sectors and beyond. On our interdisciplinary course, you'll study textual, visual and popular forms of culture in light of cutting-edge theoretical debates. Graduate employers named on the course page: BBC, Plan International, Queen Mary University of London, Stonewall, United Nations Development Programme. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Capitalism and Culture (Core)
• Dissertation (Core)
• Problems and Perspectives in Cultural Studies (Core)
• Digital Cultures (Option)
• Engaging the Archive (Option)
• Queer Now (Option)
• Reading the Nation (Option)
• Representing World Cultures (Option)
• Urban Cultures (Option)
• Victorian Explorations (Option)
• Work Placement in Cultural Institutions (Option)

Careers

• Editor
• Educator
• Journalist
• Digital content producer
• Museum, gallery, library or archive professional
• Public relations or communications professional
• Researcher