This MA provides an intensive study in cultural theory and in substantive cultural studies. It is in every sense a programme in global cultural studies, both in its engagement with cultural difference and in its encounter with the geopolitics of 21st-century capitalism. By the end of the programme you will have covered a very considerable amount of high-level cultural theory. A core course enables you to study the most advanced theorists of and questions surrounding both the ?new? cultural theory of Deleuze, Negri and Agamben as well as classical British cultural studies of the tradition established by Stuart Hall. Your other core courses extend this groundwork by familiarising you further with both critical theory and methods of cultural analysis. In addition you take a range of options that introduce a material focus to complement the theory you have covered ? for example, in digital and genetic media, in urban space, in the creative industries, in art and the visual culture of everyday life. You write a dissertation that consolidates this learning and prepares you for further study or engagement in the culture of today?s global capitalism. The MA consists of: * Two compulsory core courses: ?Cultural Theory ?Text and Image * Two standard-length option courses or equivalent (two half-length courses may be taken in place of a standard course where available) * Dissertation (Methodology and Research) ? includes submission of a 5,000 word methodology report and a final dissertation of 10,000-12,000 words. You must successfully complete all the above components to complete the MA. Full-time students take the core course Cultural Theory in the autumn term, and the core course Text and Image in the spring term. Option courses can be taken in either autumn or spring term, depending on when they are offered and on your individual workload. A methodology report, including a dissertation proposaloutline, is submitted in May. The final dissertation (10-12,000 words) is submitted at the end of Augustbeginning of September. Part-time students have some flexibility. They must however take core courses in Cultural Theory and Text and Image in their first year. Progression into the second year depends upon successful completion of these courses. The Dissertation is submitted at the end of the second year. Skills: Around half of students completing this programme progress to PhD level, and others go into practical work ? in the creative industries and in NGOs in a great number of countries. Careers: High-level knowledge of cultural research transferable skills within social and critical theory, aesthetics and performance, communication and multimedia ethnography skills critical appreciation of current debates in the media, the culture industries and the wider contemporary cultural environment.
This MA provides an intensive study in cultural theory and in substantive cultural studies. It is in every sense a programme in global cultural studies, both in its engagement with cultural difference and in its encounter with the geopolitics of 21st-century capitalism. By the end of the programme you will have covered a very considerable amount of high-level cultural theory. A core course enables you to study the most advanced theorists of and questions surrounding both the ?new? cultural...
