Cultural Studies MA

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Cultural Studies MA

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Master

    • Duration:

      5 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

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    Course Summary

    Cultural Studies is a wide ranging field by its very nature, and one which seeks to draw lessons from disciplines as widely separated as the humanities, the social sciences and the ‘hard’ sciences.

    Cultural studies looks at how cultures form, what they ‘produce’, and how they are seen, both from within and from without. It asks questions like:

    • How are power, wealth, privilege and authority distributed among groups and individuals within a culture?
    • What causes some cultural symbols, artefacts, texts and items to be considered more significant or holy than others?
    • What defines ‘culture’ and what are an individual culture’s limits?

    The University of Winnipeg relies on a fairly interdisciplinary approach for all of its Master of Arts degrees, and this one is no exception. You can find more detailed information about the research interests of all the university’s professors on the web pages of its various departments and faculties.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This degree program is typically delivered over 2 to 5 years of full or part time study.

    You may choose to specialise in either Curatorial Practices or Texts and Cultures

    Modules Include:

    • Topics in Visual Cultures: South Asian Diasporic Film
    • Topics in Cultural Theory: Art, Activism, and Curating with Care
    • Research Methods and Practice
    • Concepts in Cultural Studies
    • Topics in Cultural Theory: Black Liberation Struggles in Arts and Culture: Literature, Oratory, and Pop Culture
    • Topics in Visual Cultures: Indigenous Comics & Graphic Narratives
    • Special Studies in Cultural Theory and Practice: Practicum in Curatorial Studies
    • Topics in Visual Cultures: The History of Museums and Collecting – The Idea of the Museum
    • Topics in Cultural Theory: Thinking Through the Museum
    • Topics in Genders, Sexualities and Culture: Libertines, Whores, Mollies, and Female Husbands: Transgressive Sexuality in the Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century
    • Topics in Genders, Sexualities and Cultures: The Uncanny, the Grotesque, and the Horror: Sex, Sexualities, and Gender in Fairy Tale Media

    Learning And Teaching

    Depending on your chosen specialty, you’ll explore cultural analysis on the theoretical level or the role of the museum curator. The University of Winnipeg relies on both standard and innovative teaching techniques to convey the content of this degree. These typically include small scale lectures, tutorials and interactive skills sessions as well as seminar style classes. As a Master’s student, you will also be expected to conduct a research project of your own.

    Career Possibilities

    Graduates of UWinnipeg’s Master of Arts in Cultural Studies will be in an excellent position to pursue a PhD level degree at any of the world’s finest universities. You might seek a higher degree relating to print and digital culture, local, national and global cultures, gender, sexuality and culture, visual culture or cultural theory. Alternatively, you might seek out a career in journalism, art curation, arts management, publishing or education.

    Entry & Credit

    Successful completion will result in an MA degree.

    Applicants must typically have completed a 4 year Honours BA or the international equivalent in English or any field dealing with visual, literary or textual cultural studies

    All classes are taught in English unless otherwise noted, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test such as the TOEFL or IELTS.

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