Postgraduate students in Cultural Studies develop advanced skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking, while pursuing their own interests in a range of topics exploring the plurality of culture.
Postgraduate study in Cultural Studies also develops skills in analysis and communication that are highly desirable in the workplace.
Bachelor of Arts with Honours students take two courses of their choice from within the programme, complete a course in Arts methodologies (ARTS401), and develop their own 10,000-word research essay (CULT402) on a topic of their choosing. In some cases, students may undertake an internship (PACE495), or add a relevant course from another subject, with the Cultural Studies Programme Coordinator’s approval
You may also take Cultural Studies Honours courses as part of a Postgraduate Certificate in Arts or Postgraduate Diploma in Arts.
Students taking a 180-point Master of Arts take a course in Arts methodologies and three other courses from the programme (which may include an internship), followed by a supervised dissertation of 20,000 words in a topic of choice.
Alternatively, a Master of Arts (Thesis) is available to students who have already completed an honours degree with excellent grades. MA(Thesis) students complete a supervised 40,000-word thesis in a topic of choice.
At PhD level, doctoral students undertake extended research on a topic of choice, with the support of supervisors who are recognised experts in their fields.
Please note that taught courses may change each year, and supervision of research projects will depend on having appropriate expertise available.
It is important that you get in touch with the Cultural Studies Programme Coordinator before enrolling in postgraduate study to discuss which programme of study will be the best for you.
Our graduates are valued for their intellectual flexibility and creativity and get jobs in the public and private sectors, in non-governmental and not-for profit realms, and as self-employed freelancers.
Career pathways will depend on your degree focus. Some graduates work in areas like education, publishing, and writing. Theatre, film, and television are also possibilities, as is the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums).
Our graduates are also present in equity and advocacy, environmental services, urban development, foreign affairs and diplomacy, arts entrepreneurship, therapeutic practice, local and national politics, policy and governance, public relations and communications, advertising, technology and digital services, and community engagement.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Cultural Studies.
Choose an area that you are interested in and learn how UC’s range of study options can let you study what you want to.
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