Cultural Studies

The University of Edinburgh
Postgraduate MSc (Res) Full-time 1 Year SociologyHistory of art

About this course

This programme enables you to study cultural phenomena, practices and texts at an advanced level. You will critically engage with theories and methodologies of transdisciplinary cultural research.

Research topics

The programme supports a range of research topics in visual and urban cultural studies, with a particular interest in:

* place and memory

* spatial violence and urban disintegration

* post-socialist cities of Eastern Europe

* visual and semiotic landscapes

* materiality and spatiality of writing (graffiti, memorials and signage)

* book space and architectures of reading

* photography and visual knowledges

* image-text-theory

* forms of writing and experimental publishing

* curatorial practices and multimodality in representation of research

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc (Res)

Location: Edinburgh

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc (Res)

Location: Edinburgh

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1133 Public relations and communications directors
2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
3412 Authors, writers and translators
2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
2434 Business and related research professionals
4135 Library clerks and assistants

Course Details

Qualification
MSc (Res)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Edinburgh
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Sociology, History of art