MA Arts and Culture: Comparative Cultural Analysis 12 months Postgraduate Program By University of Amsterdam |Top Universities
Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

17,270 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

In the Master’s programme Comparative Cultural Analysis you will explore ‘culture’ in the broadest sense - from art, film and new media, to popular culture and social movements - in relation to contemporary issues such as globalisation, technology and social and cultural conflicts and identities. Comparative Cultural Analysis offers a interdisciplinary and theoretical approach to culture, informed by contemporary critical cultural theory.

The Master’s programme Comparative Cultural Analysis is dedicated to critical exploration of a wide variety of cultural phenomena from an explicitly theoretical and interdisciplinary perspective. Works of art and literature, cinema and new media, as well as popular culture are examined in relation to a range contemporary socio-political phenomena. Comparative Cultural Analysis engages with a variety of contemporary critical discourses, such as philosophy, environmental humanities, posthumanism, decolonial studies, queer studies, comparative literature and media studies. The programme proposes to explore the many possible dialogues between cultural phenomena and critical theory. In particular, Comparative Cultural Analysis is focused on the socio-political significance of theoretical and interdisciplinairy study. 

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

In the Master’s programme Comparative Cultural Analysis you will explore ‘culture’ in the broadest sense - from art, film and new media, to popular culture and social movements - in relation to contemporary issues such as globalisation, technology and social and cultural conflicts and identities. Comparative Cultural Analysis offers a interdisciplinary and theoretical approach to culture, informed by contemporary critical cultural theory.

The Master’s programme Comparative Cultural Analysis is dedicated to critical exploration of a wide variety of cultural phenomena from an explicitly theoretical and interdisciplinary perspective. Works of art and literature, cinema and new media, as well as popular culture are examined in relation to a range contemporary socio-political phenomena. Comparative Cultural Analysis engages with a variety of contemporary critical discourses, such as philosophy, environmental humanities, posthumanism, decolonial studies, queer studies, comparative literature and media studies. The programme proposes to explore the many possible dialogues between cultural phenomena and critical theory. In particular, Comparative Cultural Analysis is focused on the socio-political significance of theoretical and interdisciplinairy study. 

Admission Requirements

190+
7+
100+
The Master's programme in Comparative Cultural Analysis is open for application to students with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in the Humanities or Social Sciences with an emphasis on theories of contemporary culture, to a minimum of 30 ECTS (equivalent to a full-time semester of academic studies). In exceptional cases, the programme may accept students with a different (i.e. practice-based, such as art school) background who are motivated to follow this programme.  

12 Months
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

2,530 EUR
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International Students

17,270 EUR
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