Overview
The Cultural Studies programme offered by The University of Edinburgh 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
- book space and architectures of reading
- photography and visual knowledges
- image-text-theory
- experimental publishing
- curatorial practices and multimodality in representation of research.
Your project will benefit from the diverse research expertise of staff from the Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture (ESALA), from our collaborative exchanges with academic colleagues and research students across the University, and a broad range of contacts with local and international research networks, cultural and heritage institutions and archives.
Training and support
In addition to regular meetings with your supervisor, you will participate in postgraduate seminars and conferences and have opportunities to experiment with publications and curatorial projects.
Programme Structure
- You will be required to complete two courses selected in consultation with your supervisor and a 20,000-word dissertation based on your independent research.
- The coursework will provide methodological and theoretical grounding for your research project.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
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Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies History View 645 other Masters in History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Normally UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant subject.
Tuition Fee
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International
25300 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25300 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
9700 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9700 GBP per year during 12 months.
Part-time fees:
- Home - £4,850
- International/EU - £12,650
Living costs for Edinburgh
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
- Edinburgh College of Art scholarships
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