Overview

Students choose their own academic focus within the study of popular culture.

The MA in Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University is widely recognized nationally and internationally, and has attracted students from all over the US and various other countries for the past four decades.

Our students benefit from smaller class sizes and individual attention from staff and faculty, allowing for the development of close student-faculty relationships. The individualized nature of the program is emphasized as students work with a graduate advisor to identify academic and research interest areas and to produce a master's theses and alternative projects that can cover a wide range of topics and subject areas.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the graduate degree, students in Popular Culture are expected to be able to:

Interpret and critically evaluate specific case studies in diverse cultural and historical contexts using fundamental concepts, major debates, and methods of analysis of the global phenomenon of popular culture with theories of race, class, sexuality, gender, and disability.

Produce a research project of publishable quality with a rigorous argument and strong theoretical basis that demonstrates engagement with contemporary scholarly discourse.

Develop and communicate (verbally and in writing) clear, persuasive, and sophisticated interpretations of popular culture materials and practices.

Evaluate how popular culture shapes and reflects personal and social experiences, diversity in a multicultural society, and American culture’s relationship to global cultures.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Popular Culture Theory and Methodology

Folklore and Folklife

International Popular Culture

Plan I Thesis Research

Plan II Non-Thesis Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-14 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bowling Green, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Sociology View 374 other Masters in Sociology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate Application

$75 non-refundable application fee

Scanned copies of official or unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended. Upon admission, final official or notarized copies of transcripts from all institutions where degrees were earned (showing dates when the degrees were conferred) and diplomas from international institutions must be submitted.

Standardized test scores (GRE, GMAT, PRAXIS, OAE) may be required.

Programs may also require recommendations, a statement of purpose, a resume, and other documents.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

10643 USD / year

≈ 10643 USD / year
Out-of-State

10643 USD / year

≈ 10643 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6649 USD / year

≈ 6649 USD / year

Living costs

Bowling Green

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

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Financing

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