Master of Cultural Studies
KU Leuven
Key Information
Campus location
Leuven, Belgium
Languages
English, Dutch
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
The master combines an analysis of contemporary culture in the broadest sense and in different media with an understanding of policy and immerses you in the practice of cultural work via an internship.
You study the relationship between art, society and all the media and techniques that shape our culture today. You will focus on cultural phenomena (both art and popular culture) and investigate how they work in practice today. You acquire a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on culture with attention to both policy and topical national and international debates in various media and cultural practices. You also pay a lot of attention to the digital society and practical cultural competences.
The programme links theoretical reflection to practical competences, which you develop during an internship in the cultural sector and the elaboration of a group project. You learn to function within a group or larger organisation, to organize a project, to apply for funding and to present your work to your peers.
You can choose between two trajectories within the program:
- The creative practices track focuses on contemporary art and culture creation, across the boundaries of genres and media, with a lot of attention for the creative industries.
- The cultural memory and identity track focuses on the impact of the cultural past on the contemporary cultural landscape, and the relationship between culture and forms of identity.
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Curriculum
Core Courses
- Cultural Studies: Capita Selecta
- Cultural Policy
- Methods of Cultural Studies
Creative Practices
- Pop Music
- Photography and Visual Culture
- Film and Literature
- European Diversity and Cultural Policy
- Contemporary Dance and Dance Studies
- Cultural Economics
- Curatorial Practices
Cultural Memory and Identity
- Theatre, Theory and CultureContemporary Latin American Cinema
- Highlights in European Literature
- Changing Cultures in Europe
- Cultural Memory
- Digital Cultural Heritage
- Central and Eastern European Cultures and Identities
- Cultural Heritage: Interdisciplinary Debates and Challenges
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Career Opportunities
Both a hands-on and theoretically oriented Program, the Master of Arts in Cultural Studies prepares students for careers in a wide range of fields. A great many of our graduates become public servants and cultural policy officers at all levels of government (local, regional, national, and international); others enter into the broad field of the creative industries (music, television, print, and online media).