Global Cultures (MA) | Master's degree | Humanities & Culture | On Campus | 1 year | Cardiff University | United Kingdom

This innovative and interdisciplinary programme is aimed at students who have an interest in developing a career in the cultural sector. The programme allows you to develop an understanding of the evolution of cultural industries in a global context by focusing on the global dissemination of cultural products, transnational cultural interactions in the creative sector, and cultural diversity and individual creativity in the globalised world. This programme will provide you with insights into global cultural industries and into cultural policy, while also allowing you to analyse case studies which span the UK, China, Japan, Latin America, North America and Europe and equips you with the theoretical tools to analyse the cultural products that you are learning about. This MA is delivered by the School of Modern Languages, which is home to researchers with a wide range of interests in contemporary culture, including film, literature, theatre, music, graphic novels, photography, cultural festivals, and museums. Their combined global expertise will help you develop your own interests in a supportive and friendly environment. The programme also benefits from regular guest lectures from representative of the creative and cultural industries. Distinctive features The distinctive features of this programme are as follows: Interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary This programme bridges research and teaching fields in arts, humanities and social sciences, drawing on cultural studies in the context of comparative area studies. While addressing core issues relating to the study of cultural production, this programme also incorporates theories of the globalization of culture. By adopting an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to these issues, this programme maximises your theoretical understanding of the field. Comparative area studies in a global context You will have the opportunity to compare the making of texts and cultural products in different cultural sett