MRes Cultural Studies
Full-time, Part-time
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Sociology and politics
Related subjects • Media, PR and journalism • Research degrees
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This course is hosted by the Faculty of Development and Society Graduate School in collaboration with the Culture, Communication and Computing Research Institute. The Graduate School website provides a communication hub for students and staff engaged in research, information about our research work, and useful contact information.
During this course we introduce you to research methods and strategies within cultural studies and sociology, and the supporting theories and philosophies. You can also develop areas of specialist interests within cultural policy and management, or communication and media studies.
It is ideal if you have a degree in a social sciences related subject and plan to do research in
• cultural policy and management or
• cultural, communication and media studies
In some modules, you meet and discuss research issues with students from other MRes courses.
Our staff are currently involved in research areas including
• cultural politics and policy
• media studies
• representations of environment and sustainability
• visual ethnography
• discourses of heritage
• gender and feminist theory
• sport and media
• ethnicity and representation
• sociology of culture
• communication theory and policy
• sexualities and media
You study a range of research methodologies throughout the course including • biographical research • case study • cultural policy analysis • ethnography • experimental design • media analysis • survey design and analysis • discourse analysis. Throughout the course, you design, conduct and critique research.
The MRes includes a research-based dissertation, which may become a pilot study towards a PhD.
For an informal discussion about this course, please contact Dr Jenny Blain by e-mail at j.blain@shu.ac.uk
Short courses/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate
You can take individual modules as short courses or combine them towards a PgDip/PgCert Research Methods in Cultural Studies.
Related courses
Full-time – one year
Part-time – typically three years
Depending on your route and start date, September or February, classes run in the evenings and/or in blocks of study during the day. Please contact us for more details.
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Typically £5,355 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,980 for the course
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
Includes • essays • research projects • presentations • other assignments
You can choose to study qualitative methodologies and interviewing skills
