Research in Cultural Analysis: University of Amsterdam

Introduction

The programme is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of culture at large. Cultural phenomena such as works of art and literature, cinema and new media, and popular culture, as well as social belief and value systems are examined and analysed. Emphasis is placed on textual, visual and historical details in the context of the social, political or aesthetic movements that underpin them. Their implied normativity and the ways in which identity, difference and otherness are negotiated across the cultural spectrum are questioned.

Career prospects

The Research Master's programme in Cultural Analysis provides a unique foundation for students planning to pursue a PhD degree or a career in higher education, journalism, cultural management, policy and consultancy or management of non-governmental organisations and international enterprises. In the past, graduates have been accepted at UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, the University of Michigan and Goldsmiths College, as well as at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis.

Admission requirments

Specific entry requirements

Applicants for the Master's programme should have at least a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a relevant field. The level of the Bachelor's degree must be comparable to that of a Dutch Bachelor's degree.

General entry requirements

Applicants must also fulfil the general entry requirements of the Graduate School for Humanities regarding academic background, grade average and English language proficiency. For further information, see this link.