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Cities and Cultures – (M.A.)
Queen Mary, University of London
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| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MA Cities and Cultures is an exciting programme that combines the study of cultural geography with a specific focus on urban cultures both past and present. The course takes in a wide range of urban settings, from imperial Delhi and Calcutta to Chicago during the height of modernity and contemporary cultural formations in London and Los Angeles. Taught by leading geographers in the field, the programme considers how cities are socially produced, imagined, represented and contested. It engages with original texts that have informed thinking about urban spaces and cultures as well as a range of other source materials – including the built environment, art practices, literature, music and film – through which the meanings and politics of urban spaces can be analysed. Optional modules introduce students to a wide range of intellectual approaches to urban living and social life: from literary analysis to pyschogeography and performativity.
MA Cities and Cultures is recognised under the ESRC’s 1+3 funding scheme. The Arts and Humanities Research Council also offers studentships for this programme for those students intending to apply subsequently for a PhD.
Contents
Please note, module structures may be amended following the School’s accreditation as part of the QMUL/Goldsmith’s ESRC Doctoral Training Centre.
Compulsory modules:
* Social Science Research: Methods and Methodologies (jointly taught with Geography at UCL) with the accompanying ‘Thinking Geographically’ seminar series unique to Queen Mary.
* 15,000 word dissertation
Module options include:
* Culture, Space and Power
* Art, Performance and the City
* Cities, Empire and Modernity
* Option of taking one other approved module in another department in place of one of the specialised modules
Assessment Assessment on each of the modules is through a variety of coursework assignments ranging from extended essays to book reviews and practical reports. You will also complete a 15,000-word dissertation (equivalent to 60 credits) on a topic of your choice relating to the programme.
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Entry requirements
Applicants will normally be expected to have a relevant first degree with first or upper-second class honours (or equivalent) in Geography or another discipline in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
We actively encourage applications from students who have developed an interest in any aspect of cities and cultures at undergraduate level, and/or who have practical experience of working in related areas.
English language entry
* IELTS 6.5
* TOEFL 580
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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