Overview
How do we use and interpret culture? How might culture be preserved, destroyed, or changed? How does our sense of identity merge with our culture? How is culture changing and developing in the 21st century?
Unique to UC
- The Cultural Studies programme at University of Canterbury is the only one in Aotearoa New Zealand, and we draw on more than 15 participating programmes - most of the College of Arts.
- One of the central strengths of Cultural Studies is its interdisciplinarity - the way that it draws on the perspectives, methods, and theories of numerous fields of study. The idea is not to reduce culture to something simple and unified, but to appreciate its complexity.
Programme Structure
Research
- You can construct a Cultural Studies degree that is quite generalised or relatively specialised (focusing on film and media; sexuality and gender;
- Places, spaces and technologies; bicultural studies; cultural identity and politics; environmentalism and human-animal studies, for example).
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
First day of any month
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies View 4 other PhDs in Area & Cultural Studies in New ZealandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Enrolment in a PhD requires completion of a research-focused honours or master’s degree, at First or Second Class (Division I) Honours or Distinction level (or equivalent qualifications).
- Applicants with qualifications from outside Aotearoa New Zealand must have been granted admission to the University. Our admissions team, in consultation with the host department, look at your qualifications and transcripts to ensure that you have the background required to complete a PhD. It is possible that you may be required to complete preparatory courses prior to or after admission into a PhD programme.
- In exceptional circumstances applicants without the typical academic background, but who can demonstrate the ability to pursue a PhD, may be admitted at the discretion of the Dean of Postgraduate Research.
Tuition Fee
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International
8845 NZD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8845 NZD per year during 36 months. -
National
7343 NZD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7343 NZD per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Christchurch
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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