60 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Area Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Cultural Studies in Asia is a field of teaching and research which challenges conventional disciplinary boundaries to rethink received knowledge on existing issues and to address emergent concerns thrown up by the rapid changes and impact on cultural practices, brought on by new technologies and the new phase of global capitalism. Adopting a multidisciplinary methodology, the programme will provide teaching and research skills in the analysis of the flows and exchanges of popular cultural practices in contemporary Asia, across fluid and porous national and cultural boundaries. The aims of this graduate programme are to:
Promote specialist and expert study and research of contemporary cultural practices in Asia, and
Provide the necessary intellectual training that equips individuals for a variety of careers in the creative industry, in both the private and public sectors.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Area Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Cultural Studies in Asia is a field of teaching and research which challenges conventional disciplinary boundaries to rethink received knowledge on existing issues and to address emergent concerns thrown up by the rapid changes and impact on cultural practices, brought on by new technologies and the new phase of global capitalism. Adopting a multidisciplinary methodology, the programme will provide teaching and research skills in the analysis of the flows and exchanges of popular cultural practices in contemporary Asia, across fluid and porous national and cultural boundaries. The aims of this graduate programme are to:
Promote specialist and expert study and research of contemporary cultural practices in Asia, and
Provide the necessary intellectual training that equips individuals for a variety of careers in the creative industry, in both the private and public sectors.
Admission Requirements
A good Masters degree in a relevant discipline or an NUS Honours degree (at least a Second Class Upper division) or equivalent (e.g. a four-year Bachelor degree with an average grade above B) in a relevant discipline, subject to approval by the Faculty on a case-by-case basis;
A deep interest in the Cultural Studies in Asia;
An original research thesis proposal;
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