231 Cultural Studies and Area Studies Master's Degree Programs

The Master in European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact provides an in-depth knowledge of the European linguistic, cultural and social landscape using advanced research methods in the academic field. This is in line with professional practice and will ensure students launch their career.

The International Online Master in Arts and Culture Management aims to build managerial key competencies to manage and lead creative organizations, cultural events, and art products, communicate impactful cultural brands, and stand out as innovative, creative, and responsible leaders in the global Arts and Culture Industry.

The MA in Asian Studies targets graduates interested in deepening their knowledge about India, China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia within a multidisciplinary framework of Asian realities and their historical-cultural reference frameworks. The MA in Asian Studies draws upon national and international teachers and researchers, all with their careers dedicated to study Asia, and all with academic dialogue and cooperation both at individual and institutional levels. The MA in Asian Studies’ teaching staff is able to boost the potential for the internationalization of the programs and its graduates.

The Master’s Programme in Area and Cultural Studies makes your studies a journey. Explore the ideas, practices, and cultures that shape our world.

The combination of media and area studies provides in-depth critical knowledge about processes of mediation and signification, and how space and geography intersect with them. The program is based on post-colonial theory, media sociology, memory studies and political geography. This is translated into a very practice based, research oriented approach. You can then gain employment in more senior/advisory positions in state administrations, private sector, public service institutions, and NGOs.

The Lisbon Consortium is a network between the Master and Doctoral Programs in Culture Studies at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and the most prestigious cultural institutions in Lisbon. Ranked #3 by the Eduniversal Worldwide Best Masters Ranking in Cultural Management/Creative Industries Management, the Master Program in Culture Studies is aimed at students interested in a structured discussion of cultural phenomena in the global world.

Critical Studies in the Humanities is a two-year master’s programme aimed at students interested in better understanding various cultural phenomena, both past and present. The programme will encourage you to think expansively and creatively about how culture is produced and reproduced, and why it is still a contested terrain. We explore and ask questions about issues of power, representation, memory, silence, and place.

Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs is a second-level degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Linguistics (LM39-Linguistica), taught entirely in English, offered by the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries of the University of Parma. It devotes specific attention to aspects related to language learning and teaching, with particular reference to Special Educational Needs affecting communication and language, such as developmental language disorders, learning disorders and sensory disabilities. A strength of the course is the acquisition of competences in the field of inclusive language education. It is a two-year course and on successful completion, graduates are awarded the “Laurea Magistrale” (second cycle degree certificate). Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs is designed for candidates from different academic backgrounds and aims to provide a thorough grounding and advanced linguistic and cultural competencies in English and in a second foreign language (including Italian as an FL/L2), and research skills in the field of Language Sciences, in particular Educational linguistics. The course dedicates specific attention to aspects related to language learning and teaching, mainly as regards educational contexts which include learners with special needs, such as language impairments and disadvantages, learning disorders, or sensory disabilities.

The Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Cultural Heritage: History, Art and Territory provides training in researching, managing and promoting cultural and natural heritage. This master’s degree will equip you with expertise in analysing, managing, and promoting cultural and natural heritage from a multidisciplinary perspective.

The 2-year MA program in English and American Studies at the University of Turin is a graduate program in the humanities focusing on English and North American language/linguistics, literatures and cultures, analysed in an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective.

The Master in European and International Studies is a collaboration of the Departments of Economics and Management, Sociology and Social Research, Humanities and the Faculty of Law. It develops a broader understanding of the transformations taking place in the European and international contexts.

This program focuses on modern history and current developments in Europe, Eurasia, and North America. Thanks to its interdisciplinary approach, it covers a broad range of topics—from politics, security, and international relations to economic, social, and cultural developments, including legal and environmental issues. You can compile your own curriculum based on personal interests and career goals: either build an individualized thematic and territorial profile or choose from regionally oriented study tracks. You will be well-prepared for careers in national, regional and European administration and governance, international organizations, NGOs and think tanks, academia and research, media, or business.

The Master in Advanced European and International Studies with a focus on Mediterranean Studies is a unique programme that encourages interdisciplinary Euro-Mediterranean studies, hosted in Nice, Tunis and Istanbul. Students engage deeply with issues of international relations, politics. regional integration, societies and cultures within the Mediterranean context. A study trip to Dakar (Senegal) and Banjul (Gambia) completes the programme. Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue diverse careers including roles in international organisations, diplomatic services, non-governmental organisations and cultural institutions. This programme equips students for positions that require a solid understanding of Mediterranean political dynamics and international cooperation.

The Postgraduate of Asia-Europe Cultural Curatorship Studies (PG Asia-EU CCS) is unique in Belgium. It will provide you with knowledge, skills and competences in the field of curating and crafting culture from intercultural perspectives. Hands-on experience and immersion in the professional field through an internship in Asia or Europe allows you to become a skillful intercultural communicator and cultural curator. The PG Asia-EU CCS targets Belgian/European and Asian students, with interest in contemporary society, culture and arts in Europe and Asia and the aspiration to work in the sector at the intersection of culture, art and communication.

The Research Master's programme Critical Studies in Art and Culture (formerly known as VAMA), specialization of the Humanities Research Master, focuses on the study of current developments in visual arts, architecture, design and media, from a theoretical and historical perspective. In a globalizing cultural world in which art, architecture, design and media are ever more closely integrated and packaged as “creative industries,” disciplinary boundaries need questioning and challenging, yet a thorough grounding in older and newer disciplines such as art history, architectural history, design culture, and media studies is a prerequisite for doing so. In your studies, you will focus on the analysis of “visual objects”: of artifacts in various media that function (primarily or in part) as images. This ranges from landscapes, cities and buildings to artworks in various media, as well as film, television, design and games. Notions such as inter-, cross- and transmediality play an important role in the program. Since artifacts, media and forms of intermediality can only exist in specific social, institutional, economical and ideological frameworks and networks, Critical Studies in Art and Culture will equip you with the analytical and critical tools necessary for analysing these. Each of the four main disciplines that inform the specialization brings specific theories and methods to the table, and the programme seeks to highlight their interconnectedness, with reference to their specific potential as well as possible limitations. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD after your MA, but also if you generally cherish critical attitude and original lines of questioning based on a profound knowledge of your research subject, and wish to develop your research skills, this programme will be a perfect choice.

The program focuses on modern history, politics, and diplomacy, as well as social, cultural and economic problems of Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, and the post-Soviet area, including the Caucasus and Central Asia. It has two specializations: Balkan and Central European Studies or Russian and Eurasian Studies. You can study Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, and other languages. You can become a regional expert on a specific territory and join international organizations and NGOs, diplomacy and state administration, media, the business sector, or pursue a career in academia.

European Studies program aims to analyze the national and transnational developments on the European continent seen as a whole and its mission is the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary training of future specialists in the field of European studies in order for them to develop the capacity to understand and communicate with people belonging to different cultural environments, to lead and organize international teams, to develop abilities in managing the relations with partners and mass media against the European background.