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Cultural Studies Graduate Certificate at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University, United States

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Studies serves students whose interests cut across traditional Humanities and Social Science fields, covering popular and mass culture, minority and diasporic cultures, visual culture, media and technology, cultural production and transnational formations. PhD students who complete it receive the PhD in their home department "and cultural studies". It is administered through the Department of Cultural Analysis and Theory with the Humanities Institute.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature  |  Duration: 15 credits (two core courses and three electives)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

A 15-credit sequence: History of Cultural Studies, Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies, a Practicum in Teaching and CST electives; up to 6 prior graduate credits can apply.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to students enrolled in any Stony Brook PhD programme; MA/MFA students may be admitted on approval of the Director of Cultural Studies.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 15 credits (two core courses and three electives)

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