MA Visual Culture at University of Liverpool

The MA in Visual Culture offers an exciting opportunity to engage with current debates about visual culture in relation to the changes wrought by contemporary media on everyday life. We look at visual media such as photography and film, cultural institutions, such as museums and galleries, as well as ordinary, everyday cultural practices. Study in a department currently ranked within the world top 75 and 5 th in the UK for Communication (Shanghai Global Rankings of Academic Subjects 2025).

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time also available  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This is a one-year programme (which can be studied part-time) for a total of 180 credits. Semester 1 consists of two compulsory modules and one option. Compulsory modules in semester one include Media and Cultural Change a, Researching Culture and Everyday Life.

Career pathways

The MA Visual Culture programme will provide you with rigorous academic training in the broad interdisciplinary field of cultural, media and everyday life studies. The professional skills that students will develop upon completion of the programme will prepare them well for a wide range of potential employment areas.

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