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Description

What do we mean by ‘culture’ and why are its many forms so hotly contested? Why is it so important to our sense of identity and belonging? Cultural Studies at Kent is an innovative subject with distinctive perspectives on all forms of present day culture. We explore connections between popular culture, the arts and everyday life by crossing social sciences/humanities boundaries.

Analysing culture

You cannot be part of contemporary society without being affected by the stream of ads and images of all kinds, in various media. We are all caught up the network of communications, whether in face-to-face encounters, on Facebook or by way of email. All this is both 'modern' and 'cultural' and it is something we all do, cope with, and make sense of. Cultural Studies addresses culture in more theoretical, analytical and critical ways seeing it in a broader context and evaluating its impact on the way we experience our lives and organise and govern our societies.

History & Philosophy of Art

Within the History & Philosophy of Art element of your degree, you study artists, art movements and a range of artistic media, including painting, sculpture, photography, print media, installation and multimedia. You will have the chance to put your knowledge into practice and develop work-related skills, such as gallery management and curating, art collecting and dealing, as well as practical writing skills for the media.

The School of Arts at Canterbury provides excellent resources to support your studies. The Jarman Building houses individual edit suites, a digital studio and the Studio 3 Gallery, which hosts home and visiting exhibitions and allows you to develop professional curatorial skills. Also on campus are a darkroom and the Templeman Library, which has extensive print and online resources.

Independent rankings

History at Kent was ranked 1st for research and Philosophy was ranked 12th for graduate employment in The Complete University Guide 2014.

In the National Student Survey 2013, History was ranked 10th for student satisfaction, while 88% of Philosophy students and 93% of arts students were satisfied with the quality of their course.

Art at Kent was ranked 6th overall and 6th for graduate prospects in The Guardian University Guide 2014.

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

Part time:£4500, £6240

Total Kent credits: 360

Total Kent credits: 360

• English

Course Content

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

• SO334 - Modern Culture
• SO335 - Contemporary Culture
• HA319 - Now That Is Art! Aesthetics and the Visual Arts
• HA355 - Introduction to the History of Art

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

• HA507 - Reading the Image
• SO506 - Popular Culture, Media and Society

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

• SO657 - Digital Culture
• SO676 - Cultures of Embodiment
• SO525 - Environmental Politics
• SO533 - Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
• SO534 - Violence and Society
• SO535 - Youth and Crime
• SO537 - Race and Racism
• SO539 - Environmental Policy and Practice
• SO594 - Terrorism and Modern Society
• SO605 - Crime , Media and Culture
• HA687 - Thinking about the Arts
• HA688 - Painting in Central Italy 1440 - 1520
• PL526 - Aesthetics
• PL610 - Aesthetics
• SA503 - A Future for the Welfare State? Social Change, Challenge and Crisis
• SA519 - The Social Politics of Food
• HA669 - Study of a Single Artist
• HA670 - Study of a Single Artist
• HA681 - Pixelated World: The Digital Revolution
• HA682 - Pixelated World: The Digital Revolution
• HA683 - Against Realism: Varieties of Photographic Pictorialism
• HA684 - Genius: Perspectives on Artistic Creation
• HA685 - Genius: Perspectives on Artistic Creation
• HA686 - Thinking about the Arts
• HA573 - Print Collecting and Curating
• HA587 - Against Realism: Varieties of Photograhic Pictorialism
• HA591 - Dialogues: Art History in a Global Context
• HA595 - Visual Arts Writing
• HA649 - Exposed: The Aesthetics of the Body, Sexuality and Erotic Art
• HA653 - Exposed: The Aesthetics of The Body, Sexuality and Erotic Art
• HA660 - Dialogues; Art History in a Global Context
• CP518 - The Book and the Film: Adaptation and Interpretation
• CP527 - Medieval Literature and Culture
• CP530 - Marriage, Adultery and Divorce in 19th Century Fiction
• CP609 - Modernism and the European Avant-Garde
• CP611 - Postmodernism
• CP624 - The Shoah in Literature, Film and Culture
• CP627 - Science Fiction: History and Innovation
• CP629 - Second Thoughts: Women Novelists from Bronte to Jelinek
• CP636 - European Realism
• CP642 - The Epic: From Homer to Walcott
• CP644 - Creatures of the Night: Vampires in Literature and Film
• CP646 - Prize Winners
• CP647 - Prize Winners
• CP650 - Decadence in Fin-de-Siecle Europe
• CP652 - Postcolonial Images of Africa and South Asia
• CP653 - Comparative Literature and English & Linguistics in the Classroom
• CP656 - Shakespeare's Afterlives
• CP658 - Nordic Literature and Film
• FR593 - Paris: Myth and Reality in the 19th century
• FR594 - Paris: Myth and Reality in the 20th century
• SO505 - Sociology of Crime and Deviance
• HA689 - Painting in Central Italy 1440 - 1520
• SO659 - Risk and Society
• SO668 - The Sociology of Work
• SO683 - Cultural Studies Research Dissertation
• SO684 - Globalization and Development
• SO689 - Drugs, Culture and Control
• SO709 - Modern Chinese Societies
• SO710 - War, Atrocity and Genocide
• SO712 - Urban Sociology
• TH570 - I:Religion and Film
• TH574 - H:Religion and Film

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5

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Requirements

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.

Qualification, Typical offer/minimum requirement

A level

• ABB

Access to HE Diploma

• The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

• The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.

International Baccalaureate

• 34 points overall or 16 at HL

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.

Funding

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to support eligible undergraduate students during their studies. Our 2015 entry support package has not been finalised. However, our 2014 financial support package included a £6,500 cash bursary. Find out more on our funding page.

General scholarships

Scholarships are available for excellence in academic performance, sport and music and are awarded on merit. For further information on the range of awards available and to make an application see our scholarships website.

The Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence

At Kent we recognise, encourage and reward excellence. We have created the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence, which will be awarded to any applicant who achieves a minimum of AAA over three A levels, or the equivalent qualifications as specified on our funding pages. Please note that details of the scholarship for 2015 entry have not yet been finalised and are subject to change.