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Overview
What makes something popular? Who defines subcultures, and how do they gain or lose cultural power?
In this interdisciplinary course, you’ll explore how popular and subcultural forms emerge, circulate, and transform across different media, historical moments, and political contexts.
You’ll investigate how culture is made, remade, and contested in everyday life – by institutions, artists, and audiences alike.
Drawing on case studies from music, film, visual media, and performance, you’ll examine how cultural meaning is shaped through participation, performance, and media circulation.
Careers
In this Popular Cultures and Subcultures - Mass and Minority Perspectives course at the University of Aberdeen, you’ll develop your skills in cultural analysis, with a particular focus on popular cultures and subcultures.
The knowledge and skills you’ll gain can help you progress in or towards careers within:
- education
- broadcasting
- journalism and the media
Programme Structure
You’ll cover topics including:- popular science and public knowledge
- 19th-century Victorian music halls and fairy tale adaptations
- German New Cinema and Spain’s Movida Madrileña
- global popular music from blues and funk to K-pop and Eurovision
- Gaelic song in global circulation
- Moroccan-Spanish rap and subcultural aesthetics
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
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PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies View 24 other Short Courses in Area & Cultural Studies in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Duolingo English Test 120
TOEFL® IBT OR
90
PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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- 98 accuracy using real exam data
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course has no formal entry requirements. You decide if it’s suitable for you.
The course is delivered at Masters level. At this level, for this course, you’d usually have at least:
- a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, or
- relevant professional experience that supports this level of learning.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1390 GBP / full≈ 1390 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1390 GBP / full≈ 1390 GBP / full
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