Please visit the Graduate Studies website for information on how to apply.
Trent University’s Cultural Studies MA program offers an innovative and interdisciplinary graduate degree focused on critiquing and examining contemporary culture. In addition to studying the theoretical and political foundations of the ways we think, believe, feel, and act, you will create your own thesis or major research paper project to pursue avenues of inquiry that inspire and challenge you. The program also supports projects centered on research-creation.
As part of a close community with students and professors, you will be invited to rethink and reshape how we experience culture. You have a one-year option (Major Research Paper), and two-year options (Thesis; Research-creation) to choose from. You may write a traditional scholarly project or pursue research-creation, in which your project will include a major creative or artistic dimension.
Please write us at culturalstudiesma@trentu.ca to start the conversation!
The M.A. Program was founded in 1988 by a group of faculty from a wide variety of disciplines, including Cultural Studies, Philosophy, History, English, Classics, Computer Studies and Sociology. The original name of the Program - Methodologies for the Study of Western History and Culture - was changed to Theory, Culture and Politics in 2002 - and was recently changed to Cultural Studies M.A
Collaborative Specializations available at Trent University
Are you a graduate student with an interest in feminist, decolonial, and social justice research?
Consider Trent's new Collaborative Specialization in Gender and Feminist Studies! This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your graduate education and extend your research skills.
As Canadian society experiences a significant demographic shift, and new perspectives on aging become more important than ever before, earn your MA, MSc or PhD along with a specialization in Aging Studies.