Overview

To that end, the Global Cultural Studies program at Duke University offers courses that deal with important conceptual discussions in theory, philosophy, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, film, media, literature and Artificial Intelligence and offer seminars that give students an in-depth look into the work of individual thinkers and writers such as Simone de Beauvoir, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Karl Marx, and Roland Barthes.

The courses they offer also concern contemporary social movements, (such as Black Lives Matter, the Umbrella Movement and #YoSoy123), and delve into questions of Latin American and Caribbean identity. They engage in the study of a range of international cinemas and Hollywood classics, such as the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

Key Features

Engagement in interdisciplinary humanities builds a distinct knowledge essential for understanding the complex contemporary social environment.

The courses we offer in literary studies, critical theory, gender studies and queer theory, philosophy, political theory, visual culture, sound studies, film and media studies, and Artificial Intelligence form the foundation for this inquiry.

The major thus equips students with a broad knowledge base and the analytical skills they need to take on leadership roles as global citizens. Graduates of the major have pursued unique careers in law, medicine, public policy, teaching, journalism, publishing, and the creative cultural industries. Many have advanced to top graduate programs in the humanities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Global Cultural Studies

Fire: The Storyteller

Digital Cultures

Woolf and Consciousness

Labor Aesthetics

Internet: Medium & Ideology

Latinx Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United States

Disciplines

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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

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Duke will consider official scores as well as scores that are self-reported on the application. Submitting essay scores from the ACT and/or SAT is optional.

If you are a non-native English speaker or if you are not currently studying in an English-medium curriculum, Duke recommends but do not require that you take an English proficiency test.

Duke requires three letters of recommendation for each applicant: one from your school counselor and two from teachers who have taught you in major academic courses (English, mathematics, social studies, sciences, foreign languages), preferably within the last two years of secondary school.

Both the Common Application and the Coalition Application include a one-page personal essay as well as short essay questions specific to Duke.

Application Fee: $85.

Tuition Fees

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70265 USD / year

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70265 USD / year

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70265 USD / year

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Living costs

Durham

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990 - 1670 USD / month

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Key Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Durham

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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