"Simply put, [MACS] is exactly what is needed... I know of few efforts even remotely like it. What is so striking… is the connection and mutual reinforcement between the intellectual and academic dimension of cultural studies, and the sustained depth of involvement proposed for applied cultural work."
-- Michael Frisch, Professor of History and Senior Research Scholar, University of Buffalo
"One sure test of the program for me is whether I would want to hire one of its graduates for a position in the California Council for the Humanities, or whether I would want to admit one of them into our PhD program in Cultural Studies, and in both cases I would say 'yes.'"
-- Jay Mechling, Professor and Director, American Studies, University of California Davis
Cultural Studies
The Master of Arts in Cultural Studies (MACS) at the University of Washington Bothell offers an integrative approach to the study of culture across diverse locations. Designed for a small cohort, MACS prepares students for careers in social, cultural, and arts fields or further interdisciplinary graduate education across the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences.
MACS is the first graduate program in the Pacific Northwest, and one of very few programs nationally, to partner the interdisciplinary study of art and culture with a community-based learning network. The program offers students multiple opportunities to develop and document educational experiences and professional skills suited to their individual career goals.
Educational Focus
The MACS curriculum allows students to integrate diverse content areas and research methods, to develop the competencies central to the interdisciplinary study of art and culture, and to participate in community action research and experiential learning opportunities.
The program's unique blend of inquiry and practice helps students develop the versatility needed for success as cultural workers in the rapidly shifting local and global landscape of social, cultural, and arts organizations.
MACS is excited to welcome its Fall 2008 Cohort. Click here to read about this dynamic group of students, their educational backgrounds, and research interests.
For more information about the program and its application procedures, contact Andrew Brusletten abrusletten@uwb.edu.
To learn about what some of UWB's faculty and staff are doing to build the program, visit the Cultural Studies Praxis Collective.
No longer accepting applications for fall 2008.
