Cultural Studies, BA
The Program in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies offers an interdisciplinary B.A., second major and minor, and both an M.A. and a graduate minor. Students define their own field of study as they complete core courses in cultural and literary studies and critical theory offered by participating departments and programs across the university.
How do language, literature, film and other media operate? What allows us to understand (or misunderstand) meaning? Where do stories come from and what purposes do they serve? How do racial, sexual, national and class identities come to seem "normal"? What happens when different cultural traditions collide or collaborate? Are we born or do we become women or men? Where does taste come from? Does the medium in which an idea is expressed matter? Is literature merely a reflection of society or is it an agent of change? The Program in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies provides students with a framework for responding to these kinds of questions.
Students in the program have defined a wide variety of fields of study, including, images of motherhood in Greek tragedy, the migration of Flamenco to New Mexico, theories of monsters, sites of Memory in Haitian women's writing, postmodernity in Chinese architecture, environmental justice and the silicon chip industry, and the cultural politics of the debate on capital punishment.
Both the undergraduate and graduate programs offer students an exceptional opportunity to devise their own program of study and to work in close collaboration with faculty advisors. B.A. students may choose from two concentrations, the cultural studies concentration and the comparative literature concentration. M.A. students may choose a concentration in cultural studies, comparative literature or classics.
Intakes
- Jan
- June
- Aug
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Our office provides professional career advisement to current UNM students as well as UNM alumni and community members.
Career Development Facilitators (CDFs) are available through appointments or walk-ins to assist students with:
- Choosing or changing their major
- Assessing abilities, interests and values
- Clarifying career goals
- Writing a resume or cover letter
- Preparing for interviews
- Conducting a job search
- Preparing to attend graduate school.
Our office provides students and employers an opportunity to meet face-to-face. This time-saving, cost-effective service allows students to have their resumes screened by employers and be selected to interview on campus for employers' job opportunities. Students must be registered with our office in order to participate in the on-campus recruiting program.
PSW Opportunity
3 years PSW
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Secondary (X) and Higher Secondary Certificate (XII) Results
English Proficiency Exam
Completion of four years of US high school with a 2.5 GPA or better.
ACT English score of 19 or better (test not REQUIRED for admission).
SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing (post-March 2016) score of 500 or SAT Verbal score (pre-March 2016) of 480 or better (test not REQUIRED for admission).
1 year of full-time study (minimum 24 credit hours) at a regionally-accredited US college or university with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Completion of two semesters of freshman English composition (English 110 and 120 equivalent) with a grade of C or higher at a regionally- accredited U.S. college or university. (These courses must be completed on an A-F grade scale.)
Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited US college or university or a recognized institution in English-Speaking Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, or New Zealand.
Attendance in the Center for English Language and American Culture (CELAC)program at UNM with successful completion of full-time studies in the Academic Bridge
level of English instruction (2.5 GPA or better) and good standing.
The table below outlines the minimum score required for Graduate & Undergraduate applicants with instructions for score submission based on the English proficiency test taken.
Test
Undergraduate
Graduate
How To Submit
Duolingo English Test
95
105
Send score to UNM through the Duolingo website
IELTS
6.0
6.5
Upload your results page here
TOEFL
68
79
Through ETS - our code is 4845
TOEFL Essentials
B2
C1
Through ETS- our code is 4845
SAT Reading/Writing
500
n/a
Through The College Board
Pearson Test of English (PTE)
47
53
Upload your results page here
Cambridge Test (CAE/CPE)
C1
C2
Upload your results page here
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 04 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
108664 USD
Average Cost of Living: 14000 USD /year
Application Fee: 25 USD
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