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Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

  • Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

    Where no ideas are killed.

  • Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

    Where no ideas are killed.

  • Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

    Where no ideas are killed.

  • Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

    Where no ideas are killed.

  • Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

    Where no ideas are killed.

  • Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

    Where no ideas are killed.

  • Academic Unit of Cultural Studies

    Where no ideas are killed.

Cultural Studies is an exciting field at the intersection of the humanities and social sciences. It offers energetic new takes on everyday life and culture, and encourages creativity, critical thought, and social responsibility. Cultural Studies provides tools for observing, grasping, and intervening into trends and transformations in the ways we live our lives; at home, in the workplace, and out in the streets, online and off the grid. It is passionate about justice, equality, and sustainability, and committed to interrogating power relations in the modern world.

The Chair of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Social Sciences was established in 1994. It develops and runs BA, MA, and PhD Cultural-Studies programs. Inspired by life, our programs are designed to prepare you for life, today and in the new world, the one that we see forming in front of our eyes. We will help you on your way to make it more just, more sustainable, and more fun.

Our programs are built around courses that encourage you to understand the world from the perspectives of cultural anthropology, media, film, and game studies, science and technology studies, gender studies, religion studies, ethnic studies, philosophy, and critical theory. These perspectives are supported by courses designed to develop your creative skills by engaging with classical and new media - from cinema to TikTok; and formats - from novels to memes.

In short, while broadening their intellectual horizons and acquiring interdisciplinary research skills, our students write, design, and create content. Offering transferable skills and developing flexibility and strong interdisciplinary analytical skills, our BA and MA programs are ideal for content creators of various kinds, including influencers, social activists, and media editors. They are a great starting point for future specialists in the quickly developing fields of the creative and media industries, heritage protection, interpretation, and management, and cultural tourism. Our graduates are successful in various workplaces, from small and large media companies to galleries and museums; from institutions managing cultural heritage to those that work in tourism; from diplomatic services to various NGOs and research institutions.

Are you interested in our programs but worried about the language barrier?

We encourage diversity, and our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs are open to applicants from abroad.

The Frankfurt School through Video Games: Guest lecture by Felix Schniz

On Monday, May 12, 2025, Dr Felix Schniz from the University of Klagenfurt, lecturer and head of the Master's programme in Video Games and Engineering, held a guest lecture in the Modern Philosophy course.

21. May 2025 | Notifications, News

Exchange at Kyungpook National University (KNU) in Daegu, South Korea

At the end of March 2025, Jasmina Šepetavc, a researcher at the Centre for Cultural and ReligiousStudies, participated in a short-term Erasmus+ exchange at Kyungpook National University (KNU) in Daegu, South Korea. During her visit, she gave a lecture on Slovenian popular music, with a particular focus on folk-pop music and the Centre's recently completed project Slovenian​Folk-Pop as​Politics:​Perceptions,​Receptions,​an Identities. Jasmina presented the characteristics of this musical genre to students and faculty members, and discussed how music can reflect and shape national and regional identities.

12. May 2025 | Notifications, News, Lecturer, Povezave, Novice

Invitation to the Online Panel: Intimacies, Youth, and LGBT+ Experiences Across Europe

As part of the Erasmus+ project Beyond the Rainbow: Cooperation to Explore Youth Intimacies through Audio Stories, we invite you to a special online panel discussion featuring speakers from Ireland, Slovenia, Serbia, and France.

12. May 2025 | Notifications, News, Povezave, Novice

Between books and ruins

As a part of the Nakba anniversary events Free Palestine, the Department of Cultural Studies cordially invites you to the conversation with the bookstore owner, publicist, and publisher Mahmud Muna, which will be moderated by Dr. Aleš Črnič and Katja Zakrajšek. On Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Faculty of Social Sciences (lecture hall 20), we will be discussing the Holy Land at the intersection of religions, geopolitical pressures, and anti-colonial resistance.

30. April 2025 | Notifications, News, Novice

The undergraduate Cultural-Studies program is offered in the Slovenian language.

Non-Slovenian nationals are welcome to enrol, but intermediate (B2) command of Slovenian is required to follow the undergraduate program.

It takes approximately two semesters of Slovenian language courses for students, offered by the University of Ljubljana’s Centre for Slovene as a Second and Foreign Language (our recommended institution for this purpose).

Undergraduate Programmes

The Master’s program in Cultural Studies is open to students who are not proficient Slovenian-speakers, should they commit to a taking an intensive Slovenian language course in their first year.