在文化研究中，对“文化”的理解非常广泛，但重点是当地的日常生活。文化研究并未遵循“高”文化与“低”文化之间的传统区分，因此，Lorde视频成为重要的文化文本，例如古典歌剧。文化研究分析了许多流行的文化形式：影视，漫画和图画小说，广告，艺术，新媒体，音乐，时尚，运动和休闲等等。这些领域被证明是塑造我们的社会和身份的极其强大的政治力量。
The programme at Canterbury is the only one in Aotearoa New Zealand, and we draw on more than 15 participating programmes - most of the College of Arts. <br>One of the central strengths of Cultural Studies is its interdisciplinarity - the way that it draws on the perspectives, methods, and theories of numerous fields of study. The idea is not to reduce culture to something simple and unified, but to appreciate its complexity.<br>The Bachelor of Arts with Honours is for high-achieving Bachelor of Arts students (or from equivalent degrees) who can select from a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Participants typically undertake a personalised study programme which will include a research component as well as taught electives.