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    MA 1 year full time, 2 years part time

Course Description

MA English Studies combines the study of literatures, linguistics, critical theory and creative writing. Studying English at postgraduate level will allow you to immerse yourself in literature from 1660 to the present day, while also studying linguistic theory and developing your own writing abilities.

You’ll develop your skills in analysis, reasoning and communication, creating an excellent foundation for either a communication-based career or further academic study. This course is particularly useful as CPD for English teachers.

Entry Requirements

We usually require applicants to hold at least a second-class honours degree (usually a 2:1) or equivalent.

If English is not your first language, you must achieve an academic IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum of 5.5 in all elements.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries that are available to postgraduate students.

Student Destinations

A Masters degree in English is a qualification that employers understand and respect. It is powerful testimony to your intellectual competence.

Your highly developed skills in communication, research and analysis will make you a perfect fit for a wide range of organisations. Many of our graduates progress to careers in teaching, journalism, PR, business and publishing.

Module Details

This degree is comprised of a core module, three optional modules, and a dissertation.

Core module:

  • Approaching Literature (30 credits)

The remaining modules will be selected from the following topics on a rotational basis:

  • Gothic (30 credits)
  • Late Victorian Gothic (30 credits)
  • Reading ‘Ulysses’ (30 credits)
  • Orientalism: Representations of the East in Western Travel Literature and Arab and Iranian Novels (30 credits)
  • Crime Fiction: Theory and Practice (30 credits)
  • Reiving and Writing: Literature of the Anglo-Scottish Borders 16th-19th Century (30 credits)
  • Reading and Writing the Fantastic, the Marvellous and the Gothic (30 credits)
  • Irish Literature and the Supernatural (30 credits)

You will also complete a compulsory dissertation on a topic that you negotiate with your supervisor (60 credits)

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