English, M.A.

Kingston University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Disciplines:

Language, Literature and Cultural Studies

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Country:	United Kingdom	Duration:	12 Months
City:	London	Start Date:	September
Educational Form:	Taught	Languages:	English
Education Variants:	Part Time Full Time

Programme Description

This course covers a broad range of theoretical approaches and practical skills for the analysis of literature and language, rather than a narrow focus on any single literary tradition or historical period.

Option modules and your dissertation give you the chance to focus on an area of particular interest.

It is ideal for students who:

* need to gain a postgraduate qualification in English for career development purposes - including educators and those employed in publishing and creative industries;
* want to move on to a postgraduate research degree such as a PhD; or
* enjoy reading and writing about literature in English at an advanced level.

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This course develops a broad range of theoretical approaches and practical skills for the analysis of literature and language, rather than a narrow focus on any single literary tradition or historical period.

All students will study conceptual approaches to literature and advanced research skills in core modules, as well as writing a 15,000-word dissertation.

Students will then be able to choose from among a variety of concentrations for their degree, such as Early Modern Literature, Victorian Literature, Contemporary Literature, Life Writing, Literature and Empire, Suburban Studies, Gender Studies, Representations of Islam, and Representing History.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Core modules

* Research Skills I
* Research Skills II
* Critical and Cultural Theory I: Space, Place and Identity
* Critical and Cultural Theory II: Form, Structure and Language
* Dissertation

Option modules

* City and Suburb
* Gender and Sexuality
* Representing Islam
* Imagining Empire
* Life Writing
* Shakespeare and Popular Culture
* Fictions of History

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.

Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.

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Requirements

* We normally expect applicants to have a second-class degree in English Literature or a related subject. We will consider non-standard entrants on an individual basis.
* International students need an IELTS-score of 6.5 or equivalent.