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English Studies MA – (M.A.)
University of Leicester
Department of English| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,046 ≈ € 11,300 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Leicester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
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To enable students to pursue individual interests within English literary studies, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Students will also acquire advanced research skills to enable independent scholarly enquiry.
The MA English Studies offers students the opportunity to focus on the area of English literary studies that interests them most, with modules covering literature and language from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Students will also acquire advanced research skills to enable independent scholarly enquiry.
This Master's course offers the opportunity to write a dissertation of either 20,000 or 30,000 words and is therefore suited to those thinking of subsequent research to doctoral level as well as to those wishing to pursue careers in other areas.
As well as the dissertation, the course consists of an assessed module in Bibliography and Research Methods and either three or four specialist modules, depending on the dissertation length chosen. Students will be asked to decide at the end of Semester 1 which dissertation they wish to take (at the start of the second year for part-time students). Students may opt to take Creative Writing Options.
Contents
Teaching and assessment methodsThe dissertation is individually supervised. The other modules are taught by diverse methods in seminar or tutorial groups. Students are required to produce two 5,000-word essays or exercises, one for each taught module. The Bibliography, Research Methods and Writing Skills module also carries an element of assessment for a presentation on `work in progress´. The dissertation (maximum 30,000 words) also has an associated oral examination related to the subject matter.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entry RequirementsCandidates should normally possess a good upper second class honours degree in English language and literature or its equivalent.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English, and who have not lived in a country where the first language is English for at least three years immediately before the start of their course, need to satisfy the University´s English language requirement.
* From students who take IELTS (the British Council´s International English Language Testing System), we look for an overall score of 6.0 or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 6.5 or above for all other courses.
* From students who take TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), we look for 575/233/90* or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 600/250/100* for all other courses. (*Scores for paper-based/computer-based/internet-based versions of TOEFL)
As well as the internationally-known IELTS and TOEFL tests, the University also accepts many other English language qualifications.
The English Language Programme for International Students
If you do not yet meet our English requirements we can help you to improve your English to the necessary standard. The University´s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help campus-based students with the English you need for your studies.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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