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English Studies with Enlightenment to Romanticism Pathway – (M.A.)
The University of Exeter
School of Arts, Languages and Literatures| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,255 - ≈ € 13,937 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Exeter / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of The University of Exeter
MA English Studies With specialist pathways in:
American and Atlantic Studies
Criticism and Theory
Enlightenment to Romanticism
Film Studies
Renaissance Studies
Twentieth Century
Victorian Studies
Location
Streatham Campus, Exeter
This programme has been designed to embrace the particular strengths of the Department of English at Exeter and to provide a flexible programme enabling you to choose either a specific pathway or a selection of modules. If you elect to specialise you will have one of these pathways named in your degree title. Students on the general programme are free to choose from a wide selection of modules.
The programme suits many people as it is designed with very different kinds of prospective students in mind:
* those seeking high level training prior to embarking on doctoral research;
* recent graduates wishing to extend and enhance their studies by a year before taking up a career;
* individuals already in employment who are interested in career development;
* and those who simply wish to broaden their intellectual horizons.
Contents
Programme structure (General pathway)
Total credits required: 180
Compulsory module
* Dissertation (60)
Option modules
Four from:
* Country, City and Court: Renaissance Literature, 1558–1618 (30)
* 1830–1870, Making Progress? Literature in a Changing Environment (30)
* Theory through Literature (30)
* Criticism and Theory: Current Debates (30)
* Romanticism: Nature Revisited (30)
* The Body and Identity in the Age of Reason (30)
* Movie Mavericks: Creativity, Crisis and Change in 1970s Hollywood (30)
* Hearing Film: Film Sound and Music (30)
* The English Novel: Behn to Austen (30)
* Bodies Politic: Cultural and Sexual Politics in England, 1603–1679 (30)
* Beyond Shakespeare: Politics, Print and Performance in Jacobean Drama (30)
* Empire and Decadence (30)
* Criticism and Theory: Aesthetics, Authority and Agency (30)
* From Orientalism to Globalisation: Debates in Postcolonial Studies (30)
* Transatlantic Childhoods: Literature and the Child Study Movement, 1880-1920 (30)
* Renaissance Britain and the Islamic Mediterranean (30)
For a full list and details of the individual modules, please see the MA English Studies programme pages on the Humanities pages of our website
Please note that availability of all modules is subject to timetabling constraints and that not all modules are available every year.
Assessment
Assessment is by coursework consisting of a 2,500-word research report, 5,000-word essay for most taught modules and a 20,000-word dissertation.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
To qualify for a place on the English MA programme, you will need at least a 2:1 (60% and above) degree in English or international equivalent. Combined Honours graduates and graduates with degrees in related subjects will be considered on an individual basis (e.g. History, Philosophy, Modern Languages, Classics).
We will also consider your application if you are a graduate wishing to return to education after a period in work or raising a family, or if you aim to study part-time for a higher degree while continuing in full time employment. We will consider your application carefully before deciding whether to make you an offer.
Language Requirements
You will need a very good grasp of the English language, and of English for academic purposes, to succeed in your MA studies at Exeter.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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