MA in Literary Studies 12 months Postgraduate Program By National University of Singapore (NUS) |Top Universities
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

36,316 SGDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Department offers various opportunities for the advanced study of literature. Our faculty members have expertise in British and American literatures, in South Asian, Southeast Asian and other emerging anglophone literatures, in film and visual culture, and in critical and cultural theory. They are able to guide students in the study of a wide range of historical periods and interdisciplinary fields. Principal learning methods are coursework, thesis writing and graduate seminars. Students engage in rigorous scholarly research and dialogue and immerse themselves in diverse critical methodologies. Through these means, they develop expertise in literary and cultural criticism.

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Department offers various opportunities for the advanced study of literature. Our faculty members have expertise in British and American literatures, in South Asian, Southeast Asian and other emerging anglophone literatures, in film and visual culture, and in critical and cultural theory. They are able to guide students in the study of a wide range of historical periods and interdisciplinary fields. Principal learning methods are coursework, thesis writing and graduate seminars. Students engage in rigorous scholarly research and dialogue and immerse themselves in diverse critical methodologies. Through these means, they develop expertise in literary and cultural criticism.

Admission Requirements

85+
6+
The admission requirements for both programmes are as follows: An NUS Honours degree (Second Class and above) or equivalent; or A good Bachelors degree (at least an average of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field and successful completion of a placement test; or In exceptional cases, other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Board of Graduate Studies; and TOEFL (85 for the internet test or 580 for the paper test or 237 for the computer test) or IELTS,(6.0) for students who have not studied in a university where the medium of instruction is English.

1 Year
Aug

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,550 SGD
International
36,316 SGD

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