English Literature MA Postgraduate Programme By Ulster University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The first part of the course introduces you to the fundamentals of studying at postgraduate level. Following this, you'll begin to focus your research through more intense study of your chosen specialist area, while continuing to develop your aptitudes and strengths as a postgraduate student. The final component of the degree is an individual project: a dissertation or creative writing piece, closely supervised by a member of staff with expertise in your chosen topic. Throughout the course you will benefit from teaching by a research-active course team with a wide and diverse range of individual specialisms. Year1 Semester 1 ENG809 Critical Theory and Research Methods ENG810 Debates in Modern English Literary Studies Semester 2 ENG812 Themes in Irish Writing In English ENG701 Penned in the Margins: Writing, Identity, Alterity Semester 3 ENG700 Creative Writing Project ENG814 Dissertation

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The first part of the course introduces you to the fundamentals of studying at postgraduate level. Following this, you'll begin to focus your research through more intense study of your chosen specialist area, while continuing to develop your aptitudes and strengths as a postgraduate student. The final component of the degree is an individual project: a dissertation or creative writing piece, closely supervised by a member of staff with expertise in your chosen topic. Throughout the course you will benefit from teaching by a research-active course team with a wide and diverse range of individual specialisms. Year1 Semester 1 ENG809 Critical Theory and Research Methods ENG810 Debates in Modern English Literary Studies Semester 2 ENG812 Themes in Irish Writing In English ENG701 Penned in the Margins: Writing, Identity, Alterity Semester 3 ENG700 Creative Writing Project ENG814 Dissertation

Admission Requirements

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements. Entry Requirements Applicants must normally have gained an upper second class honours degree or better in English Literature or a related discipline, but applicants with a lower second class degree may also be considered. The degree held must be from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard. Applicants may alternatively hold an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification. They must provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent). In exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme. English Language Requirements English language requirements for international applicants The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes. Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores. English language requirements Your country Exemptions and transferability Studies pursued and examinations passed in respect of other qualifications awarded by the University or by another university or other educational institution, or evidence from the accreditation of prior experiential learning, may be accepted as exempting candidates from part of the programme provided that they register as students of the University for modules amounting to at least the final third of the credit value of the award at the highest level. No exemption is permitted from the dissertation.

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