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Comparative Literature and Thought MLitt
University Of AberdeenStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: The course provides unique research training in comparative approaches to literary study and the cross-disciplinary inquiry enabled by modern literary theory and work in fields such as psychoanalysis, post-colonial studies, film, and theory of art.(read more)
English MA (Research)
University Of KentStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Staff supervise research in most areas of English and associated studies, and have expertise in the following areas: theory, modernism and postmodernism, 18th and 19th-century studies, women’s writing, literature and visual arts, Shakespeare and the renaissance, early modern literature, medieval studies, american literature, postcolonial literature, modern poetry, and creative writing.(read more)
Critical Theory MA
University Of KentStudy modes:
Course description: This programme offers advanced theoretical knowledge and skills to students in the arts and humanities, taught by internationally recognized scholars and theorists.(read more)
United States Studies PhD
Institute For The Study Of The Americas, School Of Advanced Study, University Of LondonStudy modes: Full time
Course description: Research supervision available; principal areas of staff interest: American literature; music; politics; political thought; history; art history; film and economic and social history; United States constitutional history; foreign policy.(read more)
English PgDip
Bangor UniversityStudy modes: Full time
Course description: The course develops students' intellectual interests, while teaching the disciplines involved in advanced literary-critical research; students should have a good idea of a period, topic, or author(s) they would like to study.(read more)
English (Literature, Society and Place) MA
University Of Wales Institute, Cardiff (Uwic)Study modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: The course offers a systematic and in-depth analysis of English, predominately concentrating on texts from the long 19th century to the present day; it focuses upon historic and contemporary textual representations of place, theorising cultural representations and practices of location, space, history and textuality, and the effect of these on constructions of identity.(read more)
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English PgDip
Royal Holloway, University Of LondonStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Students combine a core course from the Shakespeare, Victorian Media and Culture, or Literatures or Modernity MA, with further options from all the MAs (excluding Creative Writing and Poetic Practice); a Diploma may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the taught element of the programme.(read more)
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Old English Studies MA
University Of NottinghamStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: The course offers students an integrated programme of study in the Old English language and its literature.(read more)
Creative and Critical Writing MA
University Of WinchesterStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Creative and critical writing explores the relationship between creative production and critical awareness and allows students to develop their writing skills in a stimulating and supportive environment; where the programme offers students the opportunity to develop creative work in progress, give and receive feedback and produce new writing.(read more)
Writing for Children PgDip
University Of WinchesterStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Explores the relationship between creative production and critical awareness of children’s literature and allows students to develop their writing skills in a stimulating and supportive environment.(read more)
Biotechnology with English for Academic Purposes Graduate Diploma
University Of EssexStudy modes: Full time
Course description: Contact provider for further course (read more)
Art History and Theory with English for Academic Purposes Diploma
University Of EssexStudy modes: Full time
Course description: This course is designed for those who need to improve their language and study skills and their subject knowledge in art history and theory before going on to a Master's programme; successful completion of the graduate diploma at the required level will normally qualify students for entry to an appropriate Master's level programme in the department of art history and theory.(read more)
Critical Theory and Cultural Studies MA
University Of NottinghamStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: The programme combines critical theoretical discourses in the humanities with its interests in concrete cultural practices and phenomena; approaches to issues of representation, identity, power, meaning and ideology thus include, but also extend beyond, the established British cultural studies paradigm.(read more)
English MA
Bangor UniversityStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: The course develops students' intellectual interests, while teaching the disciplines involved in advanced literary-critical research; students should have a good idea of a period, topic, or author(s) they would like to study.(read more)
English in Education MA
King's College London (University Of London)Study modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Notions of English; English, the arts and language; these modules draw on current research and scholarship to address topics that include: The history of and current approaches to English teaching; the nature of speaking and writing; learning, knowledge and thinking in English; assessment for learning in English; the vernacular and poetic; English and students' other languages; language as art; language and other media; key concepts in English.(read more)
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English Literature MPhil
University Of HertfordshireStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Research areas include: Renaissance literature, including Shakespeare; Victorian literature; 20th- and 21st-century literature; post-colonialism; literature and film.(read more)
Shakespeare and Education MA
University Of BirminghamStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Course is run by the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon; aimed in particular at practising teachers, offering the opportunity to enhance expertise in different aspects of Shakespeare’s work, whilst maintaining a pedagogical focus.(read more)
Humanities and Academic English Graduate Diploma
King's College London (University Of London)Study modes: Full time
Course description: The programme combines study of key arts and humanities theories and methodologies with the development of academic English, study skills and critical thinking skills; by the end of the programme, students have improved their overall language and academic skills and have a more detailed and advanced understanding of their chosen academic discipline; all successful students progress directly onto their chosen Master's degree.(read more)
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Writing for Children MA
University Of WinchesterStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: Explores the relationship between creative production and critical awareness of children’s literature and allows students to develop their writing skills in a stimulating and supportive environment.(read more)
Critical Theory and Politics MA
University Of NottinghamStudy modes: Full time | Part time evening
Course description: The course is specifically designed to equip students with a thorough understanding of the relevance of critical theory for the key contemporary liberal, post-Marxist and radical political theories that shape today’s world; students learn to apply critical theories to concrete political phenomena and to study methodologies of political research.(read more)
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International student meets UCL
University College London - Ucl (University Of London)
Milica, June 2010Overall score
I've chosen this course to broaden and deepen my knowledge in literature and literary theory, to experience the studies abroad, in a multicultural uni and surroundings and to enhance my perspectives for getting a nice job. It was a great pleasure and honour to be accepted to study at the 4th uni in the world. But the actual life hire is, on all levels, very chalenging. The course is (1) exciting, but extremely (2) demanding and, from the perspective of an overseas student (3) very expensive. This course runs for one year full time, and two years part time, and I would strongly recommend to everybody, especially to students comming from the university background different than UK, to take the part-time option. However, visa students are not allowed to take the part time course, which is a pitty.
Study experience
The course itself is a bit hectic, with enormously big amount of the coursework (for example, I had to write about 32,000 words for the various coursework - essays etc. during the year plus the 15, 000 words for the dissertation during the summer) The good thing is that the course covers many fields, theories, approaches, but the bad thing however is that you might get lost in this schizophrenic conglomerate of doctrines and demands. The other good thing is that, although it is a taught course, you have the opportunity to focus on your own interests, and this opportunity is strongly encouraged by the teachers. The lectures were mainly 'very academic' i.e. with not much space for the debate and discussions. The seminars with the course faciliators (usually phd students) were however amazing, and it is A+ for them. Some of the lectures were breathtakingly brilliant, and others were rather boring, but I guess it largely depends on your own preferences within the field. Financial support for the international students is barely available. I suggest applying for the uni as early as possible (january/february) in order to be elligible to apply for the scholarshisps available for international/overseas students. Once you enroll the uni, it is impossible (or extremely difficult) to get the financial help if you're not domestic/eu student. The UK bank loans are not available for the visa-students. I funded my course by myself with the crucial help of my family: personal and bank loans of my parents secured the paying of the fees, but it was very difficult to raise all the money, due to the high amount of the fees and no other financial facilities for the international students, and of course due to the fact that my family is not rich. Plus I had to work part time to pay the rent and the food, and I do not recomend at all working part time and studying full time at the institution such as UCL. I thought that I had super powers of managing everything, but my academic performance was inevitably affected. So if you are PG at a big institution such as UCL, if possible focus on your studies only, please!
Facilities
The library is lovely and in May it was open 24hours, which I found very convenient. I would be happy if l ibrary had this opening hours during the whole year. I would give the 5 stars to the IT facilities, but please bare in mind that the previous uni I attendend didn't have ANY computers for students, so UCL in a way was a space ship for me.
Postgraduate life
London is a vibrant city and having the uni in the heart of London is a blessing. Personally, I could never study in an 'isolated', solely student areas, such as Cambridge, Oxford etc. The problem with London is however that it offers too much, so you might easily neglect your studies, unless you are perfectly organized Friends that I met on the uni I consider the bigest and life-lasting capital. Meeting all this wonderful people from so many different countries is absolutely the best thing that happened to me this year. If you want to get t uni's acoomodation, the early application is crucial. I have used the serveces of the London housing which are available to all students of the University of London. I have found a beautiful and affordable place and I would always recomend LHS.
Job prospects
I still do not know, since I am currently applying for the internships and work placements. It is more difficult for international students to find a job anyhow, because of the very competitive graduate market and the visa issues they are facing, but I would give 5 stars to the UCL career services and outher career focused departments. All people that work for these departments are very friendly, supportive and helpful.
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Great course, relaxed atmosphere and friendly social life
Modern Literature and Creative Writing MA
Loughborough University
Jessica, February 2010Overall score
I decided to do a master's as i wanted to continue studying my subject in greater depth. I found the course interesting and enjoyable and i would definitely recommend it.
Study experience
Lecture and seminars were informative and challenging and we were given lots of free reign to pursue our own individual interests.
Facilities
All excellent, and easily accessible on one campus.
Postgraduate life
Lecturers and students socialised out of lecture time and the course was an opportunity to meet like-minded people. The university campus and hall life is great, although i lived in a house during my MA.
Job prospects
I think having a master's has been useful in interviews and so on. I didn't really utilise the university career's service as much as i could have.
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Aberdeen uni
English and Film Studies MA (Hons)
University Of Aberdeen
Amy, February 2009Overall score
aberdeen univerisity is a good uni but one thing to consider if your moving from elsewhere is how far away it is from any other city!
Study experience
i find lectures pretty boring but i hate concentrating. dont go to that many to comment tbh,.
Facilities
these are pretty good. library i think stays open quite late like 10pm (but im not hundred percent on that) plus webct with all the lectures on it for most courses. this can be pretty handy! but i think most unis have something similar.
Postgraduate life
im not a member of any this year but i know everybody has a good time who is a member of one and there are plenty. most charge you to join up though
Job prospects
dunt know about when you graduate but ive had no problem finding part time work whilst i study
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