Internationally recognized scholars in English Literature teach this intensive research-focused Masters's degree. Youll work with cutting-edge research-active staff to push forward the latest developments in literary criticism. The English division in the Department of Humanities has a number of exciting and interdisciplinary research groups, with particular strengths in the Early Modern period, the Long Eighteenth Century, Modernism, Gender, and Popular Culture. Youll have the opportunity to develop your own scholarly interests by researching and writing a 20,000-word dissertation. Recent MRes projects have encompassed a range of subjects including a feminist critique of the Tomb Raider video game franchise, the female authorship of eighteenth-century medical tracts, and an examination of loss in the works of Joseph Conrad. Whether taken for the love of literature, or for personal or professional development, the MRes will enhance skills such as communication, self-management, and project planning.
A minimum of a 2:1 honors degree in English, or a related discipline. Applicants are required to submit a statement of their proposed area of study in order to identify a suitable supervisor.
International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 6 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
Education
Newcastle
Postgraduate
1
September
6.5
£7,350,£16,000,
Arizona
6.0
Postgraduate
24484
Reading, England
6.5
Postgraduate
£ 25800
London
6.5
Postgraduate
£ 12,125