English and Philosophy MA (Hons)

Level 1 English modules give you a basic critical and theoretical understanding by analysing a wide range of examples of literature (or literature and film), from the earliest available texts to the present day.

For a degree in MA English, you study a total of 6 modules typically including the following recommended modules:

Semester 1

• EN11001 - Introduction to Literary Study
• HU1100 - Human Futures

Semester 2

• EN11006 - Early Modern Literature, 1564 - 1740

Plus 4 other level 1 modules from other MA subject areas.

Level 2 applies the knowledge gained at Level 1 to particular aspects of literary or film history, surveying texts from key genres and periods.

For a degree in MA English, you study a total of 6 modules, typically including the following recommended modules:

Semester 1

• EN22002 - Romantic to Victorian Literature, 1789 - 1901

Semester 2

• EN21004 - Modernist to Contemporary Literature

Plus 4 other level 2 modules from other MA subject areas.

At Level 3, you begin your detailed study of specific genres, styles and themes and periods choosing from a wide range of options.

You study a total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours). Modules we are likely to offer include:

Semester 1

• EN31028 - Writing Creative Essays
• EN31024 - Renaissance to Restoration Theatre (pre-1900)
• EN32022 - The English Novel (pre-1900)
• EN32005 - Modernism and Modernity
• EN31026 - The African Novel
• EN31029 - Nature Writing
• EN32003 - Medieval Literature

Semester 2

• EN32034 - Mediaevalism at the Movies (pre-1900)
• EN31027 - Theoretical Perspectives on Film from Early Cinema to New Media
• EN32001 - American Literature (pre-1900)
• EN32009 - Contemporary Literature
• EN31022 - Modern Drama and Performance
• EN3**** - Writing Books & Texts (TBC)
• EN31015 - The Pictured Page (evening available)

At Level 4, the modules on offer reflect the research specialisms of members of staff. The result is an extremely varied range of choices, often based on interdisciplinary topics using a wide range of approaches. These modules will continue your in-depth studies and you will also have the option to carry out a personal research project in the form of a dissertation.

You study a total of 4 modules (2 modules for joint Honours). Modules we are likely to offer include:

Semester 1

• EN41011 - Dissertation
• EN42010 - American Modernist Poetry
• EN41024 - Contemporary British Writers of Comics and Graphic Novels
• EN41002 Of Gods and Monsters: The Literature of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (pre-1900)

Semester 2

• EN41011 - Dissertation
• EN41016 - H G Wells, Science Fiction and Film
• EN42027 - Film and Theatre
• EN41028 - Shakespearean Stars: the Corpus on Screen (pre-1900)
• EN42028 - Poetry in the World
• EN41031 - Romantic and Gothic Literature

Level 1 modules give you a basic critical and theoretical understanding by analysing a wide range of examples of literature (or literature and film), from the earliest available texts to the present day.

You study a total of 6 modules, typically including:

Semester 1

• EN11001 - Introduction to Creative Writing

Plus 5 other level 1 modules from other MA subject areas.

Level 2 applies the knowledge gained at Level 1 to particular aspects of literary or film history, surveying texts from key genres and periods.

You study a total of 6 modules, typically including:

Semester 1

• EN21005 - Creative Writing: Prose, Poetics and Practice

Plus 5 other level 2 modules from other MA subject areas.

At Level 3, you begin your detailed study of specific genres, styles and themes and periods choosing from a wide range of options. You study a total of 4 modules, typically including:

Semester 1

• EN31028 - Writing Creative Essays

At Level 4, the modules on offer reflect the research specialisms of members of staff. The result is an extremely varied range of choices, often based on interdisciplinary topics using a wide range of approaches. These modules will continue your in-depth studies and you will also have the option to carry out a personal research project in the form of a dissertation.

You study a total of 4 modules, typically including:

Semester 1

• EN41004 - Deciding on Writing

For a joint honours degree in MA Film Studies with another subject, you normally study a total of 6 modules including the following recommended modules:

Semester 1

• EN11003 - Reading the Screen: An Introduction to Film Studies

Semester 2

• EN12007 - Classic Hollywood Cinema

Plus 4 other level 1 modules from other MA subject areas.

For a joint honours degree in MA Film Studies with another subject, you normally study a total of 6 modules including the following recommended modules:

Semester 1

• EN22006 - National Cinemas Post-1945

Semester 2

• EN22004 - Film Noir

Plus 4 other level 2 modules from other MA subject areas.

You study a total of 4 modules normally including the following Film Studies modules:

Semester 1

• EN32020- Film Art

Semester 2

• EN31027 - Theoretical Perspectives on Film from Early Cinema to New Media

Plus 2 other modules from your other Joint Honours subject area

You study a total of 4 modules including 2 of the following Film Studies modules:

Semester 2

• EN41016 - H G Wells, Science Fiction and Film
• EN42027 - Film and Theatre
• EN41028 - Shakespearean Stars: the Corpus on Screen

Plus 2 other modules from your other Joint Honours subject area.

Our methods aim to be both lively and innovative. Consequently, English and Film Studies has received the highest ratings for Teaching Quality Assessment. We employ a wide range of methods, from lectures, seminars and film screenings to small-group teaching.

The learning experience of Dundee's English and Film Studies students is greatly enhanced by the research expertise and passion each of our English lecturers bring to the classroom. Indeed, many staff members are leading figures in their fields who have led research projects, and who edit academic journals and organise major international conferences. This research focus ensures that the teaching is informed by the latest debates and a deep knowledge of the subject. At Levels 1 and 2 students will be immersed in the history and critical debates of the subject, and this will deepen at Level 3. At Level 4 students will undertake modules that draw more directly on staff research specialisms.

Dundee also has a long tradition in supporting creative writing; former creative writing fellows have included John Burnside, Don Paterson, Collette Bryce and Tracey Herd. English's chair in Creative Writing is the award-winning novelist, Kirsty Gunn.

We are very proud of the fact that our teaching scores very highly in national student surveys for student satisfaction and believe that this stems from the close attention we are able to give to each student, and the enthusiasm and expertise we bring to the classroom.

Coursework can consist of essays, or oral introductions in seminars, or a course diary, or a quiz, or a number of other possibilities. The formal examinations are either two hours long, or three. Several of our courses make no use of a formal exam; no course is assessed by formal examination alone. The weightings given to examinations and coursework vary from course to course.