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English Integrated Masters (MLit)

Master

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

This degree will change the way that you think: you will encounter a wide range of literature from across the globe, studied in the context of perspective-altering theories concerning identity, desire, cultural politics and the nature of reality itself
You will study fascinating aspects of the subject at undergraduate level, including classical myth, the evolution of fantasy, the representation of crime, the legacy of Empire, cultural politics, existentialist writing, blasphemy and censorship
At masters level, you will explore the legacy of the Enlightenment in depth - drawing inspiration from Derbyshire’s rich heritage as one of the centres of the British Enlightenment during the eighteenth century
The course equips you with the skills and knowledge you need for excellent career prospects in fields ranging from teaching, journalism and publishing to acting and arts administration
Our assessment strategy is designed to produce confident, articulate and independent graduates. There are no exams. As well as essays, you will be assessed on your participation in seminars and your ability to lead them. We also place great emphasis on developing your research skills, with conference papers and independent projects forming key parts of the later stages of the degree
There is the opportunity to study for a semester in one of our American partner universities.

About this course

You will be equipped with the skills and knowledge you need to give you excellent career prospects when you graduate. There are exciting opportunities in fields such as teaching, publishing, journalism, human resources, arts management, broadcasting, the creative industries and the civil service.

GCSE Maths and English Grade C/Grade 4 (or above) or equivalent qualification

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Teaching
  • English
  • Writing
  • Literature
  • Meaning
  • Theorising
  • Enlightenment Literature
  • Enlightenment
  • English Lyric
  • Shakespeare

Course programme

What you will study

You will study modules such as:

Stage one
  • Theorising Literature and Meaning (PDP)
  • Enlightenment Literature
  • Love and Loss in the English Lyric
  • Mutants and Monsters: Interpreting Fantasy
  • Shakespeare and Early Modernity
  • World Literatures in English
Stage two
  • Literature in Society: The English Conference (PDP)
  • Contemporary Issues in the Cultural and Creative Industries
  • Literature, Identity and the Real
  • Modernism
  • Nineteenth-Century Realism: Conscience and Context
  • Poetry and Revolution in the British Romantic Period
  • Theatricality and Madness
  • Milton and the Metaphysicals: Seventeenth-Century Literature
  • Introduction to the Teaching of English Language and Literature
Stage three
  • After the Modern: Existentialism and Postmodernism
  • Tragedy
  • Colonialism and Independence
  • Gender and Identity in Contemporary Literature
Stage four
  • Research Methods (PDP)
  • Enlightenment: The Ferment of Ideas
  • The Wilderness and the Imagination
  • Locations of Enlightenment
  • Global Literatures: Travel Writing
  • Taking and Making Offence: Blasphemy, Obscenity and Censorship from Milton to Rushdie
  • English Independent Study (MLit)
  • Work-Based Learning (Integrated Masters)

Additional information

UK/EU fee - 
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)


International fee - 
£14,045 per year (2020/21)

English Integrated Masters (MLit)

Price on request