English Literature, MA

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Master

In Singleton Park

£ 6,650 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Singleton park (Wales)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Eligible for Welsh Government Master's Bursaries

The full-time course comprises three modules taken in each academic semester (a total of six modules) and then a dissertation over the summer.
The dissertation component draws on issues and themes developed throughout the year, or emerges from a topic of the student's proposing.
Part-time study is available.

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Location

Start date

Singleton Park (Swansea)
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University Of Wales Swansea, SA2 8PP

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Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

The typical entry requirement is a first degree in English or a relevant discipline, normally an upper second or above or equivalent. Overseas students are expected to possess an IELTS score of 6.5.

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06/07/2018
What I would highlight: It's an impressive place and all are welcoming here, located right next to the beach. It was a great place. Thanks a lot.
What could be improved: It was great.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • Greek
  • Welsh
  • Options
  • IT
  • Teaching
  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • Radio
  • Writing
  • Part Time
  • Full Time
  • Trauma

Course programme

Modules

Disclaimer: Module selection options may change.

MA 1 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select the following compulsory modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M41Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Research Practice in English / Contemporary Writing / Welsh Writing in EnglishEN-M80Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Practising Ideas: Advanced Research Skills in English / Contemporary Writing / Welsh Writing in English

AND

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select at least 40 credits from the modules below. You may decide to select up to 80 credits, and not make a selection from the Optional Module choices box. To select EN-M40 you must have completed EN-M36.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M07Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Romantic SublimeEN-M34Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Long Fiction 1EN-M35Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Genre: Writing for the StageEN-M36Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Poetry 1EN-M38Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Art of The Short StoryEN-M40Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Poetry 2EN-M42Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Welsh Identities: literature and nationhoodEN-M44Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender, Genre and the Nation: Women Writing Modern WalesEN-M45Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Dylan Thomas and the Rise of Welsh Writing in EnglishEN-M57Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Writing Radio DramaEN-M67Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Angela CarterEN-M68Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Creative Non-Fiction EN-M69Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20James Joyce and Literary TheoryEN-M74Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Neo-Victorian Mutinies: Gender & Racial Trauma in Neo-Victorian Fiction (& Film)EN-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discovering Old EnglishEN-M77Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Queer Middle Ages: Bodies, Textuality and ObjectsEN-M79Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20After Macbeth: Stage and Screen AdaptationEN-M82Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Was Eve Framed? Theorising the Medieval Walled GardenMS-M01Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Screenwriting

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may select 2 modules from outside the English Literature and Creative Writing Department over the course of your MA studies. Overall you must select 60 credits per teaching block.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCL-M19Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Being Greek under Rome: Greek literature and culture in the Imperial PeriodCL-M49Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Romance Refracted and novels renewedCL-M50Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Narrative genres and theoryCL-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient WorldCL-M78Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Saints and Sinners in Christian Late AntiquityML-M00Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Fiction and Power: The European Political Novel from Kafka to KunderaML-M08Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Culture: An introductionML-M10Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Humour in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeML-M25Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender in Contemporary European Culture

Year 2 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Part- Two Dissertation

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students who succefully complete Part-1 take the 60 credit Dissertation module from below

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M31Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)60Dissertation

MA 2 Year Part-time

Year 1 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameEN-M80Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Practising Ideas: Advanced Research Skills in English / Contemporary Writing / Welsh Writing in English

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules -English Literature / Creative Writing Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : your selected options over the coures of Part-1 must include at least two English Literature / Creative writing modules. You may select 3 or all 4 options from English Literature / creative at Part-1 if you wish. You must not exceed 40 credit in any one teaching block

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M07Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Romantic SublimeEN-M34Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Long Fiction 1Must be completed in order to opt for EN-M78EN-M35Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Genre: Writing for the StageEN-M36Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Poetry 1Must be completed in order to opt for EN-m40EN-M38Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Art of The Short StoryEN-M40Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Poetry 2EN-M42Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Welsh Identities: literature and nationhoodEN-M44Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender, Genre and the Nation: Women Writing Modern WalesEN-M45Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Dylan Thomas and the Rise of Welsh Writing in EnglishEN-M57Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Writing Radio DramaEN-M67Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Angela CarterEN-M68Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Creative Non-Fiction EN-M69Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20James Joyce and Literary TheoryEN-M74Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Neo-Victorian Mutinies: Gender & Racial Trauma in Neo-Victorian Fiction (& Film)EN-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discovering Old EnglishEN-M77Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Queer Middle Ages: Bodies, Textuality and ObjectsEN-M79Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20After Macbeth: Stage and Screen AdaptationEN-M82Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Was Eve Framed? Theorising the Medieval Walled GardenMS-M01Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Screenwriting

OR

Optional Module Choices B

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Credits permitting you may choose one module from below

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCL-M19Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Being Greek under Rome: Greek literature and culture in the Imperial PeriodCL-M49Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Romance Refracted and novels renewedCL-M50Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Narrative genres and theoryCL-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient WorldCL-M78Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Saints and Sinners in Christian Late AntiquityML-M00Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Fiction and Power: The European Political Novel from Kafka to KunderaML-M08Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Culture: An introductionML-M10Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Humour in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeML-M25Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender in Contemporary European Culture

Year 2 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameEN-M31Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)60DissertationEN-M41Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Research Practice in English / Contemporary Writing / Welsh Writing in English

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : students select a minimum of one, a maximum of 3 modules from below. Students may not exceed 40 credits in any one teaching block.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M07Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Romantic SublimeEN-M34Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Long Fiction 1EN-M35Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Genre: Writing for the StageEN-M36Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Poetry 1EN-M38Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Art of The Short StoryEN-M40Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Poetry 2students must have completed EN-M36 in year 1 to opt for this moduleEN-M42Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Welsh Identities: literature and nationhoodEN-M44Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender, Genre and the Nation: Women Writing Modern WalesEN-M45Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Dylan Thomas and the Rise of Welsh Writing in EnglishEN-M57Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Writing Radio DramaEN-M67Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Angela CarterEN-M68Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Creative Non-Fiction EN-M69Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20James Joyce and Literary TheoryEN-M74Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Neo-Victorian Mutinies: Gender & Racial Trauma in Neo-Victorian Fiction (& Film)EN-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discovering Old EnglishEN-M77Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Queer Middle Ages: Bodies, Textuality and ObjectsEN-M79Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20After Macbeth: Stage and Screen AdaptationEN-M82Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Was Eve Framed? Theorising the Medieval Walled GardenMS-M01Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Screenwriting

OR

Optional module choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Credits permitting you may choose one module from below. You may not exceed 40 credits in any one teaching block overall.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCL-M19Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Being Greek under Rome: Greek literature and culture in the Imperial PeriodCL-M49Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Romance Refracted and novels renewedCL-M50Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Narrative genres and theoryCL-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient WorldCL-M78Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Saints and Sinners in Christian Late AntiquityML-M00Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Fiction and Power: The European Political Novel from Kafka to KunderaML-M08Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Culture: An introductionML-M10Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Humour in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeML-M25Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender in Contemporary European Culture

MA 3 Year Part-time

Year 1 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select the following compulsory module

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M80Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Practising Ideas: Advanced Research Skills in English / Contemporary Writing / Welsh Writing in English

AND

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select at least 20 credits from the modules below. You may decide to select up to 40 credits, and not make a selection from the Optional Module choices box. To select EN-M40 you must have completed EN-M36.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M07Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Romantic SublimeEN-M34Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Long Fiction 1EN-M35Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Genre: Writing for the StageEN-M36Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Poetry 1EN-M38Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Art of The Short StoryEN-M40Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Poetry 2EN-M42Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Welsh Identities: literature and nationhoodEN-M44Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender, Genre and the Nation: Women Writing Modern WalesEN-M45Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Dylan Thomas and the Rise of Welsh Writing in EnglishEN-M57Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Writing Radio DramaEN-M67Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Angela CarterEN-M68Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Creative Non-Fiction EN-M69Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20James Joyce and Literary TheoryEN-M74Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Neo-Victorian Mutinies: Gender & Racial Trauma in Neo-Victorian Fiction (& Film)EN-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discovering Old EnglishEN-M77Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Queer Middle Ages: Bodies, Textuality and ObjectsEN-M79Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20After Macbeth: Stage and Screen AdaptationEN-M82Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Was Eve Framed? Theorising the Medieval Walled GardenMS-M01Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Screenwriting

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may select one module from the list below. NOTE - You may select up to two modules from outside the English Literature and Creative Writing Department over the course of your MA studies.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCL-M19Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Being Greek under Rome: Greek literature and culture in the Imperial PeriodCL-M49Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Romance Refracted and novels renewedCL-M50Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Narrative genres and theoryCL-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient WorldCL-M78Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Saints and Sinners in Christian Late AntiquityML-M00Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Fiction and Power: The European Political Novel from Kafka to KunderaML-M08Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Culture: An introductionML-M10Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Humour in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeML-M25Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender in Contemporary European Culture

Year 2 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select the following compulsory module

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M41Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Research Practice in English / Contemporary Writing / Welsh Writing in English

AND

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select at least 20 credits from the modules below. Second year MA students MUST NOT select a module they have already studied in their first year. You may decide to select up to 40 credits, and not make a selection from the Optional Module choices box. To select EN-M40 you must have completed EN-M36.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M07Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Romantic SublimeEN-M34Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Long Fiction 1EN-M35Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Genre: Writing for the StageEN-M36Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Poetry 1EN-M38Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Art of The Short StoryEN-M40Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Poetry 2EN-M42Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Welsh Identities: literature and nationhoodEN-M44Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender, Genre and the Nation: Women Writing Modern WalesEN-M45Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Dylan Thomas and the Rise of Welsh Writing in EnglishEN-M57Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Writing Radio DramaEN-M67Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Angela CarterEN-M68Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Creative Non-Fiction EN-M69Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20James Joyce and Literary TheoryEN-M74Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Neo-Victorian Mutinies: Gender & Racial Trauma in Neo-Victorian Fiction (& Film)EN-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discovering Old EnglishEN-M77Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Queer Middle Ages: Bodies, Textuality and ObjectsEN-M79Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20After Macbeth: Stage and Screen AdaptationEN-M82Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Was Eve Framed? Theorising the Medieval Walled GardenMS-M01Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Screenwriting

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may select one module from the list below. Second year MA students must not select a module they have already studied in year 1. NOTE - You may select up to two modules from outside the English Literature and Creative Writing Department over the course of your MA studies.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCL-M19Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Being Greek under Rome: Greek literature and culture in the Imperial PeriodCL-M49Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Romance Refracted and novels renewedCL-M50Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Narrative genres and theoryCL-M76Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Explorers, Travel and Geography in the Ancient WorldCL-M78Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Saints and Sinners in Christian Late AntiquityML-M00Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Fiction and Power: The European Political Novel from Kafka to KunderaML-M08Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Culture: An introductionML-M10Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender and Humour in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeML-M25Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gender in Contemporary European Culture

Year 3 (Level 7 PGT)

FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation

Students choose 60 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

MA English Literature - DISSERTATION

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-M31Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)60Dissertation

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You can find further information on fees and how to pay on our tuition fees page.

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English Literature, MA

£ 6,650 + VAT