English - Literary Studies MA

Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom

Course overview

To provide students with the opportunity to develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of English Literary Studies, enabling students to pursue specialised fields of study or to choose a flexible arrangement of topics which bypass traditional period or national boundaries. You will be taught by staff with interests that range across the English subject area and who have research profiles of international standing. The MA in English Literary Studies offers a number of special features.

Some modules engage with contemporary art and culture through field work, while other modules use connections to different subject areas and to the archives in Armagh, Belfast and Trinity College Dublin. Students are also able to take some modules from other programmes, including the Masters in Liberal Arts.

Key highlights

Flexible topic choices that bypass traditional period or national boundaries
Taught by staff with internationally recognised research profiles
Some modules engage with contemporary art and culture through field work
Archive connections in Armagh, Belfast and Trinity College Dublin
Option to take modules from other programmes, including Liberal Arts

Entry requirements

Degree: 2:2 — 2.2

Scholarships

International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.
Up to £2,000
The Burdett Trust MSc Nursing Scholarships
For Home Students: Tuition fees £7,665 Stipend £10,250. For International Students: Tuition fees £24,295 Stipend £17,000
Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Postgraduate Taught
Value: 50% of tuition fees paid for up to a maximum of two years.
Up to 50% of fees

Careers this course leads to

Editor
Publishing assistant
Archivist
Secondary school English teacher
Arts administrator
Copywriter

Cost of study

UK/Home: £7,700 (NI/ROI), £10,400 (GB) | International: £23,000

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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