2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA English Literature (Victorian pathway) (Part-Time)
Programme code: | MA-ENG/VL-PT | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Katy Mullin | Contact address: | K.E.Mullin@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Good honours degree (First or 2:i or its equivalent) in English or Victorian Literature, or a degree scheme including English or Victorian Literature, or in a related subject.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of English
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of English
Programme specification:
The Victorian pathway of the MA in English Literature will:
- develop and extend students' understanding of the Victorian period through the combination of taught elements and independent study in an environment rich in Victorian resources;
- provide opportunities for students to deepen and broaden their undergraduate studies in the nineteenth century as a foundation for proceeding to a doctoral degree;
- develop students' interpretative and analytical abilities through the reading of Victorian texts;
- provide a stimulating context for study: an appropriate level of academic rigour, assessment, supervision, and feedback;
- provide an environment to encourage the exchange of ideas and the development of oral skills which will serve students in contexts beyond the university;
- support students, independent research.
Chosen research projects / dissertation topics must lay within the field of Victorian Literature.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 180 credits in total over 2 years.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to take the following compulsory modules:
ENGL5841M | Studying English: Research Methods | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will study 90 credits of option/discovery modules over their two year programme of study. Over the two years, a minimum of 30 credits and a maximum of 90 credits must be taken from the list of pathway-specific option modules listed below and/or a maximum of 60 credits from the list of all available English modules.
ENGL5830M | Apprentices to Life: The Nineteenth-Century Bildungsroman | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL5837M | Victorian New Media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL5839M | Imperial Masculinities: Late-Victorian Romance Fiction | 30 credits | Not running in 201819 |
Please note that this is an indicative module list. A different selection of modules is offered each year.
Elective modules:
Across the 2 year programme, a maximum of 30 credits of discovery modules may be taken (from outside the School of English, subject to availability).
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In year 2 students take two option modules (60 credits) and submit the dissertation (ENGL5842M).
Compulsory modules:
ENGL5842M | Research Project | 60 credits | 1 Feb to 30 Sep |
Optional modules:
Candidates will study 90 credits of option/discovery modules over their two year programme of study. Over the two years, a minimum of 30 credits and a maximum of 90 credits must be taken from the list of pathway-specific option modules listed below and/or a maximum of 60 credits from the list of all available English modules.
ENGL5830M | Apprentices to Life: The Nineteenth-Century Bildungsroman | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ENGL5837M | Victorian New Media | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ENGL5839M | Imperial Masculinities: Late-Victorian Romance Fiction | 30 credits | Not running in 201819 |
Please note that this is an indicative module list. A different selection of modules is offered each year.
Elective modules:
Across the 2 year programme, a maximum of 30 credits of discovery modules may be taken (from outside the School of English, subject to availability).
Last updated: 30/04/2018
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