Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has start dates in September and February. 

The School of English at Nottingham has long been in the forefront of research and teaching in the interface between language, literature and culture.

This web-based MA Literary Linguistics provides an exciting integration of English language in literary studies. You will work with several leading world figures in the course of discovering your own position in language and literature: the programme covers a wide range of material, with options to develop your own thinking and pursue your own interests and research.

The principle of language study that we have established at Nottingham combines theoretical and ideological dimensions with practical applications; we aim to be rigorous and principled while offering an approach to literary language study that is fundamentally humane.

We will explore the discourses of literary texts and literary reading, from the most focused study of the texture of language right up to the ideological and cultural practices of world literatures.

We believe that linguistics and literary study cannot be separated, and we aim to turn you into a creative-thinking interdisciplinary expert in literary linguistics.

Please see the school web page for futher details.

• The MA courses by web-based distance learning build on the international reputation of the School of English at Nottingham as one of the foremost centres for English Language research in the world
• The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 ranked the School of English in the top 5 departments of English nationally by Grade Point Average and out of 87 units of assessment. 95% of the School's research was judged to be of international quality and 35% world-leading
• The course is taught using a course tool software called WebCT. It is also supported by extensive online resources, course materials and teaching
• The programme is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and offers an excellent route towards pursuing a PhD
• This MA is convened in the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics and is among the most popular postgraduate courses of its kind in the UK
• The MA in Literary Linguistics is also available as a taught full- or part-time course within the University
• As well as completing this course at a pace that suits you and your other commitments, you have the flexibility to study towards a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) or an MA (180 credits, including dissertation) or even on a ‘pay per module’ basis

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