Postgraduate Prospectus

One year full-time or two years part-time

This course offers students the chance to undertake research in any field for which we can offer supervision, as outlined on the departmental web page. It is an ideal preparation for entry on to a PhD programme, but may equally appeal to students wishing to undertake one year’s postgraduate study. Students agree a programme of study with their supervisor(s) which leads to the preparation of a 30,000-word dissertation. Together with other MA students they also follow a module in Research Skills (generic and subject-specific methodology).

One year full-time or two years part-time

This programme gives students the opportunity to study two modern languages at masters level. It is ideal for candidates who hope subsequently to register on a research degree programme. Students undertake a training course in research methodology and presentation and two courses of supervised guided reading in agreed fields of study within the School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies, leading to the preparation of a dissertation of 30,000 words. Applicants will normally hold a degree in the two modern languages to be studied at masters level.

Download the MA Modern Languages (Masters by Research) leaflet for more information.

The department also offers supervision for MPhil and PhD (both full-time and part-time) in a wide range of disciplines within the area of French Studies. We have specialists in the Medieval period, the Renaissance and Early Modern period, as well as a broad range of research expertise in the Modern period, including literary studies, film studies, francophone and post-colonial studies, critical theory and cultural studies, political history and cultural history, sociolinguistics, conversation analysis and translation studies, gender and feminist studies. We also offer joint PhDs with other departments in the school and collaborate closely with the Centre for Critical Theory.