Program Humanities Wales

MA in Creative Writing Trinity's MA in Creative Writing is designed for committed writers who wish to complete significant pieces of work and generally broadened their experience as writers. The workshop programme is run by one of Wales’ leading writers, Menna Elfyn. It draws upon a...

MA Linguistics This course is for students with a first degree  in any subject who want a qualification in linguistics. Students also write a research dissertation on a topic of their own choice. To help them achieve this, the programme has a compulsory module on Research Training...

MA Social and Cultural History This course provides a comprehensive understanding of contemporary debates on how societies and cultures have functioned in the past, and relates the history of your own society and culture to that of others. The transferable skills obtained in research,...

Religious Studies: Religion in Late Antiquity (MA) To offer knowledge and expertise for further research and/or a role in higher education, RE teaching, or a range of allied professions valuing a humanities postgraduate degree. Course Description: Part 1 consists of a skills module and...

Teaching and Practice of Creative Writing (MA) Offers knowledge and expertise to be a writer, to conduct writing workshops, and to take on a role in arts management, publishing, public relations, and related careers. Course Description: This one-year, full-time course is designed for...

Applied Linguistics (MA/Diploma) Offers knowledge and expertise to take you onto a role in any profession requiring specialised language awareness, including language teaching. Course Description: A full-time modular programme with taught courses over two semesters (PG Diploma or for the...

MA by Research History The MA by Research in History provides the opportunity to engage in independent study and research by writing a dissertation of 25,000 to 30,000 words. This piece of original research will be informed by an appropriate methodological and theoretical framework, and...

Religious Studies: Asian Religions (MA) To offer knowledge and expertise for further research and/or a role in higher education, RE teaching, or a range of allied professions valuing a humanities postgraduate degree. Course Description: Part 1 consists of a skills module and two...

MA/Diploma English The English MA at Bangor is distinctive in that it gives students a free choice of topics, within the limits of the supervision available in the School. It aims to help students develop their intellectual interests, while learning the disciplines involved in advanced...

Forensic Linguistics (MA/Diploma) To offer knowledge and expertise in language and law. It should be noted that this course is not vocational, and that subsequent work opportunities are not guaranteed. Nevertheless recent graduates have found employment within the legal and judicial...

MA Arthurian Literature The MA course in Arthurian Literature is an exciting, long-standing, and successful academic course that benefits from the expertise of world-class academics, outstanding library resources, and a unique location with medieval roots in the legend. A good first...

Analytic & Modern European Philosophy (MA) Offers knowledge and expertise for further research, postgraduate vocational training or entry on to a variety of professional career paths. Course Description: A one year full-time or two-year part-time course, the programme offers postgraduate...

English Literature (MA) The course aims to take you on to a role in research, the arts and the media, or employment requiring high-level skills in analysis or advanced subject knowledge. Course Description: A dynamic, full-time one year programme with a choice of open and specialist...

Language and Communication Research (MA/Diploma) Offers knowledge and expertise to prepare for research in language and communication, in professional or commercial spheres, or as a PhD researcher. Course Description: The MA in Applied Linguistics is a full-time modular programme with...

Literature in European Cultures (MA) To offer knowledge and expertise in literary theories, culture studies, and allied generic skills. Course Description: This programme considers the post-war literatures of France, Germany, Italy and Spain from a transnational perspective, focusing on...

Ethics and Social Philosophy (MA) Offers knowledge and expertise for further research, postgraduate vocational training, or entry on to a variety of professional career paths. Course Description: A one year full-time or two-years part-time course, the programme offers postgraduate...

MA by Research English The MA English by Research offers the opportunity to pursue in-depth research in a topic of your choice within the field of modern literary studies, relative to an area of staff expertise. While conducting your research under the close supervision of a member of...

MA/Diploma History This modular degree scheme is designed to allow students to further their undergraduate interest in history, and to develop the skills and knowledge which they would need if they decided to undertake further research into the past. It combines training in research...

MA/PgD/PgC Gothic Studies The MA in Gothic Studies, the only one of its kind in England and Wales, offers students the opportunity to explore how notions of perversion, desire, criminality and monstrosity are represented in a range of texts, dating from the 18th century to the present...

History of Philosophy (MA) Offers knowledge and expertise for further research, postgraduate vocational training, or entry to a variety of professional career paths. Course Description: The programme offers postgraduate teaching in topics in the historiography and history of philosophy...