Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Historical Studies MA in Historical Studies
The MA in Historical Studies is a Research Masters degree designed to offer a grounding in historical research and to prepare the student for higher study at PhD level. The programme is focussed on a 20-25,000...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
European History MA The programme is designed to provide students with a combination of research skills and detailed and advanced knowledge in the social, economic, political and cultural history of Europe. COURSE CONTENT
Themes of the programme will include...
Category:Philosophy
Study mode:At the institution
MA In Philosophy of Mind and Body To familiarise students with the contemporary theories of relations between mind and body, in particular functionalist models of the mind exploiting analogies between mental functioning and the functioning of computers.
To subject...
Category:Philosophy
Study mode:At the institution
MA Embodiment and Subjectivity This programme is designed to accommodate the increasing interest in philosophies of embodiment from philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists and sociologists, health and medical science practitioners. The body is no longer thought...
Category:Literature
Study mode:At the institution
MRes in Medieval Vernacular Language and Literature The main purpose of this M.Res is to provide a pathway from the undergraduate degree to doctoral research in the medieval field. It is also a self-contained programme, providing valuable training and research...
Category:Literature
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Women, Gender and Literature Introduction
Founded in the 1980s, this MA was the first of its kind at a British University, offering a literature-based approach to women's studies. It has been recently redesigned in response to changing trends...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Nineteenth Century Studies Introduction
The MA in Nineteenth-Century Studies gives students the opportunity to experience ‘cutting edge' research activity in this rich period of literary history. The four substantive modules focus on the areas of family,...
Category:Literature
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature This programme provides the opportunity to study the changing circumstances of literatures of modernity. Drawing on a wide range of texts, topics and authors, the programme engages with different theoretical issues as well...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Creative Writing Introduction
The MA in Creative Writing is currently in its second year and is designed to enable students to produce a professional-quality portfolio of work in their specialist genre: poetry, the short story, or the novel. Practical...
Category:English Language and Literature
Study mode:At the institution
MA in English Literature Programme Structure
Semester 1 modules
-Research Skills, Methods, Methodologies I
-Family Matters
-Sex and Gender
-Rights and Wrongs
-Gender in Popular Culture
-Modern Children's Literature
-Domestic Violence/Colonial...
Category:Gender Studies
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Women's and Gender Studies (GEMMA) The GEMMA programme is the first MA programme of its kind and falls in line with the implementation of the Bologna Process in European postgraduate provision. It carries high prestige within the European Union. GEMMA...
Category:Gender Studies
Study mode:At the institution
MA Gender and Development Each of the Gender Studies taught postgraduate programmes is offered at both Masters and Postgraduate Diploma level. Masters students complete a 15-20,000-word dissertation. Diploma candidates do not write a dissertation.
A completed...
Category:Gender Studies
Study mode:At the institution
MA Gender Studies MA Gender Studies
Each of the Gender Studies taught postgraduate programmes is offered at both Masters and Postgraduate Diploma level. Masters students complete a 15-20,000-word dissertation. Diploma candidates do not write a dissertation....
Category:Interdisciplinary Studies
Study mode:At the institution
MA Development Studies The programme will
-Introduce students to the major theoretical issues in contemporary development studies;
-Provide a broad range of modules offering specialisations relevant to those wishing to work or undertake further study / research...
Category:Gender Studies
Study mode:At the institution
MA Diversity, Culture and Identity As a whole, the programme aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding of:
-The key theoretical debates surrounding issues of cultural differences and inequalities in local and global (post-national) contexts.
-The...
Category:Creative Writing
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Creative Writing: Poetry or Prose Fiction You will participate in workshops at which the group will critically discuss your work, and you will be expected to re-draft and edit your material in the light of such feedback.You will also benefit from individual...
Category:Philosophy
Study mode:At the institution
MA in Applied Ethics The aim of this MA (Master of Arts) programme is to apply the skills and insights derived from philosophical ethics to major contemporary moral and social problems.
These include such problems as new developments in medicine and biotechnology;...
Category:Political Science
Study mode:At the institution
MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in Political Research The course can serve as the first stage of an ESRC funded ‘1+3’ research training programme or for those wanting to acquire specialist research skills in preparation for a doctoral programme. The degree aims to equip...
Category:Political Science
Study mode:At the institution
MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomatic Studies Diplomatic studies has long been an important element in teaching and research in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Leicester. Diplomatic studies is concerned principally with the modes of
diplomacy...
Category:Museum Studies
Study mode:At the institution
MA/MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies To stimulate students to engage critically and creatively with wide ranging ideas and issues and to develop both philosophical approaches and the practical methods and skills necessary to become creative and effective...
