University of Westminster
University of Westminster

University of Westminster

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English Language and Literature

Study detals

: Postgraduate : MA : Full-time : 12 Month

Requirements

A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a relevant subject (eg English language, English literature or TESOL). Applicants may be required to attend an interview (either face to face or via Skype).

If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.

Applicants are required to submit one academic or professional reference.

If you have previously studied at university level, or have equivalent work experience, academic credit may be awarded towards your course at Westminster.

Speciality

If you don't wish to pay the whole amount of your fees at once, you may be able to pay by instalments. This opportunity is available if you have a personal tuition fee liability of £2,000 or more and if you are self-funded or funded by the Student Loans Company.

If you have previously studied at university level, or have equivalent work experience, academic credit may be awarded towards your course at Westminster. For more information, visit our Recognition of Prior Learning page.

Additional information

Our MA is one of the few interdisciplinary MA courses in the UK which focuses on modern and contemporary literature combined with the study of current issues in linguistics, particularly the positioning of the English language in a global, multilingual context
We study language use in literary texts within the context of modern and contemporary critical discourses, drawing on knowledge of the grammatical structure and lexical stock of the English language
We create opportunities for you to draw on your own languages and varieties in a critical and creative manner