MA (Res) German Studies
Duration
Full-time 12 months
Part-time 24 months
The School offers a taught MA (Res) in German Studies designed as a preparation for students intending to go on to PhD work in these subjects.
The programmes offer great flexibility of choice, and give students the opportunity to devise a range of options tailor-made to fit their future research interests.
All students take a core module consisting of an introduction to critical theory and methods and training in research skills. You then select, in negotiation with the department, two further specialist modules on the basis of your needs and interests and the department's teaching resources. A very wide range of options is available in areas covering not only literature, but also history, cinema, women's and cultural studies; there is also some opportunity for you to take modules in translation in languages other than your main one.
For an indication of the areas where we are particualrly interested in providing MA and PhD teaching, see list of research interests of Department staff. We would especially welcome applications in areas covered by the University interdisciplinary research theme on the Modern European Histories and Cultures Research Theme.
Transferable skills
Students on this course will also develop a wide range of transferable skills, including:
- Postgraduate level study, research and writing skills
- ability to analyse information and data
- tha ability to summarise arguments and process new material rapidly and coherently
- ability to communicate results of research concisely and clearly
- the ability to think critically and independently