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MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH LITERATURE)

Course Information

Mode: Physical
Duration: 18 Month
Intakes:

March, October

Campus:

Kuala Lumpur

Type: Full-time Study
Application fees: 15000 RM
Tuition fees: 26100.00 RM

Course Overview

The Master of Arts (English Literature) programme is aimed at providing quality and in-depth postgraduate education in the field of literary studies. Courses offered in the MA programme by Coursework and Dissertation are comprehensive and range from Medieval Literature through to Cultural Studies. On the whole, the MA programme is designed not only to promote a love for English Literature and Language but also to enhance and increase the scope of research undertaken by staff and students.  Besides the MA by Coursework and Dissertation, candidates can opt to pursue the degree purely by research.

Students applying for the MA programme can choose from the following:
1. Mixed-mode MA (Coursework and Dissertation)
2. MA by Research

For the mixed-mode MA, the structure of the course is set out below.

IMPORTANT: upon admission to the mixed mode MA, candidates will be required to take a placement test set by the Department.

Those who fail the test MUST take the course Critical Strategies in Literature (AOA7003).

Those who pass will be exempted from taking this course. 

COURSE STRUCTURE

 

COMPULSORY COURSES

 

ELECTIVE COURSES

 

 

Sem 1

• AOA7001 (Research Methodology in Literary Studies) (3 credits)

• AOA7025 (Literary Theory) (2 credits)

• AOA7021 (19c British Literature)

   (2 credits)

Sem 2

• AOA7022 (Twentieth Century American Literature) (2 credits)

• AOA7027 (Perspectives on Malaysian and Singaporean Literature) (2 credits)

TOTAL: 11 CREDITS

Students are required to take:

  • ALL FIVE compulsory courses

  • TWO elective courses as below:

(Students should also note that not all electives are offered every semester.)

Note: If a candidate's background knowledge of literature is found to be insufficient, the Department will require the candidate to take the AOA7026 Critical Strategies in Literary Analysis elective.

 

Choose TWO of the following 2-credit electives:

  • AOA7026 Critical Strategies in Literary Analysis

  • AOA7009 Drama of the Modern Era

  • AOA7007 Modernist Literature

  • AOA7014 From Book to Screen

  • AOA7017 African Literature

  • AOA7018 Creative Writing

  • AOA7023 Literature for Children and Young Adults

  • AOA7024 Global Women’s Literature

  • AOA7028 Contemporary South Asia

  • AOA7019 Global Shakespeares

Dissertation

35 credits

TOTAL: 50 CREDITS

 

  1.  Details of courses offered are subject to the Senate’s approval from time to time upon the recommendation of the Faculty. Candidates will be informed of course offerings at the start of each session.
  2. PART TWO consists of a research project leading to the submission of a dissertation of about 30,000 to a maximum of 40,000 words (35 credit hours).

Our Department offers expertise in a wide variety of literary fields, including Medieval literature, Renaissance literature, 19th century literature, Modernist and Postmodernist literature, Postcolonial literatures (with a strong interest in Malaysian literature), travel literature, ecocriticism, African literature, feminist literature, modern drama, literary theory and more.

You can find out more about the research and supervision interests of our academic staff under the heading “List of Expertise and Research Interests”.

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