Master of Arts in English - Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies Track Postgraduate Programme By University of Central Florida |TopUniversities

Master of Arts in English - Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies Track

Main Subject Area

Development StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Study Level

Masters

The program is designed for students interested in intellectual and practical questions of aesthetics, critique, culture, text, and interpretation. The Master of Arts in English, Literature program has a new name and a remodeled curriculum, starting fall 2009. The Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies program emphasizes new approaches to literary texts and fosters the study of texts that expand the traditional definitions of literature. It prepares students for both academic and non-academic careers by encouraging them to make connections among texts (critical, theoretical, scholarly, and creative), to engage in research and critical thinking at an advanced level, and to write and present scholarship of merit and distinction. Many courses in the program are interdisciplinary, integrating literature with the visual arts, film, music, history, and politics. The new curriculum now includes courses like Teaching College Literature, as well as a Capstone Course to help students hone their teaching and academic writing skills to prepare for competitive job markets. The graduate faculty in Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies publish and teach in a wide range of areas?from medieval romance to digital media, from early American captivity narratives to contemporary experimental fiction?and from a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Study Level

Masters

The program is designed for students interested in intellectual and practical questions of aesthetics, critique, culture, text, and interpretation. The Master of Arts in English, Literature program has a new name and a remodeled curriculum, starting fall 2009. The Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies program emphasizes new approaches to literary texts and fosters the study of texts that expand the traditional definitions of literature. It prepares students for both academic and non-academic careers by encouraging them to make connections among texts (critical, theoretical, scholarly, and creative), to engage in research and critical thinking at an advanced level, and to write and present scholarship of merit and distinction. Many courses in the program are interdisciplinary, integrating literature with the visual arts, film, music, history, and politics. The new curriculum now includes courses like Teaching College Literature, as well as a Capstone Course to help students hone their teaching and academic writing skills to prepare for competitive job markets. The graduate faculty in Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies publish and teach in a wide range of areas?from medieval romance to digital media, from early American captivity narratives to contemporary experimental fiction?and from a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
Students must have a Bachelor (Honours) consisting of four or more years of full-time study, or a Bachelor degree following a National Certificate or National Diploma. International students also have the following other English language requirements: a minimum 220 on TOEFL (computer-based).

Jan-2000

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