Master of Arts (English Studies) (8 Units) (MEL1) - MA(ES)

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Program focus

The Master of Arts (English Studies) has been designed to accommodate the needs of practising secondary school teachers seeking career development opportunities as required by the Queensland Department of Education, as well as students seeking a pathway to the PhD program and anyone interested in pursuing a love of English Literature. The eight unit degree is designed for students seeking to extend their knowledge of English literature and the range of methodologies historically and currently applied in the field.

Program aims

The Master of Arts (English Studies) has been designed to accommodate the needs of practising secondary school teachers seeking career development opportunities as required by the Queensland Department of Education. The eight unit degree is designed for students seeking to extend their knowledge of English studies and the range of methodologies historically and currently applied in the field. It will provide an alternative to the MEd for those students specifically seeking to enhance their knowledge of discipline content. In particular, the program has been designed to enhance students' knowledge of theoretical approaches and applied content that will be required in the new school English Studies curriculum. It extends a percentage of the content of the curriculum into the area of cultural studies, media studies, popular cultural forms and comparisons between canonical and popular forms.

Program objectives

The Master of Arts (English Studies) aims to:

• provide in-depth study of defined areas of English studies

• facilitate the development and consolidation of a body of specialist knowledge and competencies in the field of English studies with specific reference to the changing definitions of the senior secondary schools curriculum

• develop in students an understanding and awareness of scholarly literature and research in English studies

• extend the knowledge base and critical approaches in ways that are useful to practising secondary school English teachers

• encourage and develop skills and knowledge related to independent inquiry and/or research in order to produce reports to a professionally or academically knowledgeable audience.

Admission requirements

Normal Entry

Students will need to have a four-year qualification such as BA (Honours), BA/Dip Ed or BA/BEd with a major in English Literature; such students will normally complete 8 units.

Special Entry

Students with a three-year qualification such as a BA with a major or substantial study in English Literature and evidence of continued engagement with the discipline may be granted special entry on the recommendation of the Head of Discipline; such students may be required to complete 12 units.

International applicants must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/UNIPREP program.

How to apply

Domestic students 2008

Application for postgraduate programs may be made directly to USQ. You should ensure you submit your application by the closing dates.

International students 2008

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Tuition fee

Domestic fee-paying places are funded entirely through the tuition/direct fees paid by the student. Tuition/direct fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. For more information about Tuition Fees, including the calculation of fees for a particular program of study, refer to USQ Fees.

International fees

International students pay tuition fees. For details about international student fees, refer to the International Fee Schedule provided by USQ International.

Program structure

Students will undertake courses to the value of eight as listed below.

The MA (English Studies) is designed to share courses with the BA (Hons), and it is intended that on-campus students in both programs will attend a common seminar. Courses shared by the two programs are Cultural Theory, Critical Theory, Representing Australia, Reading Other Cultures, From Dylan Thomas to Bob Dylan, and the Dissertation courses.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 5 years to complete this program.

Exemptions

Students are eligible for exemptions as per Academic Regulation 5.5.3.

Recommended enrolment pattern