Course summary
The MA in Postcolonial Studies develops your understanding of the politics of culture. It looks at both the imperial interpretations of the colonial as well as anti-colonial and postcolonial assertions of autonomy. In this context, while ‘postcolonial’ refers primarily to societies of the so-called ‘Third World’, it also includes questions relevant to cultures such as those of Ireland and Australia.
Modules
Compulsory modules currently include Credits EN852 - Colonial and Postcolonial Discourses 30 EN855 - Writing of Empire and Settlement 30 Optional modules may include Credits EN865 - Post-45: American Literature and Culture in the Cold War Era 30 EN866 - The Awkward Age: Transatlantic Culture and Literature in Transition, 18 30 EN868 - Queer Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Narratives of Sex and Gender 30 EN872 - Provocations and Invitations 30 EN876 - Dickens and the Condition of England 30 EN888 - Extremes of Feeling: Literature and Empire in the Eighteenth Century 30 EN889 - Literary Theory 30 EN891 - Fiction 1 30 EN892 - Poetry 1 30 EN893 - Fiction 2 30 EN894 - Poetry 2 30 EN895 - Jane Austen and Material Culture 30 EN897 - Advanced Critical Reading 30 EN900 - Illness and Disability in American Culture 30 EN908 - Inventing the American "Indian" in the Eighteenth Century 30 EN909 - Medical Humanities: An Introduction 30 EN912 - Affect in Contemporary American Literature 30 EN914 - Marxism: Theory and Culture 30 EN818 - American Modernism, 1890-1940 30 EN834 - Imagining India 30 EN835 - Dickens, The Victorians and the Body 30 EN836 - Dickens and the Material Culture of the Victorian Novel 30 EN842 - Reading the Contemporary 30 Compulsory modules currently include Credits EN998 - Dissertation:GPMS 60
Assessment method
You take a compulsory module, at least one more specialist Postcolonial module and two other modules (four in total) during the autumn and spring terms. You are also expected to attend the Faculty and School Research Methods Programmes. You then write the dissertation or editorial project between the start of the summer term and the end of August. Assessment is by a 5,000 word essay for each module and a 12,000 word dissertation.
How to apply
International applicants
Please see our International Student website for entry requirements by country and other relevant information for your country. Please note that international fee-paying students cannot undertake a part-time programme due to visa restrictions. English language entry requirements The University requires all non-native speakers of English to reach a minimum standard of proficiency in written and spoken English before beginning a postgraduate degree. Certain subjects require a higher level.
Entry requirements
A first or upper-second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and experience will also be taken into account when considering applications.
Fees and funding
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of Kent
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Canterbury
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Course contact details
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