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University of Southampton

Southampton , England ,United Kingdom

English Literary Studies (Nineteenth Century) (MA)

Explore 19th century English literature in-depth with a master’s degree at the University of Southampton.

Our course gives you the opportunity to specialise in the culture and history of the 19th century, covering topics such as:

key debates in 19th century studies
the literary marketplace and its cultures
changes to aesthetics and taste during the 19th century
issues of gender, race, class, science and capitalism
material culture and print culture
On completion of the course, you’ll be ready for a career in teaching, publishing, librarianship or cultural heritage.

You’ll get the chance to carry out advanced-level research and independent critical thinking, and to make effective use of archives, manuscripts, and research libraries.

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Avenue Campus

Our £2.8m Archaeology building has specialist bone, stone, skeleton and ceramic labs for the study of archaeological finds, as well as seminar and research rooms. Built with sustainability in mind, it uses mostly natural ventilation and underfloor heating. The glass entrance atrium features a 2.5 metre high sandstone megalith sculpture by the British artist Gary Breeze.

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  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Bangladesh
 
MSc/ MA/ LLM
 
A relevant masters degree at minimum 70% with a bachelors degree of at least 3 years
  • UK 1st degree equivalent: 3.5; 3.2 depending on awarding institution
  • UK 2:1 degree equivalent: 3.0; 2.75 depending on awarding institution
MSc Engineering
 
A masters degree at minimum 60% with a bachelors degree of at least 3 years
  • UK 1st degree equivalent: 3.5; 3.2 depending on awarding institution
  • UK 2:1 degree equivalent: 3.0; 2.75 depending on awarding institution
India
 
  • Bachelors degree awarded by a recognized University or an equivalent professional qualification approved by the University with an overall qualification of at least 60% 
  • UK 1st degree equivalent: 55 - 70% depending on awarding institution
  • UK 2:1 degree equivalent: 55 - 65% depending on awarding institution
 
Sri Lanka
  • Bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD from a recognised Sri Lankan Higher Education Institution. Minimum entry requirement is usually equivalent to a UK upper class (2:1)
  • UK 1st equivalent: GPA 3.7 out of 4.0
  • UK 2.1 equivalent: GPA 3.3 out of 4.0

IELTS score requirements
overall score
6.5
reading
6.5
writing
6.5
speaking
6.0
listening
6.0

  • Course Type: Full Time
  • Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
  • Duration: 01 Year  
  • Total Tuition Fee: 19850 GBP
    Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
    Application Fee: N/A
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