MA in English Studies for the Professions

Curriculum

The MAESP requires completing 31 credits of subjects. Alternatively, students may elect to complete an MA dissertation, which is worth 6 credits of the total 31.

MAESP_Aug2024-curriculum

Core subjects (13 credits*)

Specialism-related core subjects (9 credits for ELA, 6 credits for ELS, ELT and EP*)

English Language Arts	Second Language Learning Language Development and Use English Literature and Language Arts
English Language Studies	Language Development and Use English Literature and Language Arts
English Language Teaching	Second Language Teaching Second Language Learning
English for the Professions	Practical Communication Strategies I Practical Communication Strategies II

Specialism-specific electives (9 credits for ELA, 12 credits for ELS, ELT and EP*)

English Language Arts	Popular Culture and English Oral Language Arts Second Language Teaching Drama for Language Learning Critical Language and Cultural Studies Research Design and Methods Multimodality and Professional Communication Communication The Sociology of Language: Social and Economic Perspectives Syllabus Planning and Materials Design
English Language Studies	Pragmatic Disorders Communication Multimodality and Professional Communication Popular Culture and English The Sociology of Language: Social and Economic Perspectives Language and Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Research Design and Methods Oral Language Arts Language and Crime Syllabus Planning and Materials Design Drama for Language Learning
English Language Teaching	Syllabus Planning and Materials Design Testing and Assessment Drama for Language Learning Oral Language Arts Critical Language and Cultural Studies Popular Culture and English Research Design and Methods Multimodality and Professional Communication The Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching Communication The Sociology of Language: Social and Economic Perspectives
English for the Professions	Pragmatic Disorders Language and Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Communication Multimodality and Professional Communication The Sociology of Language: Social and Economic Perspectives Critical Language and Cultural Studies Research Design and Methods Language and Crime Syllabus Planning and Materials Design Drama for Language Learning

* Each core and elective subject is worth 3 credits, apart from the Research Project (6 credits), which involves conducting an independent piece of research and writing a 10,000-word dissertation, and the Professional Ethics and Academic Integrity (1 credit), which is a compulsory but tuition-free subject.

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