Modern Languages MLitt
12 months full time; 24 months part time
Fees
Fees per academic year 2013-14
UK and EU: full time £4,320 part time £2,160
International: full time £10,840 part time fees
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
Programme Overview
The MLitt is a tailor-made programme with taught and research-based elements and is well suited as preparation for PhD research. Supervision can be offered in the following areas: Chinese; French; German; Japanese; Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American literature; linguistics; film and culture; and translating and interpreting.
+Modules
The MLitt incorporates a formal research training component where you will develop your research skills and methodologies (20 credits). You also complete a portfolio of essays chosen in consultation with your supervisors according to your interests and experience (80 credits). You then undertake a dissertation of 16,000–24,000 words consisting of a sustained piece of original research (80 credits). Study consists mainly of tutorials and independent learning supported by research training. Supervisors will advise applicants on how to develop their research proposals.
Supervision is available in the following areas: Chinese; French; German; linguistics; Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies; translating and interpreting; film.
You may also attend relevant lectures and seminars offered for the following postgraduate taught programmes (without assessment):
Professional Translating for European Languages, MA
Linguistics and Language Acquisition, MA
MAs in Translating and Interpreting
+Entrance Requirements
Normally an upper-second-class Honours degree, or international equivalent, in a releted discipline.
Applicants whose first language is not English must hold IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based), or equivalent.
Our INTO Newcastle University Centre can provide extra tuition to help you meet the University's English language requirements.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.
+Scholarships and Other Sources of Funding
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available.
More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.+How to Apply
Visit our postgraduate application site.
Applications are considered throughout the year although specific deadlines for funding may apply. In your application, you must include a 500-word research proposal and a list of modules and marks for previous degrees. Further application advice is available from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
+Further Information
For further information please contact:
Lucy Brickwood
School of Modern Languages
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 5867
Email: modlang.pgadmin@ncl.ac.uk
Subject Overview
This programme is within the subject area of Modern Languages
