European Languages and Global Cultures

MA

The MA in European Languages and Cultures is designed to appeal to a wide range of suitable graduates. It is a two-year, part-time programme with a high degree of flexibility, which will make it accessible for students from beyond the local area and to those with professional or other commitments.

Campus Chester
Course MA
Length 2 Years Part-time
Start dates Throughout the year

The programme combines the study of a major European language - French, German or Spanish - and the examination of European cultures.

Students will apply research skills to the acquisition of in-depth knowledge and understanding of European identities and cultural manifestations within their political and historical contexts.

The core modules provide a solid basis for the scholarly appraisal of significant aspects of the development of European identities and cultures, whilst the dissertation provides an opportunity for the detailed examination of an area which is of particular interest to each student.


Why study the MA in European Languages and Cultures at Chester?

This in an innovative programme providing a balanced combination of language study, and an in-depth examination of essential elements of European cultures.

The programme is delivered by a highly committed team of tutors with extensive experience in European cultural studies and the three languages that are taught. Teaching methods consist of lectures, language workshops, tutorials and action learning groups.


Features:

Weekend Sessions

Delivery of the programme combines intensive one-day weekend sessions on campus and directed independent study with online support. There are eight one-day sessions, on Saturdays, spread across the year between October and June.


E-learning

Online tutorial support and opportunities for online discussion, for which students will need to be suitably equipped at home, complement the face-to-face sessions.

Next: Modules

Programme Structure:

Year 1

The first year of the programme has two year-long components: a 20-credit Language module (French, German or Spanish) and a 40-credit module devoted to the exploration of European identities and research methods.

Modules:

  • Language Development - French, German or Spanish
  • Research into European Identities


Year 2

The second year of the programme includes a translation project, two further pan-European modules and culminates with a dissertation written in the target language, to be submitted in November.

Modules:

  • Translation Project
  • European Cities in Dictatorship and Democracy
  • Cultural Representations in 21st Century Europe
  • Dissertation, European Languages and Cultures
Next: Assessment

Assessment across the programme consists of:

  • Essays (in English and the target language)
  • Presentations (in English and the target language)
  • A dossier of oral and written items
  • A multi-task language exam (for the Language Development module)
  • Online submissions
  • A translation project
  • A dissertation (in the target language)
Next: Careers

The Master's degree in European Languages and Cultures will enhance employment/promotion prospects, particularly in the field of education.

Next: Entry requirements

Applicants should have a good honours degree (minimum of a 2:2) in single or combined honours French, German or Spanish. Applicants with degrees in other relevant disciplines, who have substantial experience of living and working in continental Europe and who have the required language skills, will be considered. Applicants with equivalent qualifications from universities outside the UK, in particular France, Germany or Spain, will also be considered.

All applicants to the programme will be interviewed and will take a diagnostic test to assess their linguistic ability in French, German or Spanish, or in English for those who are not native speakers.

Beginning: Overview

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Who to contact

  • For admission enquiries

    Postgraduate Admissions

    University of Chester

    Parkgate Road

    Chester

    CH1 4BJ

    T:
    01244 512456
    postgrad@chester.ac.uk

  • For enquiries about course content

    Margaret Bradbury , Departmental Administrator
    T:
    01244 51 3294
    F:
    01244 51 1311
    m.bradbury@chester.ac.uk