English (1550-1700) MSt

**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2024). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.** <br/><br/>The MSt in English (1550-1700) is designed to serve both as an autonomous degree for students wishing to pursue more advanced studies in English literature, and as a solid foundation for doctoral research.<br/><br/>The MSt in English (1550-1700) offers you the opportunity both to explore your own interests within this remarkably rich period in English literary history, and to develop the skills necessary for pursuing these interests with real breadth and depth. Its varied components allow you to study texts in careful detail, and to pursue large and ambitious concepts: as such, the MSt is well-suited both to those who want an additional, stand-alone year of coherent literary study, and those who are interested in going on to undertake doctoral research. The mixture of interpretative, scholarly, and writerly skills that the course helps to foster are ideal for applicants interested in a range of subsequent paths, both inside and outside the academy.<br/><br/>**Course structure**<br/>The course consists of four main components spread over three academic terms, through which you have the opportunity to pursue interests within your chosen MSt strand, as well as across period boundaries.<br/><br/>In the first two terms, you will take a core course (A) and a course in book history and theories of text (B), both tailored to your MSt. You will also choose two courses from a wide range of options (C).<br/><br/>Under the guidance of a specialist supervisor you will also research and write a dissertation, which is submitted in the final term.<br/><br/>You will also have the opportunity to hear lectures and papers by leading writers, critics, and theorists from inside and outside the University. You will be encouraged to participate in the many research seminars and reading groups that run throughout term time, many of which are coordinated by graduate students themselves. There is an active and lively graduate organisation funded by the faculty, English Graduates at Oxford (EGO), that organises study skills, training and career development seminars, as well as social events and conferences.<br/><br/>**For the full description, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas**