MRes English

You should normally have a BA in a relevant subject with at least a clear upper second class result. If it’s in an unrelated field, you may be considered subject to qualifying interview/submission of sample essays.

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Goldsmiths offers a range of financial support including postgraduate scholarships, bursaries and fee waivers. These are awarded based on a variety of criteria, for example academic achievements or personal circumstances.

Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in publishing, journalism, public relations, teaching, advertising, the civil service, business, industry, the media.

You’ll attend the Department’s Postgraduate Research Methods series, and either a Research Skills Workshop or a Research Skills series. You’ll also be encouraged to attended Methods and Resources day schools that are offered by the Institute of English Studies at Senate House.

You’ll also attend, but not be assessed on, at least one appropriate Masters level module offered in the Department of English and Creative Writing in the first term of study. Your supervisor may advise you to attend selected elements of the module only and to focus on a particular problem within the syllabus. Attending the module will enable you to take part in discussions, and to refine and nuance your understanding of different perspectives on a topic.

The main focus of the MRes, however, will be on the development of your own research project.

You’ll complete the following modules:

Bibliography Exercise
Assessed by one essay of up to 5000 words.
Deadline: January (Full-time); April in your first year (Part-time).

Research Methods
Assessed by one essay of up to 5000 words.
Deadline: February (Full-time); September in your first year (Part-time).

Dissertation
Assessed by a dissertation of up to 30,000 words.
Deadline: September (Full-time and Part-time)