文学与写作注重对学生文学欣赏能力的培养和写作能力的指导。学生通过学习,可以学会观察世界,把握人生,培养高雅的审美情趣。同时,还能够各种文体的写作能力。
以The University of St Andrews为例:
English MA (Hons) 2019 entry
1、语言成绩要求:
If English is not your first language you will need an overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each component (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)
2、学术要求
Students must have studied one of the following subjects at SQA Higher, GCE A-Level, or equivalent:
English
English Language
English Literature
Drama.
China: Postgraduate candidates will be expected to hold a Bachelor's degree from a prestigious university with an overall mark of 85% or above. Postgraduate entry requirements may be higher depending on the School and the programme you wish to study.
1、写作专业
St Andrews does not offer a single Honours degree in Creative Writing, but undergraduates studying English may choose some creative writing modules. The Creative Writing research group offers undergraduate instruction and mentorship in poetry, fiction, and drama. The Creative Writing research group is home to some of the most highly regarded poets, fiction-writers, and dramatists in the country. They specialise in diverse genres ranging from poetry and poetry in translation, to the short story, the novel, life writing, the literary essay, travel writing, and drama for the stage, radio and screen.
Both undergraduate and postgraduate students can study creative writing at St Andrews. Undergraduates studying English have the option to choose creative writing modules, whilst postgraduate students have the option of the MLitt or MFA in Creative Writing.
2、文学没有专业分支,但是可以选择写作模块。
The MA (Hons) in English is a four-year course run by the School of English. In the first two years, you will read and reflect on a broad range of topics across a variety of literary genres from the Middle Ages to the present day. This will equip you with the range of literary experience and critical skills necessary for more in-depth study of specialist subject areas at Honours level.
Specialist subject areas include (but are not limited to):
Old English literature
literature and ecology
Renaissance bodies
literature and gender
Victorian culture
creative writing
Cold War writing
world literature.
Careers
The skills you gain through studying English are marketable in many career areas, and recent graduates in English have pursued a wide variety of career paths.
Perhaps the major strength of all English graduates is communication skills, both in speech and in writing. Other skills you will develop during your degree include critical analysis, structuring information, organisation of time and workload, and effective IT skills.
Career destinations for recent graduates include:
internships with the United Nations
writers and editors for various publishing houses and magazines
sales for Waterstones and WHSmith
charitable organisations
teaching
public policy
the financial sector.
The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills.
学位:English MA (Hons)
背景要求:
Assessment
Almost all of the modules in English are assessed by a balanced combination of coursework and written exams.
In each English sub-honours module, there are two essays and two examination questions each worth 25%. Assessment at Honours level varies, although essays and examinations remain a central component.
Examinations are held at the end of each semester during a dedicated exam diet with revision time provided beforehand.
Coursework takes the form of essays, along with other kinds of assessed work including oral presentations, electronic projects and creative writing portfolios.
Several Honours-level modules involve creative coursework, such as:
literary journal keeping
writing a short play
medieval forgery.
The School provides feedback on every assessment, with a view to improving your performance in future, and aims to provide feedback on assessments and coursework within three weeks.
Undergraduates at the University of St Andrews must achieve at least 7.0 on the St Andrews 20-point grade scale to pass a module. To gain access to Honours-level modules, students must achieve the relevant requisites as specified in the policy on entry to Honours and in the relevant programme requirements. Please note that some Schools offer qualified entry to Honours, and this will be clearly specified in the programme requirements. To find out the classification equivalent of points, please visit the common reporting scale webpage.