art&humanities pg brochure 2013

Arts and humanities

Postgraduate study Entry 2013

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This publication is intendedprincipally as a guide forprospective students. Thematters covered by it – academicand otherwise – are subject tochange from time to time, bothbefore and after students areadmitted, and the informationcontained in it does not formpart of any contract. While everyreasonable precaution wastaken in the production of thisbrochure, the University doesnot accept liability for anyinaccuracies.

The contents of this publicationare available online atwww.hull.ac.uk/pgdocs or inother formats on request.

Arts and humanitieswww.hull.ac.uk 1

The arts and humanities at Hull | 2

Drama, theatre and performance | 5

English and creative writing | 15

History | 23

Modern languages | 35

Music | 43

Philosophy | 51

Theology and Religious Studies | 57

Higher research degrees in other areas | 63American studies | 64Digital media | 65Film studies | 66Media, culture and society | 68

General information | 69

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The Utrecht NetworkThe University of Hull is a founder member of, and the sole English representative in,the Utrecht Network, an exclusive European consortium of leading universities. TheFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences supports the opportunities that membership of thenetwork can bring for postgraduate UN students. See www.utrecht-network.org.

Hull is a traditional,first-divisionresearch-leduniversity thatsupports a widerange of coredisciplines and anetwork ofexceptionalresearchopportunities.

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The University has emerged in recent years as part of an elite group of highereducation institutions that provide excellent learning opportunities, led actively byscholars at the forefront of their disciplines.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is a driving force of research and postgraduatescholarship at Hull. Our submissions for History, English and Drama all scored highly inthe 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. The faculty has seen substantial investment instaff and facilities over the past few years. We have also attracted Research Council UKfellowships in History, Law and Philosophy and impressive levels of funding from externalsources.

Much of our research activity is organised in interdisciplinary centres or institutes, andthere are postgraduate opportunities connected with each of our main areas of expertise.

The Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) … brings together researchers working on the history of slavery, diasporas and social justicein the contemporary world. WISE is located in a renovated merchants’ building in Hull’sattractive Museums Quarter, next door to the birthplace of William Wilberforce. Theinstitute has raised more than £2 million in research funds and has forged links with otherinstitutions in Britain and overseas. We offer interdisciplinary Masters programmes inModern Slavery Studies, Restorative Justice, Criminology and Human Rights, and Diversity,Culture and Identity, as well as opportunities for doctoral research. For further details, seewww.hull.ac.uk/wise.

The Institute for Applied Ethics … promotes research that cuts across departmental and disciplinary boundaries, bringingtogether researchers in Philosophy, Criminology, Law, Politics, Sociology, Social Work,Social Policy, Nursing and the Medical School. The focus is on ethical issues incontemporary life. Topics include developments in biotechnology; nationalism, ethnicityand new wars; crime and punishment; medical ethics; and personal relationships andfamily in modern society. Related taught programmes are the MA in Applied Ethics and theMA in Philosophy of Mind and Body.

The Maritime Historical Studies Centre …Hull is a port city and the centre was established in 1996 to improve knowledge andunderstanding of the maritime dimensions of history. Leading this initiative are fourexperts in maritime history – Professor David J Starkey, Dr Richard Gorski, MichaelaBarnard and Dr Robb Robinson. Research covers the various ways in which humansocieties have interacted with the sea and its resources – the relationship at the heart ofmaritime history. We offer an MA in Maritime History.

The Andrew Marvell Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies …was established in 2008 to facilitate interdisciplinary research and teaching in the medievaland early modern periods. Named after the great lyric poet and champion of religioustoleration, who became MP for Hull in 1659, the centre offers postgraduates the opportunityto cross disciplinary and period boundaries or, if they wish, to specialise in subject andperiod. It benefits from excellent archival resources held in the Hull History Centre.

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From top: The WISE Buildingin Hull’s Museum Quarter;Professor David J Starkey andDr Robb Robinson at BlaydesHouse the home of theMaritime Historical StudiesCentre.


Members of the Andrew Marvell Centre work, and publish, within a range of academicdisciplines, including drama, English, film studies, geography, history, modern languages,music and theology. It is the base for Sermo, an international Arts and HumanitiesResearch Council-funded project to assemble a database of Middle English sermons, whichwill assist study of the literature, language, history and theology of medieval England.Much research is interdisciplinary, and conducted in a European context, reflecting Hull’sposition as a gateway to continental Europe and beyond. Warmly welcoming postgraduatestudents at MA, MPhil or PhD level, the centre offers the opportunity to work with asupportive and close-knit group of enthusiastic tutors and researchers.

The Centre for Victorian Studies …was launched by Hull’s English Department in 2009. The centre aims to expand andpromote research excellence at Hull and to enhance the cultural life of the region byfostering a lively and enterprising research culture at the cutting edge of internationaland interdisciplinary scholarship in the field of Victorian studies and the long 19thcentury. We wish to support the development of early-career and postdoctoralresearchers and research students. The inaugural Annual Victorian Lecture was given in2010 by Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English and Avalon Professor of theHumanities at Princeton, where she received the President’s Award for DistinguishedTeaching in 2003. The Centre for Victorian Studies specialises in Victorian genderrelations and fin-de-siècle studies. Our work includes research on the Victorian family,anti/feminism and the New Woman, masculinity, art and performance, colonialism andempire. Our gender focus provides links with Hull’s Centre for Gender Studies; three ofour members are involved in the administration of that centre and in its Journal of GenderStudies.

The Philip Larkin Centre for Poetry and Creative Writing …exists to promote cultural events within the University of Hull, to invite visiting writers ofnational and international eminence to give readings of their work, and to organiseconferences on topics of literary importance. It is staffed by creative writers in theUniversity’s English Department. The centre takes its name from Philip Larkin, one of the20th century’s foremost poets, who anchored his life to the University of Hull. The Hullpoetic tradition stretches back to Andrew Marvell, and forward through some of the toppoets of our day. Poets explore the personal to find what is universal. From WilliamWilberforce onwards, Hull has also had a history of driving the social agenda for change.We call on writers to help us envision and shape a fairer world, which recognises thetransforming power of individual and collective stories.

iHull: Institute for Creativity and Innovation …is an exciting new interdisciplinary institute that supports, nurtures and develops theregion’s creative, digital and cultural industries, in partnership with various otherregional players. Its objectives are

• to retain and nurture talent in Hull and East Yorkshire, Scarborough and NorthYorkshire, and North and North East Lincolnshire, linking into networks that extenddown to Grimsby and up to Whitby, by developing entrepreneurship in graduates ofthe creative, digital and cultural disciplines


• to develop new audiences and new markets, whether locally or globally, for culturalproducts and processes developed in the region, principally by means of partnershipsbetween the University of Hull and entrepreneurs, including our own students orgraduates

• to set up and consolidate networks of developers, producers, distributors, retailers andconsumers of cultural products and services that will establish the region as a world-class cultural hub

Art, theatre, music and cultureThe University has made a significant contribution to the continuing artistic and culturalregeneration of the city of Hull. Philip Larkin, the internationally renowned poet, waslibrarian at the University from 1955 to 1985. The Brynmor Jones Library’s collectionsinclude his manuscripts and correspondence; the Philip Larkin Book Collection containsfirst editions of all his books, plus many articles, translations, biographies, audiotapes andvideotapes. Hull has a thriving Larkin Society, with which the University has strongconnections. Hull alumni include the poets Roger McGough, Douglas Dunn and SeanO’Brien; former lecturers also include the late film director Anthony Minghella and a formerPoet Laureate, Andrew Motion. The poets Cliff Forshaw, David Kennedy and DavidWheatley lecture here. We offer an MA in Creative Writing, as well as MA programmes inEnglish Literature; Modern and Contemporary Literature; Women, Gender and Literature;and Nineteenth-Century Studies.

At both Hull and Scarborough, there are many opportunities to view or take part intheatrical, artistic and musical events on campus. There is always something going on,adding a different dimension to your experience at the University.

The Music Society Orchestra and various music ensembles regularly perform concerts, bothon campus (notably in the Middleton Hall) and further afield, and our ‘Music in theUniversity’ events often feature first-rate professional musicians. We offer MMus andMPhil/PhD programmes in music.

The Donald Roy Theatre, situated in the heart of the Gulbenkian Centre, is the public venuefor drama productions. Behind it, the Anthony Minghella Studio is an experimentalteaching and theatre production space, where weekly inhouse lunchtime and eveningperformances engage and entertain students. The Centre for Performance Translation andDramaturgy provides a focus for the study of translations of dramatic and performancematerial from English into other languages and from other languages into English. We offeran MA in Translation Studies.

The arts at ScarboroughWith close links with the Stephen Joseph Theatre, where Alan Ayckbourn’s plays arepremiered, the Scarborough Campus is a regional venue for contemporary theatre, danceand music. Through its ‘On the Edge’ programme of experimental and cutting-edge arts ontour, running since 1980, the campus hosts emerging talent and established touringcompanies who perform in well-equipped studios to students and a wider public. TheNational Student Drama Festival, based in Scarborough since 1990, is also an importantannual event. At Scarborough you can undertake MA by Research, MPhil and PhD degreesin music, theatre and performance.

From top: Andrew Motion;Anthony Minghella; andDouglas Dunn.

Introduction and higher research degrees | 6

MA (Taught) in Drama and Theatre Practice | 8

MA by Research in Theatre and Performance | 9

PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Drama, or Theatre and Performance | 10

PhD in Drama (Theory and Performance) | 11

MPhil (Master of Philosophy) in Drama, or Theatre and Performance | 12

Facilities in Drama, Theatre and Performance | 13

Drama, Theatre and Performance



Drama, Theatre and Performance onthe Hull CampusThe Department of Drama and Music on the HullCampus offers the following postgraduate programmes

• MA (taught) in Drama and Theatre Practice• MPhil/PhD in Drama• PhD in Drama (Theory and Performance)• MA by Research in Theatre and Performance• MPhil/PhD in Theatre and Performance

All research supervision at both Masters and Doctoral levelin Drama, and in Theatre and Performance, relates to thedepartment’s established research groupings in

• Applied and Social Drama and Performance • Performance Histories• Performance Practices• World and Intercultural Theatre and Performance

Current staff research interests include• Performance Histories (Classical Greek Theatre, Medieval

Theatre; Early Modern English and European Theatre;Early Soviet Theatre; Czech Theatre; ContemporaryBritish and European Drama)

• Applied and Social Theatre and Performance (DisabilityArts and Culture; Theatre, Engagement and Citizenship;Performance and Activism; Sport and Performance;Performance, Democracy and Participation)

• Performance Practices (Scenography; CollaborativePractices; Popular Performance; Comedy; Theatre andEmbodiment; Live Art; Intermedial Performance;Audience Studies; Historical and Contemporary Actingand Directing Practices; Systems of Actor Training;Theories of Rehearsal; Dance and Choreography)

• World and Intercultural Theatre and Performance (Afro-Caribbean and Diasporic Theatres; Theatre Translation;Cultural Re-appropriations of Theatrical Forms)

For a full list of current staff research interests andpublications, please visit the staff pages of ourDepartmental website: www.hull.ac.uk/drama/staff.

Research holdingsA further range of postgraduate research possibilities ispresented by the department’s substantial archivalholdings, including a large collection of playbills, theatreprogrammes and other ephemera relating to Yorkshiretheatres (which can furnish abundant material for researchprojects concerned with local theatre history) and thepapers of the internationally renowned Out Of Joint TheatreCompany.

Programmes of studyOur taught MA is delivered in a modular structure. It isassessed by a combination of written and practicalelements.

Our MA by Research is taught through supervision. It isassessed by a combination of written and practicalelements.

Our MPhil research degrees are taught through supervision.They are examined by a single thesis (of 60,000–70,000words).

Our Doctoral research degrees are taught throughsupervision. They are examined either by a single thesis (of90,000–100,000 words); or by a combination of thesis (ofup to 60,000 words) and two major performance projects(please see specific programme details below).

All proposed MPhil or PhD topics in either Drama, or inTheatre and Performance, should initially be discussedwith Dr Christian Billing, the Director of PostgraduateStudies in Drama, Theatre and Performance([email protected]).

Research TrainingThe University is committed to providing excellent trainingin research skills. In line with UK Research Council policy,we expect all research students to complete a minimumnumber of credits in Postgraduate Training modules (PhD –60 credits, MPhil – 40 credits, MA by Research – 20 credits).A total of up to 120 credits may be taken for a PostgraduateDiploma in Research Training (PGDip) that can be awardedto you in addition to your chosen research degree.

Specific Drama, Theatre and Performance research trainingrequirements will be recommended after consultation withyour supervisor.

Introduction and higher researchdegrees


MA (Taught) in Drama and Theatre Practice

FastFacts

Duration | Full-time 1 year; not available part-time

Attendance | Full-time, 5 days a week, plus occasionalweekend and out-of-hours production work

Entry requirements | A good Honours degree (upper secondclass or first class) or equivalent in Drama, Theatre Studiesor a related discipline plus substantial performance-relatedexperience. For international students, an IELTS score of 6.0(5.5 in all skills) or equivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBTTOEFL, is also required

Fees | www.hull.ac.uk/money

Location | Hull Campus

Contact | Dr Christian M Billing, Director of PostgraduateStudies: [email protected]

About the programmeThis taught Masters programme is designed for you todeepen your knowledge, understanding and practicalexperience of Drama and Theatre Practice to a professionallevel through the development of specific skills in either

• (i) Critical Practices (including Dramaturgy)or

• (ii) Creative Practices (including Writing; Acting,Directing and Performance; or Scenography)

You identify one of these two generic pathways and then,working alongside specialist academic and technical staffexperienced in your chosen area, develop a uniqueportfolio of work in order to establish a personal record ofprofessional-level theatre and performance practice in yourchosen discipline. This practice can be as diverse aslearning to be a professional dramaturg; directing aChekhov drama, designing set, costumes, projections andlighting; or developing a solo stand-up comedy act.

Programme contentAll students take core modules in the History and Theory ofTheatre and Performance and attend the PostgraduateResearch Seminar (at which formal academic papers andprofessional level work demonstrations are presented). Inaddition, you choose one specialist theatre role, from:critic, dramaturg, director, actor/performer, writer orscenographer. The year group then collectively collaborateson projects that enable you fully to explore your chosen rolein practice.

AssessmentAssessment is by a combination of outputs in performance,performance documentation and either a written or apractice-based dissertation. You must undertake acombination of theory and practice. NB: students followingthe ‘Critical Practices’ pathway must take a year-longmodule in practical dramaturgy.

Special featuresThe programme is designed to develop your skills in yourchosen areas of theatre practice, and also to foster thedevelopment of collaborative practices that will eventuallylead to the formation of small-scale theatre companies.

To support the needs of all students on this programme, wemake available three well equipped theatre spaces – allhighly flexible performance environments that are ideal forcontemporary practice. Production and academic staffsupport students with backstage facilities, includingdressing rooms, control rooms and several designworkshops, as well as costume and prop stores. Studentsalso benefit from a range of visiting speakers, trips to seeperformance material and annual programmes ofprofessional touring theatre, as well as dance and musicperformance in the local community.


MA by Research in Theatre and Performance

FastFacts

Duration | Full-time 1 year; part-time 2 years

Attendance | Full-time 1 day a week; part-time 1 half-day aweek (flexible and negotiable)

Entry requirements | A good Honours degree (upper secondclass or first class) or equivalent, plus some performance-related experience. For international students, an IELTSscore of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) or equivalent, such as PearsonPTE or iBT TOEFL, is also required



Contact | Dr Maria Chatzichristodoulou, Programme Leader:[email protected]

About the programmeThe MA by Research in Theatre and Performance offers youthe opportunity to engage critically and creatively with adiverse range of historical and contemporary practices indrama, theatre and performance (including dance and liveart, or digital and networked performance). The MA byResearch programme focuses on hybrid, emergent genresand research areas, is interdisciplinary in its scope andreflects the department’s commitment to socially engagedmodern practices.

You are encouraged, where possible, to integrate criticalenquiry into theatre and performance with your ownpersonal creative practice. We thereby support thedevelopment of our students into articulate and criticalthinkers who are acutely aware of the ways in which theirwork engages with current critical scholarship, cutting-edge practice, social issues and debates within thecontemporary Western cultural landscape.

All Drama, Theatre and Performance research MA studentsbenefit from being embedded within a uniqueinterdisciplinary environment that brings togetherknowledge and expertise from different fields such asDrama, Theatre, Performance, Music, English, Computingand Digital media.

This research programme is ideal for those seeking tofurther their critical skills and awareness and to expandtheir creative practice – whether for professionalperformance work, to work in the creative industries or acareer in education.

Programme contentYou are provided with comprehensive training in researchskills and methodologies through a taught module onresearch methods, as well as sustained support for thedevelopment of independent projects. You are expected toundertake independent research and practice and aresupported throughout with frequent supervisory meetings.This is a flexible programme, designed to accommodateyour needs as a student.

AssessmentAssessment is by a combination of outputs in performance,performance documentation and a written dissertation.You can choose to undertake this as a theoretical degree, asa combination of theory and practice, or alternatively aspractice-led (this will still involve a written component).

Special featuresWe have three well-equipped performance studios – allhighly flexible spaces and ideal for contemporary practice.Members of production staff support the studios withbackstage facilities, including dressing rooms, controlrooms, a design workshop, and costume and prop stores.Students also benefit from a range of visiting speakers, tripsto see performance material outside the region and annualprogrammes of professional touring theatre, dance andmusic performance.

Research areasYou are encouraged to tailor your proposals for areas ofstudy to the staff research interests listed on page 6.


PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Drama, or Theatre and Performance

FastFacts

Duration | Full-time 3 years; part-time 5 years

Attendance | By arrangement with supervisors anddependent on choices made for the Postgraduate TrainingScheme

Entry requirements | 2:1 or equivalent in Drama, TheatreStudies or a related subject (or international equivalent).Applicants without a Masters degree will be registered onthe MPhil programme in the first instance. For internationalstudents, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) orequivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is alsorequired



Contact | Dr Christian M Billing ([email protected])Director of Postgraduate Studies

About the programmeOur PhD programmes in Drama, or in Theatre andPerformance, are three-year programmes (five years part-time) during which you research and write a dissertation (of90,000–100,000 words) on a topic of their choice. You havetwo supervisors, one of whom is normally designated the‘lead’ or ‘main’ supervisor, with whom you work closelythroughout the three years.

If you are interested in taking a PhD, you need to write, aspart of your application, a detailed statement of yourproposed research, which must fall into an area that amember of our staff is able to supervise (please see the listof specialisms on page 6, and on our staff web pages). It isparticularly important, therefore, that you contact us at anearly stage to discuss your options. You can study for a PhDin any area of Drama, or of Theatre and Performance inwhich the Department is able to offer expert supervision.

All PhD students take part in the University’s PostgraduateTraining Scheme (PGTS), which includes training inresearch techniques as well as generic and transferableskills. The PGTS is tailored to your individual needs and,with your supervisor, you can select the modules of mostdirect relevance to your research and future career goals.

PhD students normally register provisionally for an MPhil(see below) and then apply to upgrade to a PhD after twoyears of satisfactory progress.

Our two PhD programmes (Drama or Theatre andPerformance) are deliberately discrete and are intended forstudents who wish to focus on either

• Drama: written textual forms, applied practice, atheoretical investigation covering the dramatic output ofa particular genre, period, practitioner or movement (ingeographical and historical terms)

or

• Theatre and Performance: the study of issues incontemporary theatre and performance practice

Examples of recently completed PhD theses inDrama, and Theatre and PerformanceKaren Oughton: ‘Drag Performance, Identity and CulturalPerception’, PhD, 2009

Simon Benson, ‘Space, Embodiment and Performance: ThePhenomenology of the Early Modern Theatre Event’, PhD,2009

Amy Simpson, ‘Fragments of Times and Spaces: Collage inthe Theatre of Meyerhold, 1906–26’, PhD, 2006

Márta Magdolina Minier, ‘Translating Hamlet intoHungarian Culture: A Case Study in Rewriting andTranslocation’, PhD, 2005

Abdul Karim Alijawad Al Lawati, ‘Elements of Myth in theModern Theatre, with Special Reference to Current Theatrein Oman’, PhD, 2005

Dusanka Radosavlijevic-Heaney, ‘Metatheatre in Yugoslaviain the 1980s and 1990s’, PhD, 2003

Katja Krebs, ‘Dissemination of Culture through aTranslational Community: German Drama in EnglishTranslation on the London West End Stage, 1900–1914’,PhD, 2003

B Tae Chun, ‘The British Theatre: Economics andManagement in the 1990s as an Effect of ThatcheriteCapitalism’, PhD, 2001


PhD in Drama (Theory and Performance)

FastFacts


Attendance | By arrangement with supervisors. Variesaccording to choices made for the Postgraduate TrainingScheme

Entry requirements | 2:1 or equivalent in Drama, TheatreStudies or a related subject (or international equivalent).Applicants without a Masters degree will be registered onthe MPhil programme in the first instance. For internationalstudents, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) orequivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is alsorequired

Practical Requirements | Applicants are required to follow aprogramme of practical research, which is permitted tohappen outside the department




About the programmeThis programme provides opportunities for you to developand demonstrate your knowledge and understanding ofresearch methodologies and academic writing, as well asresearch-based skills in theatrical performance (includingscenography and direction). The award is, in part, thereforedetermined by the successful integration of theoretical andperformative approaches and it actively deploys subject-specific strategies in Practice as Research (PaR).

Learning, Teaching and Assessment StrategiesTeaching is undertaken by one-to-one supervision of theresearch process and preparation of your dissertation bytwo academic supervisors. You also prepare twoperformances during your programme of study, whichsupport a theoretical aspect of the dissertation. Theseperformances are documented and submitted along withthe dissertation. Each performance is attended by internaland external examiners. During the final viva voceexamination, your examiners explore how successfully theperformances realised their theoretical aims and objectives,and evaluate their contribution to the overarching researchproject.

Alongside these practical investigations, you research andwrite an original and academically rigorous dissertationthat extends knowledge within your chosen area of study.The written dissertation (of no more than 60,000 words) issubmitted at the end of your study period and is alsoexamined by internal and external examiners at the vivavoce examination.

The programme provides transferable skills in thedisciplines of research – textual and practical – theoreticaland critical writing, and performance (includingscenography and direction). The preparation of your thesisis closely supervised by two academics, at least one ofwhom will be a member of the Drama department. Experttechnical support is also provided by the department. Thepractical process will be monitored each year by theinternal and external examiners. Practice can take placewithin or outside the department’s facilities.

Example of a current programme of studyHenry Bell, ‘An Investigation into the Significance ofTheatre Architecture to Youth Engagement withShakespeare’


MPhil (Master of Philosophy) in Drama, or Theatre and Performance

FastFacts


Attendance | By arrangement with supervisors. Variesaccording to choices made for the Postgraduate TrainingScheme

Entry requirements | 2:1 or equivalent in Drama, TheatreStudies or a related subject (or international equivalent). Forinternational students, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills)or equivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is alsorequired




About the programmeThe MPhil is a two-year programme (three years part-time)during which you write a dissertation of 60,000–70,000words. It is suitable for those who want to work on theirtopic for a shorter period of time and who do notnecessarily want to pursue a research career.

Applicants for all MPhil and PhD programmes are acceptedon the basis of their academic record, their researchproposal and the availability of a suitable supervisor. It isparticularly important, therefore, that you contact us at anearly stage to discuss your options. You can study for anMPhil in any area of Drama, or of Theatre and Performancein which the department is able to offer expert supervision.

Proposed research topics may be discussed with theDirector of Postgraduate Studies, Dr Christian M Billing([email protected])

‘I did myundergraduatedegree at Hull from2001–2004.Currently, I work atthe Orange TreeTheatre, London,where 15,000 youngpeople take part inproductions I havedirected and

workshops that I have written. Alongside this, Iam also writing a PhD at Hull about theatre andits effect on younger audiences. Hull is the onlyplace, I think, in the country that has the feel ofa working professional theatre and a top-rateuniversity combined.

‘My doctorate in many ways feels very ‘Hull-like’in that it brings together areas of academicinterest I have gained via the teaching of theDepartment, as well as my six years of workingand directing at the Orange Tree, the Almeida,Shakespeare’s Globe and the Stephen JosephTheatre. My work as a theatre director isshaped by my training at Hull and every time Ihave sat down at a job interview, or pitched anidea to a producer, my experiences from studentlife have given me the confidence and ideas Ineeded to work in the professional industry.

‘I also bump into my former classmates inliterary departments, costume stores, boxoffices, rehearsal rooms, control boxes, schoolsand universities. This proves to me that Hullmust do something right – there are a hugenumber of Hull graduates working in theindustry.

‘Now, as someone looking to combineprofessional practice with doctoral research, Iam delighted to be back at Hull surrounded byacademic and practical support – which I seehas gone from strength to strength in the yearsbetween my undergraduate and postgraduatestudy.’

Henry BellMPhil in Drama, or Theatre and Performance


Gulbenkian CentreOriginally designed by Peter Moro Associates in the late 1960s, the Gulbenkian Centre isan impressively equipped arts complex with vast educational and artistic potential. Thebuilding contains a large, adaptable theatre (the Donald Roy Theatre), as well as aversatile studio theatre (the Minghella Studio). Both spaces allow for stage andauditorium to be arranged in any number of ways, according to the needs of individualproductions. The Gulbenkian Centre also houses academic offices, a Visualisation inPerformance suite; three state-of-the-art radio studios, generously accommodatedproperty stores, a paintshop, a rehearsal room, a wardrobe, a laundry, and severaldressing rooms.

Old Boilerhouse (Design and Construction facility)This facility lies at the heart of the Department’s Design and Construction curriculum andhouses a state-of-the-art design and construction workshop, our third performance space(the Old Boilerhouse Studio), a computer assisted design and modelling suite, ascenography and technical design studio, and an innovative model box lighting designroom.

Research StudentshipsThe University offers a number of research studentships for PhD-level study. Details ofthese may be obtained from the Graduate School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX.www.hull.ac.uk/graduateschool.

Further informationDr Christian M BillingDirector of Postgraduate StudiesDepartment of Drama and Music (Drama)University of HullCottingham Road

Hull

HU6 7RX

T 01482 466210

F 01482 466727

[email protected]

Facilities in Drama,Theatre and Performance

Philip Larkin: one of the greatest English poets of the 20th century, and for30 years the University of Hull’s librarian.



MA in Creative Writing: Poetry or Prose Fiction | 19

MA in English Literature (taught) | 20

MA in English Literature (by research) | 21

MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature | 22

English and creative writing


English has a thriving and growing community of staff, fully representative of thevaried approaches of contemporary criticism and theory, who are able to offerguidance over a wide range of postgraduate study.

The University’s Brynmor Jones Library in Hull, directed by the late Philip Larkin, is verywell stocked with texts, critical and scholarly works, periodicals and bibliographies, toprovide a sound basis for research in all areas of English literature. The Keith DonaldsonLibrary in Scarborough is also well equipped to support students.

The University of Hull benefits from the new, Heritage Lottery-funded History Centre, apurpose-built repository containing the archives of the University of Hull and the city ofHull. These holdings provide a wealth of material for original research: the Philip Larkinarchive includes some of Larkin’s notebooks and the manuscript of Whitsun Weddings; theWinifred Holtby collection includes a manuscript of South Riding; other collections includepapers of Stevie Smith, Douglas Dunn, Andrew Motion, Gavin Ewart and Anthony Thwaite.In addition, the History Centre has a major collection of manuscripts on slavery andpolitical pressure groups.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 55% of our submitted research was rated in thetop two categories of ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘world-class’.

Postgraduate study and trainingStudents from the EU and from further afield come here each year to take our certificate,diploma and MA taught courses, or to pursue individual research projects for MPhil or PhD.They form an international community of postgraduate students, small enough to maintaincohesiveness but large enough to be intellectually stimulating and socially supportive.

All postgraduates have ready access to the University’s central library and computingservices and to its Language Institute. MA students have the additional facility of thefaculty’s microlab; and registration for our MPhil, MRes and PhD programmes givesautomatic membership of the Graduate School, with access to its 60 networked computersor seminar/common rooms 24 hours per day, every day including all public holidays.

Regular personal contact with your supervisor helps you develop the specialist skillsrequired by your work, while training in the more general professional and ‘transferable’skills so valued by funding bodies and employers is built into the MA programmesdescribed on pages 19–22.

Training and career development for MPhil and PhD research is more broadly based and isfully described in the Training Manual that you will receive a few weeks before you register,so that you arrive well prepared to discuss with your supervisor an appropriate, individualprogramme of options. Generic modules include Managing the Research Process, LibrarySkills, Information Technology, Data Handling and Computing. Those intending a career ineducation can opt for Teaching Skills (and, if their research is well on track towards timelycompletion, experience as a tutorial assistant); other modules offer training in virtually anysubject that might be, or become, relevant to the effective progress of your work (anotherlanguage, for example); and, as your research develops, you can also be credited for thepreparation and delivery of a paper to one of the department’s research seminars, or to aconference.

Introduction and higherresearch degrees

From top: The Brynmor JonesLibrary; and Hull HistoryCentre.

Hull has along-standingliterary tradition.Writers connectedwith the city or theUniversity includeAndrew Marvell,Winifred Holtby,Philip Larkin,Douglas Dunn,Andrew Motion,Sean O’Brien andRoger McGough.


In addition to your higher research degree, awarded after examination of your thesis, 60such ‘training’ credits qualify you for the University’s Postgraduate Certificate inResearch Training, and 120 for the Diploma. Along with that certificate or diploma youwill receive a transcript designed as a valuable complement to your curriculum vitae,whether you aspire to a subsequent career within or beyond the academic community.

FundingThe Arts and Humanities Research Council is the major provider of awards for Britishstudents. Applicants are advised to contact staff as early as possible to discuss funding.Some international students (non-EU) are funded by the Overseas DevelopmentAssociation (ODA) Shared Scholarships and the Overseas Research Students (ORS)Awards schemes.

The University also has a small number of its own scholarships that are open to allapplicants. More information is available either from the Admissions Office, University ofHull, Hull, HU6 7RX ([email protected]), or from the International Office (at the samepostal address, or [email protected]).

MA/diploma programmesThese are for students who wish to pursue postgraduate study but who are not (or notyet) committed to more than a calendar year of advanced study. The prerequisite foradmission is a good Honours BA or its equivalent.

Our specialist Masters degrees (see pages 19–22) can be taken on either a part-time or afull-time basis – 12 months full-time, or 24 months part-time. Diploma courses areidentical in content and structure to the two-semester MAs with the same title but requireno dissertation.

MPhil and PhD degrees by researchThese are distinguished only by the scope of the research that each requires and thereforethe span of time that they presuppose. An MPhil is the preferred choice for those who donot wish to extend their research over more than two years of full-time study (or threeyears, part-time), whereas the research for and writing of a PhD thesis require three yearsof full-time study (or five, part-time).

Applicants for either degree should have a clear idea and a good understanding of thefield of enquiry in which they intend to work, and should be able to demonstrate thiswhen they apply, although the exact title and the parameters of any thesis are usuallydefined only after some months of research and consultation with the supervisor. Thisclose working relationship is so important that applicants for research degrees areadmitted to the department not only on the basis of their suitability for postgraduatestudy but also according to the availability of staff to act as supervisors. Your supervisorwill be responsible for your research training, progress and personal wellbeing, fromregistration to the submission of your completed thesis.

Research topics have included the New Woman, the Gothic, Anglo-Italian women’swriting, Philip Larkin, Tony Harrison and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. This selection oftheses successfully submitted for examination over the past few years also demonstratesthe effective supervision we offer across the spectrum of English studies

In the 2008ResearchAssessmentExercise, 55% of oursubmitted researchwas rated in the toptwo categories of‘internationallyexcellent’ or ‘world-class’.


• Joel Gwynne, ‘New Zealand Short Fiction, 195–2006’, PhD, 2008• Sara Johnson, ‘Inside My House of Words: The Poetry of Anne Stevenson’, PhD, 2008• Phillip Mark, ‘Dialectical Affect in Shakespeare’s Problem Plays’, PhD, 2007• Akiko Kawasaki, ‘Illness and Nursing in the Brontë Novels’, PhD, 2006• Claudia Capancioni, ‘Anglo-Italian Literary Identity in the Writings of Margaret Collier,

Giacinta Galetti and Joyce Salvadori’, PhD, 2006

AdmissionYou can apply online at www.hull.ac.uk/admissions. Alternatively, contact the Englishoffice for an application form (details below). If you are applying for an MPhil or PhD, youwill be asked to send us

• two academic references from suitably qualified people who can report both on yourrecord as a student of English and on your promise as an independent researcher

• an outline research proposal which describes your intended topic or field of enquiry insome detail and an indicative bibliography of the initial sources that you hope to explore

• approximately 5,000 words of your written work, preferably on a topic related to yourintended area of research

Two members of staff read all this material independently, then confer, before we offer aplace. Such careful scrutiny is, we believe, in the best interests of any prospective researchstudent. It helps ensure that we make offers only to those applicants who are well qualifiedto undertake research at the requisite level and that proposals are viable at the outsetbecause they have been thought through in detail sufficient to guarantee their rapiddevelopment into appropriate programmes of research and thesis writing.

Hull CampusDepartment of EnglishFaculty of Arts and Social SciencesUniversity of HullHull, HU6 7RX+44 (0)1482 [email protected]/english

To apply online, visit www.hull.ac.uk/admissions


MA in Creative Writing: Poetry or Prose Fiction

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Attendance | Full-time 6 hours a week; part-time 2–4 hours aweek

Entry requirements | A good first degree is desirable but notessential. Applicants will be selected on the strength of asample of creative writing. For international students, anIELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) or equivalent, such asPearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is also required



Contact | Dr David Kennedy: +44 (0)1482 466146 |[email protected]

About the programmeThis MA is a broad but intensive programme, designed forthose who want to develop their skills as imaginativewriters. The accent is on your own creative production,though you are supported in regular meetings of a groupmade up of fellow students and staff. You participate inworkshops at which the group critically discusses yourwork, and you are expected to re-draft and edit yourmaterial in the light of such feedback. You also benefit fromindividual supervisory sessions.

Programme contentYou may already have decided that you are particularlyinterested in either fiction or poetry, but you are initiallyexpected to attempt a wide variety of writing. You areencouraged to try new forms, genres and sub-genres, and toexplore the writer’s craft and profession from variousperspectives. In the second semester you begin to focus onyour specialism – either fiction (novel, novella or shortstories), creative non-fiction or a collection of poetry.

Core modules• Creative Non-fiction or Writing Poetry• Discovering Voices• Final Portfolio• Reading Like a Writer• The Writer’s Practice• Writing the Novel• Writing the Short Story

AssessmentThere are no formal examinations: all modules are assessedby coursework, usually a portfolio of creative writing or anessay.

Special featuresYou are taught practical skills by members of staff who areprofessional writers with many prizes and awards to theircredit: Cliff Forshaw, Ray French, Martin Goodman, BethanJones, David Kennedy, Simon Kerr and Kath McKay. Astimulating programme of workshops and readings byvisiting poets and novelists complements the taughtmodules (guests have included Andrew Motion, Kate Moss,Ruth Padel, Hilary Mantel, Ciarán Carson, AlanHollinghurst, Jackie Kay, Toby Litt, Nicholas Murray, CarolRumens, Anne Stevenson and John Hartley Williams).Publishers and agents will tell you how to market yourwork.

Research areasAs well as their own creative output and interests incontemporary poetry and fiction, members of staff areactive as editors and researchers across a wide spectrum oftopics, including myth, elegy, poetic form, story structure,Irish literature and translation.


MA in English Literature (taught)

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Entry requirements | A good Honours degree in English oranother relevant subject. For international students, anIELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) or equivalent, such asPearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is also required



Contact | Dr Ann Kaegi: +44 (0)1482 465825 |[email protected]

About the programmeThis MA is ideal if you have enjoyed the full range of texts,genres and literary periods studied on your Bachelorsdegree and wish to take a year of postgraduate studywithout narrowing your options. You can be asexperimental as you like – trying something completelynew or returning to favourite areas for further study. If youare considering staying on for a PhD but are uncertain ofyour topic, this is a good way to discover what you reallyenjoy and decide the direction of your future studies. Youwill also have the opportunity to work with staff andstudents from across different disciplines and areas.

Programme contentThere are various possible pathways through theprogramme, following a particular theme such as women’swriting, drama, poetry, the novel or popular culture;alternatively you are free to take whichever combination ofmodules appeals to you, including some creative writing orEnglish language. The only compulsory elements are thetwo-semester Research Skills, Methods and Methodologiesmodules and the individually supervised dissertation,which is written during the summer vacation at the end ofthe year on any topic of your choice.

Core modules• Dissertation• Research Skills, Methods and Methodologies 1 and 2

Optional modulesThese are, in effect, most of the modules offered on theother English taught MA programmes – except the few thatbelong exclusively to a particular programme or requireprior specialist knowledge. Those open to students on thisprogramme include

• Death, the Devil and the End of the World• Modern Children’s Literature• Outlaws and Rebels in Medieval Literature• Sensation Writing• Shakespeare: Text, Music and Theatre• The Literary North• Unruly Voices: Order and Resistance in Renaissance

Literature• Victorian Literature and the Visual Arts• Women, Writing, Travel

We try to offer as many options as possible, but there willinevitably be slight variations each year.

AssessmentThere are no formal unseen examinations on thisprogramme. Assessment methods vary from module tomodule and include essays, assessed presentations,research exercises and participation in an in-house studentconference.

Special featuresThis is one of the more interdisciplinary postgraduateprogrammes hosted by the English Department. You willbenefit from the variety of modules available and –depending on your module choices – you may also workwith staff who specialise in gender studies, history, music,English language and creative writing.

Research areasAll the research areas of the department are covered by thisprogramme, from medieval literature to contemporaryfiction and poetry.


MA in English Literature (by research)

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Attendance | Full-time 6 hours a week

Entry requirements | A good Honours degree in English oranother relevant subject. For international students, anIELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) or equivalent, such asPearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is also required



Contact | Dr Ann Kaegi: +44 (0)1482 465825 |[email protected]

About the programmeThis MA is designed for students who feel ready to spendmost of their first postgraduate year researching andwriting a thesis of 25,000–30,000 words on an individuallysupervised project of their own choice.

Programme contentYou will be supported in your research by appropriatetraining, and you will have the opportunity to choose oneother MA module from within the department. Your one-to-one tuition is arranged with a member of staff with researchexpertise in a similar area and continues throughout theyear.

Core modules• Dissertation• Research Skills, Methods and Methodologies

Optional modulesYou can take any one of the modules offered for the taughtversion of the MA in English Literature in either semester.See page 20.

AssessmentThe main assessment method is submission of thedissertation at the end of the programme, but 60 credits arederived from the two Research Skills modules and theoptional MA module. Research Skills is assessed by avariety of methods, including a research portfolio,presentations, seminar reports and participation in an in-house student conference.

Special featuresThe programme’s most distinctive feature is the year-longindividual tuition on a research project of your ownchoosing. It provides an excellent opportunity to testwhether you might ultimately wish to undertake a PhD.

Research areasThe department is able to provide supervisors in most ofthe key research areas but specialises in medieval toRenaissance literature and the Victorian, modern andcontemporary.


MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature

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Entry requirements | A good Honours degree in English oranother relevant subject. Sample essay of at least 2,000words. For international students, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5in all skills) or equivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL,is also required



Contact | Professor Katharine Cockin: +44 (0)1482 465611 |[email protected]

About the programmeYou should choose this MA if you enjoy literature from thebeginning of the 20th century to the present day and wantto explore it more fully than you could at undergraduatelevel. The programme provides an introduction to theliterature of the period and to relevant literary theories anddebates. It covers many under-researched aspects ofliterature and therefore offers the potential for students toidentify a topic to be developed for future PhD research.Students choosing this programme might be interested inpursuing a career in teaching, publishing or the media.

A diploma can be awarded on successful completion of thetaught modules without a dissertation. The programme isavailable part-time, but not by distance learning.

Programme contentWhat makes this programme distinctive is the broad rangeof material covered and the exploration of a variety ofapproaches to study, including the interdisciplinary topic ofliterature and law. In the Literature and Law module, westudy crime fiction, trials in literature, censorship andgenetic engineering in science fiction. Students study textsof different kinds, across a range of genres, encompassingboth published material and unpublished archival sources.The MA covers the familiar and canonical as well as therelatively unknown and marginalised in modern andcontemporary literature.

Students are given professional training towards academicpublication, accessing external conferences and chairing aseminar panel. The final stage of the programme is thedissertation module, for which students develop their own

research interests and receive individual supervision andsupport through the summer.

Core modules• Dissertation• Literature and Law• Modern and Contemporary Literature• Research Skills, Methods and Methodologies 1 and 2

Optional modulesOptions might include

• Gender and Popular Culture• Modern Children’s Literature• The Literary North• Women, Writing, Travel

Further module informationThe dissertation comprises 15,000–20,000 words and isworth 60 credits. All other modules are worth 20 credits.

AssessmentThere are no formal examinations. All modules are assessedby coursework in the form of one long essay or a number ofshorter research exercises.

Special featuresThe University’s Brynmor Jones Library and the HullHistory Centre have extensive holdings of political pressuregroups and campaigns, letters and diaries from the FirstWorld War and the inter-war period, and archival materialrelated to relevant authors such as Stevie Smith and PhilipLarkin. Visiting academics attend the department’sresearch seminars throughout the year. Guest speakers forour Annual English Lecture have included Professors SirChristopher Frayling, Elaine Showalter, Blake Morrison andAndrew Motion and the novelist Alan Hollinghurst.

Research areasCurrent staff research interests include contemporaryfiction and poetry; autobiography; literature and dramarelated to political movements, including women’s suffrage;war and literature; popular culture and crime fiction;science fiction; Bram Stoker; Arthur Conan Doyle; D H Lawrence; Peter Carey; Philip Larkin; and MargaretAtwood.


The Department of History at Hull is now one of the largest and most diverse in thecountry, with 33 staff actively involved in historical research and publication and inthe supervision of research students.

Our staff includes internationally recognised researchers in a wide range of historicalperiods, from the Iron Age to the 21st century. We offer postgraduate supervision in manyareas, from cultural, intellectual and religious history to the history of warfare, businesshistory, gender history and colonial history, as well as newly emerging areas such as globaland environmental history.

The department also has two dedicated specialist research centres, the Maritime HistoricalStudies Centre, located in Blaydes House on Hull’s historic waterfront, and the WilberforceInstitute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, set nearby in Hull’s Museums Quarter,both of which welcome postgraduate students. The department also has research andteaching connections with Hull History Centre.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 65% of the department’s research output wasrated at Grade 4* (world-leading) or 3* (internationally excellent), underlining theUniversity’s status as one of the leading centres of historical research in the UK.

A choice of programmes

Masters programmesThe department currently offers a range of MA (Master of Arts) programmes. Details ofthese are given on pages 30–34. The Director for taught postgraduate studies is Dr Charles Prior: +44 (0)1482 466328 ([email protected]).

Higher research degreesThe department also offers the degrees of MPhil (Master of Philosophy) and PhD (Doctor ofPhilosophy) in all our areas of research expertise. What these programmes involve isexplained in detail on page 28, and an indicative list of potential research topics is given onpages 26. Our Director for higher research degrees is Dr Douglas Hamilton: +44 (0)1482465610 ([email protected]).

Further informationFor more details of all our programmes, see our web pages at www.hull.ac.uk/history.


From top; William Wilberforcestatue; and King William IIIstatue.


Major/minor degreecourses

In the 2008ResearchAssessmentExercise, 65% of thedepartment’sresearch outputwas rated as‘internationallyexcellent’ or ‘world-leading’. Thisconfirms that Hull isone of the UK’sleading centres ofhistorical research.

Studying at HullAs a postgraduate student at Hull, you will be part of a stimulating and friendly researchcommunity. At any one time, there are about 30 students enrolled on a range of full- andpart-time MA, MPhil and PhD programmes. Every student has two personal researchsupervisors. Our students are encouraged to play a full part in the intellectual life of thedepartment and to participate in our regular series of research seminars. Wheneverpossible, the department offers valuable teaching experience to those in the advancedstages of doctoral study. It also holds an annual postgraduate conference.

All research students need access to archives and sources and the department andUniversity offer easy access to a great range of valuable resources, as well as supportingstudents academically and financially in their studies.

When starting historical research, finding and using unique archives that, in many cases,may not have been studied before can appear daunting. The first thing to remember isthat you will be guided and advised from the very beginning by your research supervisor.You certainly do not need to have a detailed knowledge of the archives and sources beforeyou apply. We encourage those thinking about applying to contact us and to discuss theiroptions at the earliest opportunity. With new research students in mind, the departmentis also introducing a module on understanding and using archives.

Once you are here, the University’s Brynmor Jones Library will usually be your first portof call. It houses extensive collections of printed and digitised historical sources andcollections of secondary literature, as well as the European Documentation Centre for theregion.

Many students base their research on the large collections of archive material available inthe city and the region. Among other things, the University Archives hold materialsrelating to labour history, 20th-century political papers, shipping records and many of theestate papers of the great Yorkshire landed families. These are held together with the HullCity Archives and other materials, in the recently opened Hull History Centre, a uniqueand invaluable central repository. The County Archives Office at Beverley is also locatedwithin a few miles of the campus.

But many students travel further afield – to the National Archives in Kew, for example –or to specialist libraries and collections. In these cases, the department regularlycontributes to travelling expenses through its research fund. PhD students from Hull havealso recently been awarded grants from the University and from outside funds for travelto Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Australia, Canada and the USAto pursue research and to present papers at conferences and workshops.


Research in the Department of HistoryYou can study for a higher research degree in any area ofhistory where the department is able to offer expertsupervision. The following list gives an idea of what weoffer; but please contact us if you cannot see an area inwhich you are particularly interested, and we will be able toadvise you.

A complete list of staff and their areas of research expertiseappears on our web pages at www.hull.ac.uk/history.

Medieval history• Anglo-Norman history• Church and monastic history• English, Welsh and Scottish history• Letters and friendship networks• The Anglo-Scottish wars• The history of military communities• The history of nobility, knighthood and aristocracy• The Hundred Years War

Early modern history• Early American and colonial history• Reformation history• The English Civil War• The history of political thought• The history of religious tolerance and toleration• Tudor and Stuart England• Women’s and gender history

Local and regional history, and archaeology• History of local communities• Iron-Age Yorkshire• Landscape archaeology• Medieval Hull• Roman Britain• The history of Yorkshire• Wetland archaeology

Modern history• European totalitarianism (the Cold War; East Germany)• Imperial, colonial and postcolonial history (the British

Empire; history of decolonisation; New Zealand; theBritish Raj in India)

• Military history (the First World War; the Second WorldWar; commemoration, war memorials and nationalidentity; and Indian soldiers in the world wars)

Economic, social and business history• Agrarian history• British government and social policy• British society in the 20th century• History of insurance• History of popular culture and leisure

Maritime history*• Commercial and merchant shipping history• Fisheries and trawling• History of marine animal populations• Merchant shipping and labour relations• Pirates and privateers

* See also the notes on the Maritime Historical StudiesCentre on page 27.

History of slavery, the slave trade and diaspora**• African history• Atlantic history• Caribbean history• History of the slave trade and emancipation• Migration and diaspora• Race relations in the Atlantic basin

** See also the notes on the Wilberforce Institute for theStudy of Slavery and Emancipation on page 27.

Global history• Environmental history• History of natural disasters


The Maritime Historical Studies Centre (MHSC)The overarching aim of the MHSC is to enhance knowledgeand understanding of the role of the seas and oceans in thehuman historical process, paying particular attention totwo themes: the development of the sea transport interestsof the British Isles since c.1500; and the interaction ofhuman and natural factors in the evolution of marineenvironments over the long term. These themes areinvestigated by individuals and on a team basis, with allMHSC staff contributing to research-informedundergraduate and postgraduate programmes in maritimehistory.

The MHSC is based at Blaydes House, a refurbished 18th-century merchant’s residence, which provides space forseven computer workstations (specifically for the use ofresearch students and research assistants), as well as aspecialist maritime history library, a server to accommodatethe datasets and websites generated as part of the researchprocess, and four meeting and teaching rooms.

Maritime history modules are offered at postgraduate level.It is possible to specialise in maritime history within the MAin Historical Studies. The MHSC welcomes applications forPhDs in maritime, fisheries and naval history.

Further information about the MHSC can be found atwww.hull.ac.uk/mhsc.

The Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slaveryand Emancipation (WISE)Slavery and the social injustices associated with it are asreal today as they were 200 years ago, when WilliamWilberforce led the movement that ended the British slavetrade in 1807. WISE was established by the University ofHull to address this critical issue for the 21st century. It islocated in a listed Victorian building in the historic OldTown area of Hull’s city centre, close to Wilberforce House,Wilberforce’s birthplace. The institute has a world-classreputation for research into the history of slavery andemancipation. Its most recent appointment is aProfessorship in Diaspora Studies.

WISE will pursue research and learning that sheds newlight on slavery and its modern human-rights resonances.

Its three themes will be

• the past in the present• movement and identity• boundaries of freedom and coercion

The MA in Modern Slavery Studies is based at WISE. Theinstitute welcomes applications for PhDs in slavery studiesand related areas. A particular feature of its resource base isa newly constructed collection of microfilm sources fromarchives around the Atlantic world and a state-of-the-artreader, printer and direct link to the internet (see under‘Activities’ at www.hull.ac.uk/wise). Further informationabout WISE can be found at www.hull.ac.uk.


Reading for a higher research degree

PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)The PhD, or doctorate, is a three-year programme (five yearspart-time) during which students research and write adissertation of 100,000 words on a historical topic of theirchoice. Each student has two supervisors, one of whom isnormally designated the ‘lead’ or ‘main’ supervisor, withwhom they work closely throughout the three years.

If you are interested in taking a PhD, you will need to write,as part of your application, a detailed statement of yourproposed research, which must fall in an area that amember of our staff is able to supervise. It is particularlyimportant, therefore, that you contact us at an early stage todiscuss your options. You can study for a PhD in any area ofhistory where the department is able to offer expertsupervision (see page 26).

All PhD students take part in the University’s PostgraduateTraining Scheme (PGTS), which includes training inresearch techniques, as well as generic and transferableskills. The PGTS is tailored to the individual needs of eachstudent. With your supervisor, you will be able to select themodules of most direct relevance to your research andfuture career goals.

Key facts• Entrants are required to have a Masters degree or

equivalent in history or a related subject, normally withan average of 60% or more (or international equivalent).The History Department currently accepts only IELTS,TOEFLiBT or University of Hull English LanguageProgrammes. The required levels are IELTS 6 (5.5 in allskills), TOEFLiBT 79 (17 Listening and Writing, 18Reading, 20 Speaking) and University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes 60% (55% in all skills).

• Fees are standard (see www.hull.ac.uk/money).• Attendance is by arrangement with supervisors and

depends on choices made for the PGTS.• The programme is based at the Hull Campus.• For further details, contact Dr Douglas Hamilton:

+44 (0)1482 465610 ([email protected]).

MPhil (Master of Philosophy)The MPhil is a two-year programme (three years part-time)during which students write a thesis not exceeding 70,000words. It is suitable for those who want to work on ahistorical dissertation for a shorter period of time and whodo not necessarily want to pursue a research career. Youcan study for an MPhil in any area of history where thedepartment is able to offer expert supervision (see page 26).

Key facts• Attendance is by arrangement with supervisors and

depends on choices made for the PGTS (see under ‘PhD’).• Entrants are required to have a Masters degree or

equivalent in history or a related subject (or internationalequivalent). The History Department currently acceptsonly IELTS, TOEFLiBT or University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes. The required levels are IELTS 6(5.5 in all skills), TOEFLiBT 79 (17 Listening and Writing,18 Reading, 20 Speaking) and University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes 60% (55% in all skills).

• Fees are standard (see www.hull.ac.uk/money).• The programme is based at the Hull Campus.• For further details, contact Dr Douglas Hamilton:

+44 (0)1482 465610 ([email protected]).

Advice on applications and fundingWe would urge anyone interested in postgraduate study atHull to contact the Director for Doctoral Students, DrDouglas Hamilton: +44 (0)1482 465610([email protected]), or the Director for TaughtPostgraduate Programmes, Dr Charles Prior: +44 (0)1482466328 ([email protected]) at the earliest opportunity foradvice on choosing the right programme of study andresearch topic. It does not matter who you call first, both DrHamilton and Dr Prior will be happy to discuss your optionsand, if necessary, point you in the right direction for furtheradvice

We can also advise you on possible funding opportunities.You may be eligible to apply for funding from the Arts andHumanities Research Council or the Economic and SocialResearch Council, but you will need to contact us, at thelatest, by February to apply for funding for the followingSeptember. Other sources of funding may be available laterin the year.


The construction of Beverley’s impressive MInster began in the 11th century and took almost 200 years to complete. Its twin towers inspired the design of Westmister Abbey.


MA in Historical Research

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Attendance | Full-time 4–5 hours a week; part-time 2–3hours a week

Entry requirements | Normally a 2.1 Honours degree inhistory or a related subject (or international equivalent), butrelevant prior experience is taken into account. The HistoryDepartment currently accepts only IELTS, iBT TOEFL orUniversity of Hull English Language Programmes. Therequired levels are IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in all skills), iBT TOEFL 79 (17 Listening and Writing, 18 Reading, 20 Speaking) andUniversity of Hull English Language Programmes 60% (55% in all skills)



Contact | Dr Charles Prior: +44 (0)1482 466328 |[email protected]

About the programmeThe MA in Historical Research is designed to offer agrounding in historical research and either to prepare youfor higher study at PhD level or – if taken as a stand-alonequalification – to cultivate transferable skills foremployment in a range of related careers such as archivesand libraries, teaching and research work. Past studentshave entered the wide range of careers open to arts andhumanities graduates.

Programme contentStudents can choose to investigate any period or area ofhistory for which the department can offer supervision andeach has a personal research supervisor. The core moduleoffers training in the fundamental skills and the theoreticalbasis of historical research work, and directly supports thedissertation. You can choose from a range of options (someof which are listed below). You can take modules that offertraining in specific research skills, such as palaeography orlanguages, or you can pursue further study in your chosenhistorical period.

Core module• Research Design and Strategy

Optional modulesOptional modules include

• Britain and the Global Wars for Empire 1745–1815• British Merchant Shipping and Naval History since c.1780• British Urban History, 1750–1914• Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe• Decolonisation: The Transition from British Rule in Asia,

Africa and the Middle East• Humanism and the Reformation• India and the Two World Wars• Medieval Landscapes• Medieval Latin• Medieval Life and Society• Military Society of the Middle Ages• Palaeography• Political Conflict in the British Atlantic World, 1730–1776• Pomp as Politics: The Princely Courts of Germany and

France, 1600–1800• Shifting Baselines: A Marine Environmental History of the

North Atlantic, c.1860–2000• Socio-Economic Theory and Analysis• The ‘Anarchy’ of King Stephen’s Reign• The Ship in History• Themes in Early-Modern History I: Systems• Themes in Military History• War and Peace in Early Modern Central Europe• Winston Churchill’s Second World War as History

AssessmentThe programme is focused on a 20,000 word dissertationwhich is worth 50% of the final mark.

Special featuresThe programme allows students the opportunity to choosedissertation topics from the full range of historicalspecialisations of our research-active staff members (seepage 26). The Brynmor Jones Library and the Hull HistoryCentre hold important archival collections for historicalresearch; and for those whose research takes them furtherafield, financial support is available from the departmentalResearch Fund.

Research areasThe department’s research specialisms, and the activities ofthe MHSC and WISE, are covered on pages 26–27.

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Attendance | Full-time 1–2 days a week; part-time 1 day aweek

Entry requirements | BA (Hons) 2.2 or equivalent British orinternational qualification. The History Department currentlyaccepts only IELTS, iBT TOEFL or University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes. The required levels are IELTS 6.0(5.5 in all skills), iBT TOEFL 79 (17 Listening and Writing, 18Reading, 20 Speaking) and University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes 60% (55% in all skills)

Fees | Standard annual postgraduate fee – seewww.hull.ac.uk/money



About the programmeThe MA in Medieval History is aimed at history graduates(as well as those in a parallel discipline such as politics andinternational studies) and mature students wishing topursue an interest in this area. It is relevant to those whowish to specialise in medieval history for employmentpurposes or in advance of doctoral research, but it alsoworks as a higher qualification in its own right. Theprogramme is designed to impart a combination of researchskills and advanced knowledge in the social, political andcultural history of medieval Europe.

Programme contentThemes of the programme include the culture of medievalwarfare and crusades, life and society, and the world ofliterature and learning. There is an emphasis on the socialand cultural history of medieval Europe.

Core modules• Historians of the Middle Ages• Medieval Life and Society• Research Design and Strategy

Optional modules• Humanism and the Reformation• Medieval Landscapes• Medieval Latin• Military Society of the Middle Ages• Palaeography• The ‘Anarchy’

Further module informationYou are able to replace one optional module on theprogramme with one chosen from the full range of MAoptions available in the History Department.

AssessmentCore and optional modules worth 120 credits (taughtcomponent); dissertation of 15,000 words worth 60 credits.

Special featuresThe programme offers you the opportunity to take severalmodules on medieval life and society, as well as the chanceto develop language and palaeographical skills if desired.

Research areasThe department’s research specialisms and the activities ofWISE and the MHSC are covered on pages 26–27. Thedepartment provides a very active research environment,and students are encouraged to attend the regulardepartmental research seminar.


MA in Medieval History


MA Early Modern History

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Entry requirements | BA (Hons) 2.2 or equivalent British orinternational qualification. The History Department currentlyaccepts only IELTS, iBT TOEFL or University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes. The required levels are IELTS 6.0(5.5 in all skills), iBT TOEFL 79 (17 Listening and Writing, 18Reading, 20 Speaking) and University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes 60% (55% in all skills)

Fees | Standard annual postgraduate fee – seewww.hull.ac.uk/money



About the programme

The MA in Early Modern History is aimed at historygraduates – as well as those in a parallel discipline, such aspolitics and international studies, or theology – and maturestudents wishing to pursue an interest in this area. It isrelevant to those who wish to specialise in early modernhistory for employment purposes or in advance of doctoralresearch. It also works as a higher qualification in its ownright. The programme is designed to impart a combinationof research skills and advanced knowledge in the social,political and religious history of early modern Europe.

Programme contentThemes of the programme include the culture of earlymodern Europe, its politics, society, literature, religiousdebate and conflict. In the core modules, there is anemphasis on political systems.

Core modules• Research Design and strategy for Historians• Themes in Early Modern History I: Systems• Themes in Early Modern History II: Stresses

Optional modules• Britain and the Global Wars for Empire, 1745–1815• Humanism and the Reformation• Medieval Latin• Palaeography• Political Conflict in the British Atlantic World, 1730–1776• Pomp as Politics: The Princely Courts of Germany and

France: 1600–1800• War and Peace in Early Modern Central Europe



Special featuresThe programme offers you the opportunity to take moduleson early modern politics and society, as well as the chanceto develop language and palaeographic skills if desired.

Research areasThe department’s research specialisms and the activities ofWISE and MHSC covered on pages 26–27.


MA in Military History

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Entry requirements | BA (Hons) 2.2 or equivalent British orinternational qualification. The History Department currentlyaccepts only IELTS, iBT TOEFL or University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes. The required levels are IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in all skills), iBT TOEFL 79 (17 Listening and Writing, 18Reading, 20 Speaking) and University of Hull EnglishLanguage Programmes 60% (55% in all skills)



Contact | Professor Peter Wilson: +44 (0)1482 465382 |[email protected]

About the programmeThis MA is aimed at history graduates; those in a paralleldiscipline, such as politics and international studies; andmature students wishing to pursue an interest in this area.It is relevant to those who wish to specialise in militaryhistory, either for employment purposes or in advance ofdoctoral research, but it also works as a higher qualificationin its own right. The programme is designed to impart acombination of research skills and advanced knowledge ofthe political, strategic and cultural history of war andhuman conflict.

Programme contentThemes of the programme include the culture of warfare,the formation of armies and navies, military strategy anddefence, and the politics of warfare from medieval tomodern times. The programme comprises 180 credits –made up of 60 credits of taught core modules, 60 credits oftaught optional modules and a 60-credit dissertation. Youdecide the topic of your dissertation. The learning andteaching strategy for your dissertation combinesindependent research – supported by the methodologicalcore module – and sessions with your allocated personalsupervisor.

Core modules• Debates in Military History• Research Design and Strategy• Themes in Military History

Optional modules• Britain and the Global Wars for Empire, 1745–1815• British Defence Policy since 1945• Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe• Decolonisation: The Transition from British Rule in Asia,

Africa and the Middle East• India and the Two World Wars• Military Society of the Middle Ages• Strategic Thinkers: Precursors to the Information Age• The ‘Anarchy’ of King Stephen’s Reign• War and Peace in Early Modern Central Europe



Special featuresThe programme draws on the department’s abundantexpertise in military history and is uniquely able tocombine a thematic core module with options that cover avery long chronology in the history of European militarismand warfare.

Research areasThe department’s research specialisms and the activities ofWISE and the MHSC are covered on pages 26–27. Thedepartment provides a very active research environment,and students are encouraged to attend the regulardepartmental research seminars.


MA in Maritime History

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Attendance | Full-time 4–5 hours a week; part-time 2–3hours a week

Entry requirements | Normally a 2.1 Honours degree inhistory or a related subject (or international equivalent), butrelevant prior experience is taken into account. The HistoryDepartment currently accepts only IELTS, iBT TOEFL orUniversity of Hull English Language Programmes. Therequired levels are IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in all skills), iBT TOEFL 79 (17 Listening and Writing, 18 Reading, 20 Speaking) andUniversity of Hull English Language Programmes 60% (55% in all skills)



Contact | Dr Richard Gorski: +44 (0)1482 465183 |[email protected]

About the programmeThe MA in Maritime History is designed to offer students theopportunity to study a wide range of themes and topics inmaritime history, including merchant shipping, fisheriesand naval history. The subject core provides a thoroughgrounding in the sources and methods of maritime history,such as business and wage records, parliamentary papers,and shipping and fishery records. Topics covered in theprogramme include the history of merchant fleets, thehistory of seafaring and fisheries, and the role of sea powerin shaping empires and nations.

Programme contentYou can choose to investigate any period or area ofmaritime history for which the department can offersupervision (see the list of topics on page 28). You have yourown personal research supervisor. The three core modulesoffer training in the fundamental skills and the theoreticalbasis of historical research work, and they directly supportthe dissertation. In the second semester, you can choosefrom a range of options (some of which are listed below).You can take modules that offer training in specific researchskills, such as palaeography or languages, or you canpursue further study in your chosen historical period.

Core modules• Liberty and Authority, Law and Custom: Constructing Life

at Work and Sea• Research Design and Strategy• Sources and Methods for Maritime History

Optional modulesOptional modules include

• Britain and the Global Wars for Empire, 1745–1815• British Merchant Shopping and Naval History since c.

1780• British Defence Policy since 1945• Conflict, Crusade and Commerce across the

Mediterranean: The Rise of Venice, 1095–1381• Shifting Baselines: A Marine Environmental History of the

North Atlantic, c. 1860–2000• Strategic Thinkers: Precursors to the Information Age• The Ship in History• Winston Churchill’s Second World War as History

AssessmentThe programme is focused on a 15,000-word dissertationwhich is worth one-third of the final mark.

Special featuresThe programme allows students the opportunity to choosedissertation topics from the range of maritime-historicalspecialisations of our research-active staff members. TheMaritime Historical Studies Centre (MHSC) at BlaydesHouse, the Brynmor Jones Library and the Hull HistoryCentre hold important archival collections for historicalresearch. Financial support is available from thedepartmental Research Fund for those whose researchtakes them further afield.

Part-time students take two core modules and one option inYear 1, and one core module and two options in Year 2(contact the Programme Coordinator for further guidance).

Research areasThe department’s research specialisms, and the activities ofthe MHSC and WISE, are covered on pages 26–27.



MA in TESOL | 38

MA in TESOL with Translation Studies | 39

MA in Translation Studies | 40

MA in Translation Studies with TESOL | 41

Modern languages


The Department of Modern Languages offers postgraduate teaching and supervisionin four European languages and cultures: French and francophone studies, German,Italian and Hispanic studies. We also offer Chinese Studies. The department isactively engaged in research across all four subject areas.

Our research activity crosses traditional boundaries into areas of translation studies,comparative literature, cultural studies, gender studies, social, economic and politicalstudies, Latin America, language learning and linguistics. The department’s four mainresearch groupings coordinate a wide range of distinctive projects, which support andpromote the interdisciplinary character of our research activity.

We offer four taught Masters programmes, flexibly delivered so that you can attend eitherfull- or part-time. You may opt to follow these programmes only to certificate or diplomalevel, again either on a full- or part-time basis. The taught programmes are described inmore detail on pages 38–41.

We also offer unique opportunities for research supervision in a wide variety of subjects.Students interested in studying for a research degree (MA by research, MPhil or PhD) willsee an indication of the range of current research projects in the Department of ModernLanguages in the list of staff interests below.

Further information about the Department of Modern Languages, our programmes andstaff are accessible through our departmental website at www.hull.ac.uk/languages.Alternatively, any general enquiries on research supervision and taught programmes maybe sent to Dr Robert J Miles ([email protected]), who has responsibility for postgraduateprogrammes in the department.

Details of how to apply for our programmes are available on the University’s generalwebsite at www.hull.ac.uk/admissions.



Staff research interests and research supervisionFor all research degrees, including MRes and PhD

Professor Marina Mozzon-McPherson (Head of Department) welcomes researchproposals relating to: online speech communities; e-learning communities; learningautonomy; the discourse of advising; learning strategies; intercultural competence; andthe internationalisation of Higher Education curricula.

Dr Clare Bielby welcomes research proposals on the politics of the body, violence and itsrepresentation, and in gendered and sexual identities.

Dr Helena Chadderton would be happy to supervise postgraduate students working inthe areas of: contemporary French literature; women's writing; literary theory; and therelationships between language, self, text and society; or those applying a stylistic ornarratological approach to text.

Donatella de Ferra welcomes research proposals in the following areas of ItalianStudies: modern women writers; Gothic and detective fiction; Italo Svevo and theliterature of Trieste.

Dr Lin Feng welcomes research proposals from those interested in the areas of: EastAsian cinema; star and celebrity studies; transnational film industry; cinematic city;masculinities; and whiteness.

Dr Rachel Haworth offers research supervision in the following areas: Italian popularculture and history since 1945; popular music and star studies; and comparative researchprojects on French and Italian culture.

Dr Lucy Jones would welcome research proposals from postgraduate students interestedin: sociolinguistics; language, gender and sexuality; discourse analysis; language andrepresentation; linguistic ethnography; language and identity more broadly.

Dr Angela Kimyongür welcomes research proposals from potential postgraduatestudents in French wishing to research: 20th-century French writers and politics; theSecond World War and culture; and French crime fiction.

Dr Robert J Miles welcomes research proposals relating to: theories of parody; influenceand trauma; modernity; hauntology and cultural memory in 20th-century European–Spanish visual cultures, especially representations of the Spanish Civil War and itsaftermath; and the experience of exile and Spain under Franco.

Dr Paul McAleer welcomes research proposals related to the following areas:transculturation in 20th-century Latin–American culture; comedy in 20th-centuryArgentine culture; comedy and identity in the 20th-century Latin American novel.



MA in TESOL

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Attendance | Full-time 2 days a week; part-time 1 day a week

Entry requirements | A good Honours degree or equivalent ina relevant subject or appropriate experience in theprofessional environment. For international students anIELTS score of 6.5 overall (with 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in otherskills) or equivalent such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, isalso required



Contact | Pam Docherty, Postgraduate Administrator,Department of Modern Languages: T +44 (0)1482 466172 | F +44 (0)1482 465020 | [email protected] |www.hull.ac.uk/languages

About the programmeThe MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of OtherLanguages) is designed primarily for language graduates,ideally with either a teaching qualification or some teachingexperience, who want to acquire in-depth knowledge ofEnglish and how to teach it, and who are interested inexploring new developments in language teaching and theuse of technology in the classroom.

Key features of this programme include the opportunity toexamine the theory, research and practical aspects oflanguage teaching through observation, reflection andpractice. There is also a focus on innovation in languagelearning and teaching, with the opportunity to explore theuse of a range of technologies both in the classroom andonline. International students have the chance to developadvanced English language skills and study techniques inthe one-semester English for Academic Purposes module.

The MA is delivered as a one-year full-time programme(comprising two teaching semesters followed by adissertation) or part-time over four semesters.

Programme contentThe central themes of the programme engage withtheoretical and practical teaching issues. Students followmodules introducing them to second language acquisitionand systems of the English language in Semester 1. InSemester 2, students have the opportunity to enhance theirpractical teaching skills and look at innovative approachesto teaching. The core module builds on theoretical expertisedeveloped in the first semester.

Core modulesIn Semester 1, all students take the two core modules:

• Systems of the English Language• Second Language Acquisition

All international students who have not yet reached IELTS6.5 or equivalent take English for Academic Purposes as acore module.

In Semester 2, all students take Approaches to EnglishLanguage Teaching.

In Semester 3, all students work on the Dissertation.

Optional modules

Semester 1• New Technologies and Language Teaching/Learning

Semester 2• An Introduction to Corpus Linguistics• Teaching English for Specific Purposes• EFL/ESOL Exams and Testing• Postgraduate British Studies

Further module informationYou can also take modules from the other MAs within theDepartment of Modern Languages or from otherdepartments within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences(subject to the supervisor’s approval).

AssessmentThe primary methods of examination are essays andcontinuous assessment, followed by a 15,000-worddissertation for the Masters stage of the programme.

Special featuresNote that there is also an opportunity to combine TESOLwith Translation Studies, either with the emphasis on TESOLor with the emphasis on Translation Studies, selectingmodules from each programme. See pages 39 and 41.

Members of the Department of Modern Languages havewon a number of awards, including the European Award forLanguages (three times), in recent years.

All overseas students on this programme qualify for abursary of £2,000.

Research areasOur TESOL specialists offer supervision in many areas, forexample, in linguistics, online language learning andsecond language acquisition. For a complete list of staffresearch interests, see page 37. The Programme Leader forthe MA in TESOL is Elaine Riordan ([email protected]).


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About the programmeThe MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of OtherLanguages) with Translation Studies is designed forlanguage graduates, ideally with either a teachingqualification or some teaching experience, who want toacquire in-depth knowledge of English and how to teach itbut who are also interested in translation theories andpractice.

Programme contentYou have the opportunity to examine the theory, researchand practical aspects of language teaching throughobservation, reflection and practice, as well as examiningthe nature and process of translation from practical andtheoretical perspectives. There is an opportunity to exploretranslation theory and practice, and to focus on innovationin language learning and teaching. International studentshave the chance to develop advanced English languageskills and study techniques in the one-semester English forAcademic Purposes module.

Core modules• Approaches to English Language Teaching• Dissertation• Second Language Acquisition

Optional modulesOther TESOL or translation modules include

• Advanced Practical Translation Skills • An Introduction to Corpus Linguistics • Approaches to English Language Teaching • EFL Exams and Testing • Introduction to Literary Translation • Language Transfer in Film, Television and the Media • New Technologies and Language Teaching/Learning • Postgraduate British Studies• Postgraduate English for Academic Purposes (for

applicants who do not have 7.0 IELTS for TESOL)• Professional Translation Skills• Second Language Acquisition • Systems of the English Language • Teaching English for Specific Purpose



Special featuresAll overseas students on this programme qualify for abursary of £2,000.

Research areasOur TESOL specialists offer supervision in many areas, forexample, in linguistics, online language learning andsecond language acquisition. For a complete list of staffresearch interests, see page 37. The Programme Leader forthe MA in TESOL with Translation Studies is Elaine Riordan([email protected]).

MA in TESOL with Translation Studies


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About the programmeTranslation Studies has witnessed unparalleled growthover the past 20 years. The world market in translationbarely satisfies a fraction of the demand created by a globaleconomy. Translation Studies has also pioneered a numberof key ideas and concepts that have proved invaluable tothe study of cultural exchange in areas as diverse asliterature, drama, history, media, law, comparative religion,philosophy and the social sciences.

The MA programme at Hull is intended to open newavenues of thought while providing a firm foundation in thediscipline of translation studies. With its equal emphasis onthe practical aspects of the translation process and theunderlying theoretical issues, the programme will be ofinterest to all graduate linguists whatever their futurecareer route: commercial or technical translation; literaryor stage translation; research, teaching or management.

Programme contentYou follow a balanced programme of core (compulsory)modules and optional modules over the course of twosemesters (September to January; February to May). Thenfollows a period of work on your dissertation (or equivalentannotated translation), which you can submit inSeptember.

Core modules• An Introduction to Linguistics for Translators• Dissertation• Issues in Translation Studies• Postgraduate English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for

international students

Optional modules• Advanced Practical Translation Skills• Introduction to Literary Translation• Language Transfer in Film, Television and Media• Postgraduate British Studies• Professional Translation Skills

Further module informationThe Postgraduate English for Academic Purposes module isdesigned for our international students. You can also takemodules from the other MAs within the Department ofModern Languages or from other departments within theFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences (subject to thesupervisor’s approval).

AssessmentDepending on module choice, assessment will involve classpresentation, written submissions and translations. Thereare no written examinations.

Special featuresNote that there is also an opportunity to combineTranslation Studies with TESOL (Teaching English toSpeakers of Other Languages), with the emphasis on eitherTranslation Studies or TESOL, selecting modules from eachof the programmes. See pages 39 and 41.

All overseas students on this programme qualify for abursary of £2,000.

Research areasIn addition to the research interests listed on page 37,members of staff are active as translators and haveprovided translation and language services across a widerange of professional and creative industries – includingthe United Nations, BBC Northern Ireland, the Rose BrufordCollege of Theatre and Performance, and the New DioramaTheatre. The Programme Leader for MA Translation Studiesis Dr Sarah Maitland ([email protected]).

MA in Translation Studies


MA in Translation Studies with TESOL

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About the programmeThe MA in Translation Studies with TESOL (TeachingEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages) is designed forgraduate linguists intending to follow a career intranslation and/or teaching, or a career where high-levelprofessional language skills are a requirement, such asbusiness and management, teaching, or creative and mediaprofessions.

Programme contentYou have the opportunity to examine the nature andprocess of translation from a practical and a theoreticalperspective, as well as focusing on language teachingmethodologies and second language acquisition.International students have the chance to developadvanced English language skills and study techniques inthe one-semester English for Academic Purposes module.In collaboration with the Department of English we offeroptional modules in creative writing, among many otheroptional modules of relevance to career linguists. We alsooffer a number of online modules in language learning andteaching which are particularly attractive to the teachingprofessions.

Core modules• An Introduction to Linguistics for Translators • Dissertation• Issues in Translation Studies

Optional modules• Advanced Practical Translation Skills • An Introduction to Corpus Linguistics • Approaches to English Language Teaching • EFL Exams and Testing • Introduction to Literary Translation • Language Transfer in Film, Television and the Media • New Technologies and Language Teaching/Learning • Postgraduate British Studies• Postgraduate English for Academic Purposes (for

applicants who do not have 7.0 IELTS for TESOL)• Professional Translation Skills• Second Language Acquisition • Systems of the English Language • Teaching English for Specific Purpose



Special featuresAll overseas students on this programme qualify for abursary of £2,000.

Research areasIn addition to the research interests listed on page 37,members of staff are active as translators and have providedtranslation and language services across a wide range ofprofessional and creative industries – including the UnitedNations, BBC Northern Ireland, the Rose Bruford College ofTheatre and Performance, and the New Diorama Theatre.The Programme Leader for the MA in Translation Studies isDr Sarah Maitland ([email protected]).



MMus (Pathways: Musicology, Composition, Performance) | 48

Music


Music at the Hull CampusMusic at Hull has long had an excellent reputation for teaching and research (40% of workat Grades 3* and 4* in the 2008 RAE; Grade 5 in 2001). We host up to 45 publicperformances every year and contribute regularly to musical events in the region, includingearly music festivals, jazz festivals and community projects.

Postgraduates choose between research degrees (MA by research, MPhil or PhD) and ataught MMus programme that enables students to specialise in one or more of three areas:musicology, composition or performance.

Our programmes are designed to be flexible so, as a postgraduate student, you can pursueyour chosen specialism in a supportive, productive environment with individualsupervision for all specialist modules.

Our staff are active researchers and practitioners, so you can access wide-ranging expertisequickly and easily. These programmes are available full- or part-time and, whereappropriate, to distance learners.

Details of the MMus programme can be found on page 48.

Research degrees

FastFacts• MA in Music by research (20 credits training modules, plus 160 credits thesis/portfolio)• MPhil in Music (40 credits training modules, plus 180 credits thesis)• MPhil in Composition (40 credits training modules, plus 180 credits

portfolio/commentary)• MPhil in Performance (40 credits training modules, plus 180 credits of thesis/portfolio)• PhD in Music (60 credits training modules, plus 180 credits of thesis/portfolio)• PhD in Composition (60 credits training modules, plus 180 credits of

portfolio/commentary)• PhD in Performance (60 credits training modules, plus 180 credits of thesis/portfolio)

Research students are required to gain module credits as part of the University’sPostgraduate Training Scheme (PGTS), which can include completion of either, or both, ofthe taught MMus modules Musicological Contexts (20 credits) and Research Methods (20credits).

The MA in Music by research enables you to explore a topic in the field of musicology,composition or performance through the completion of a thesis (40,000 words orequivalent), or the development of a practice-based portfolio. The topic might be developedinto a larger thesis or portfolio through transfer onto an MPhil or PhD programme.

The department offers MPhil and PhD programmes in three areas: Music, Performance andComposition.

The MPhil and PhD in Music enables you to research and advance your knowledge in achosen area of musicology that culminates in a thesis (60,000 words or equivalent for theMPhil; 100,000 words or equivalent for the PhD).



‘I chose to study a Masters in Music(Musicology pathway) because thecourse is flexible and gives me theopportunity to further my research ontopics that I really want to increase myknowledge in. Lectures and seminarstake place one day a week, leavingplenty of time to arrange one-on-onetutoring with module supervisors, whoare always willing to help and guide uswith our research.’

Laura Eggleshaw


The MPhil/PhD in Composition enables you to develop a portfolio of original compositions(45 minutes for the MPhil; 90 minutes for the PhD) with supporting researchdocumentation (up to 25,000 words for the PhD). Further details are available from theDirector of Postgraduate Studies.

The MPhil/PhD in Performance allows you to focus on a research context related to yourspecialist instrument or voice (including conducting) and to demonstrate advanced solo orensemble performance skills, culminating in a thesis (25,000 words or equivalent for theMPhil; 50,000 words or equivalent for the PhD) and portfolio of performances (160 minutesfor the MPhil; 300 minutes for the PhD).

We welcome proposals related to any of the research areas listed below. While these broadtopics have been grouped into Musicology, Composition and Performance, the significantoverlap that may exist between approaches is acknowledged. Indeed, we encouragestudents to make such connections, for example, jazz and improvisation may have roots inperformance but can feed into compositional activity and can be explored within a criticalmusicological framework.

Musicology• British music (including early modern English music and words; British modern music,

post-1945; and music and poetry in Victorian Britain)• Film and cinema• Historical and critical musicology• Music analysis • Philosophy, aesthetics and semiotics• Popular music• Psychology of music (including perception and cognition)

Composition• Composition (instrumental, electro-acoustic and studio production)• Computer-aided composition and virtual instrumentation• Music technology

Performance• Conducting, instrumental and vocal studies• Jazz and improvisation• Music theatre and opera• Performance studies

Current details of staff publications can be found at www.hull.ac.uk/music.


AdmissionFor MMus, MA, MPhil and PhD programmes, applicants should normally have a firstdegree in music with first or upper second class Honours, or equivalent. Exceptionally,alternative musical qualifications will be considered. You are welcome to contact thePostgraduate Admissions Tutor in advance of application to check the suitability of yourchosen subject area.

For taught MMus applicants, a relevant sample of work will be requested upon receipt ofyour application: for the performance pathway, a video recording of a recent performancefeaturing two contrasting pieces; for the composition pathway, a sample of compositions;and for the musicology pathway, a sample of written work along with a short description(about 200 words) of your proposed research topic.

For research degree applicants, a detailed research proposal will be required as part ofyour application.

All taught and research applicants will be required to attend an interview and/or audition(for performance applicants) as part of the admission procedure.

For non-native speakers of English, an IELTS score of 6.5 or above, or equivalent such asPearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is also required.

Further informationPlease address enquiries to

Dr Elaine King (Postgraduate Admissions Tutor and Director of Postgraduate Studies)

Department of Drama and Music (Music Office)Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of HullHull, HU6 7RXT +44 (0)1482 465998F +44 (0)1482 [email protected]

Please consult the departmental website for more details of courses, performanceopportunities and scholarships: www.hull.ac.uk/music

ultidisciplinary digital performance space equipped withquadraphonic PA, MIDI

lighting desk, digital video projector and T-Box sensor


MMus (Pathways: Musicology, Composition, Performance)

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Entry requirements | At least a 2.1 Honours degree orequivalent in a relevant subject, or appropriate experiencein the professional environment. For international students,a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent, such as PearsonPTE or iBT TOEFL, is also required



Contact | Dr Elaine King ([email protected])

About the programmeThe MMus (Master of Music) is a flexible degree programmeallowing specialisation in musicology, composition orperformance, as well as advanced study of music and itscriticism. It is aimed at those who have a particular interestin pursuing their study of music to a higher level andequips students with a wide range of transferable skills.Obtaining the MMus opens up career possibilities in musicand in many other fields where skills in critical enquiry anda demonstration of advanced aptitude are essential. It isavailable on either a full- or a part-time basis. Attendancecommitments are normally consolidated to maximiseflexibility and personal study time.

Programme contentYou develop skills in your chosen specialism within threebroad areas, musicology, composition and performance,and acquire a wide range of transferable skills in criticalreasoning and intellectual enquiry. Compulsory modules inMusicological Contexts and Research Methods equip youwith essential skills for carrying out advanced independentresearch and for undertaking independent projects relatingto your chosen specialism. Regular contact with academicstaff ensures that supervision is productive and geared toyour needs and abilities. Core modules are supplementedby modules aligned with the broad pathways of musicology,composition and performance, yet tailored to your studies.For example, opportunities on the musicology pathwayinclude: critical and historical musicological studies; andprojects exploring analysis, music pedagogy or thepsychology of music. Likewise, composition modules mayinclude the study of instrumental techniques but may alsoinclude studio production techniques for popular styles orelectro-acoustic works. Performance students can developskills as soloists and ensemble players, or examine areas ofperformance through in-depth critical enquiry.

Core modules• Musicological Contexts (20 credits)• Research Methods (20 credits)• Special Study (Musicology, Composition or Performance;

60 credits) – a substantial project reflecting the student’schosen specialism

Optional modulesPerformance• Performance Studies I (20 credits)• Performance Studies II (20 credits)• Recital I (20 credits)• Recital II (20 credits)

Composition• Composition I (20 credits)• Composition II (20 credits)• Techniques of Composition I (20 credits)• Techniques of Composition II (20 credits)

Musicology• Critical Review (20 credits)• Methodological Review (20 credits)• Musicology I (20 credits)• Musicology II (20 credits)

AssessmentDepending on the pathway chosen, assessment will involvepresentations, written submissions and, if selected,performance. There are no written examinations.

Special features• In 2008, a research rating of 43% of work at Grades 3*

and 4* was rated 43% in the Research AssessmentExercise indicated a high level of international excellenceand commitment to top-quality research.

• We have state-of-the-art recording and editing facilitiesand a very well stocked music library collection.

• Our graduates have a good track record in obtainingemployment within music.

• The course is supplemented by international visitingspeakers (composers, performers, academics), exposingstudents to a range of key individuals in the field.

• We have a good staff–student ratio. Personal supervisionis an essential part of the programme.

Research areasFor a list of staff research interests, see page 46.


‘I am an MMus student specialising incomposition and performance. As aperformer, there is a variety of musicensembles to participate in, from theEarly Music ensemble, to the JazzAesthetic.

‘As a composer, I have opportunities towork with a lot of talented musicians.This enables me to be more adventurousin my compositional writing.

‘The ethos of the department is thateveryone is happy to help one anotherout – the knowledge and enthusiasm ofmy composition tutors has also beenvery encouraging. Indeed, all the staff inthe department are approachable andsupportive.

‘Hull is a lively, historic and friendlycity, where students are made tofeel welcome.’

Rosie Owen



MA in Applied Ethics | 54

MRes in Philosophy | 55

Philosophy


At Hull, wherephilosophy hasbeen taught since1927, we aim notonly to teach it as abody of knowledgebut also to engageour students inphilosophy. And wesucceed.

We offer MPhil and PhD supervision, as well as taught and research MAs in our corespecialisms.

Research themesResearch in Philosophy at Hull is concentrated in two core areas: philosophy of mind andbody, and applied philosophy.

The area of philosophy of mind and body encompasses traditional philosophy of mind andthe developing field of philosophy of the body. The unique aspect of work in this area atHull is the integration of analytic Anglo-American concerns with insights from 20th-centuryContinental thought, particularly phenomenology and hermeneutics but alsopsychoanalysis and poststructuralism. The work of Wittgenstein is also given ongoingattention.

Research in applied philosophy encompasses applied ethics; feminist philosophy; gendertheory; philosophy of education; philosophy of law; and political philosophy. Research inthis area at Hull is underpinned and informed by continuing research in normative moraltheory, in the philosophy of mind and body and in gender theory. Philosophy at Hull ishome to the Editorship of the Journal of Applied Philosophy.

The two core research areas are linked by common interests in medicine and the body, ingender, disability and the body, by research in the philosophy of the emotions, and inissues of intention and the conditions of responsibility for action.

The range of philosophical research at Hull also includes distinctive work in ancientphilosophy, epistemology, in the nature of philosophical thought, aesthetics and in thecultural anchorage of science and other knowledge.

Research centres

Institute of Applied EthicsThe Institute of Applied Ethics is the focus of research in applied ethics at the University ofHull. It brings together complementary interests across the University in ways that providea supportive and creative forum for researchers in this area, fostering the development ofprogrammes and projects that allow for the empirical grounding and the rigoroustheoretical input and interaction that is necessary to research in applied ethics.www.hull.ac.uk/discover/iae.aspx.

Centre for Research into Embodied SubjectivityThe overriding aim of the Centre for Research into Embodied Subjectivity(www.hull.ac.uk/philosophy, under ‘Research’) is to undertake and promote research intothe embodied mind and self. Attention to the nature of embodiment is currently at theforefront of research in a number of related areas. These form interrelated research strandswithin the centre

• contemporary philosophy of mind and body• embodied subjectivity and gender theory



Centre for Experts and InstitutionsThe aim of the centre is to promote research at theintersection of social epistemology with political and legalphilosophy. Current research strands within the centreinclude

• the nature of expertise• the relation between expertise and authority• peer disagreement• epistemic justifications of democracy

For more information, seehttp://www2.hull.ac.uk/discover/eai.aspx.

Reading for a higher research degreeThe department offers two research degrees by thesis:MPhil (Master of Philosophy) and PhD (Doctor ofPhilosophy). In each case the degree is obtained by thesuccessful completion of a thesis on an approved topic,incorporating the results of independent research andscholarship, and advancing philosophical thinking.Students are also required to undertake 60 credits ofresearch training while reading for a PhD.

Research degree supervision is undertaken in the areas ofcompetence of staff in the department. We do, however,endeavour to accommodate the particular interests ofstudents rather then requiring own research agendas.

Research students are allocated two supervisors. Full-timeresearch students meet with a supervisor at least 12 times ayear; part-time students at least six times a year. They alsohave open and easily negotiated access to other members ofthe department when they need to discuss ideas or areas oftheir research. Students are encouraged to attendconferences, with our support.

PhD students are normally provided with opportunities toteach while undertaking their studies.

Students with doctoral degrees from Hull have a goodsuccess rate in gaining academic jobs (as well as jobs ofother sorts). We also have an excellent success rate. Inalmost all cases our students pass the PhD at first shot,with, at most, minor corrections.

Key facts• The MPhil can be studied full-time over two years, or

part-time over three. The PhD takes three years full-timeand five years part-time.

• Supervision times are negotiated with the supervisor, butmeetings will usually occur at least fortnightly in theearly stages of the project.

• Entrants are required to have a Masters degree orequivalent in philosophy or a related subject.

• All programmes are based at the Hull Campus.• For up-to-date details of fees, see www.hull.ac.uk/money.• For further information, see www.hull.ac.uk/philosophy.

StaffStaff in Philosophy are able to supervise postgraduateresearch in the following areas

Stephen Burwood• Philosophy of Mind and Embodiment• The Philosophy of the Latter Wittgenstein• Philosophy of Education• Philosophy of Science• Environmental Philosophy

Stella Gonzalez-Arnal• Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science• Gender Theory• Philosophy of Mind

Antony Hatzistavrou• Ancient Philosophy • Legal and Political Philosophy• Philosophy of Action

Suzanne Uniake• Ethics• Applied Philosophy• Philosophy of Law

Demian Whiting• Philosophy of Mind (including Philosophy of the

Emotions)• Medical Ethics and Professionalism

Dawn Wilson• Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein• Philosophy of Photography• Philosophy of Images • Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics


MA in Applied Ethics

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Entry requirements | A good Honours degree or equivalent.For international students, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in allskills) or equivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, isalso required



Contact | Dr Suzanne Uniacke: +44 (0)1482 465184 |[email protected]

About the programmeThe aim of the MA (Master of Arts) programme is to applythe skills and insights derived from philosophical ethics tomajor contemporary moral and social problems. Theseinclude such problems as: new developments in medicineand biotechnology; issues of crime and punishment;freedom of speech and action; the ethics of research;standards of morality in the conduct of the professions,commerce and politics; warfare; the challenges todemocracy posed by terrorism and nationalism;environmental ethics; and the moral values relevant topolicy making.

Programme contentAll students take two core modules, which involve seminarscovering ethical theory and the broad areas of appliedethics, along with two optional modules and a dissertation.Options available include

• Bioethics• Medical Ethics and Law• Philosophy of Law• Research Ethics• Special Topic in Applied Ethics• Values and the Environment

Students may, if they wish, select options and theirdissertation topic so as to specialise in a particular area ofApplied Ethics.

AssessmentThe core and optional modules are assessed by essays. Inaddition there is an individually researched dissertation.

Special featuresApplied Ethics is an important research area at theUniversity of Hull, where there is an interdisciplinaryInstitute of Applied Ethics (see page 54) under theDirectorship of Professor James Connelly. Particularlyimportant for this MA programme are close links withPolitics, Law and the Hull York Medical School.

The Editorship of the Journal of Applied Philosophy, aleading international academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell, is based in Philosophy at Hull. Dr SuzanneUniacke is Chief Editor.

Staff in Philosophy whose research interests support thisMasters programme are Dr Suzanne Uniacke (co-ordinator)Dr Antony Hatzistavrou, Dr Stephen Burwood, Dr DemianWhiting and Dr Stella Gonzalez-Arnal.

Research areasSee the summary of our research interests on page 53.


MRes in Philosophy

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Entry requirements | A good Honours degree or equivalent.For international students, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in allskills) or equivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, isalso required



Contact | Dr Suzanne Uniacke: +44 (0)1482 465184 |[email protected]

About the programmeThe programme has a threefold aim:

• To provide advanced postgraduate training in generalareas of philosophy, with the possibility of specializationat the stage of dissertation, for students with anundergraduate degree in philosophy

• To function as a conversion degree for students withdegrees in related disciplines but no specific training inphilosophy

• To provide special transferable research skills inphilosophy and analytical reasoning

This is a research Masters as 120 of the 180 required creditsare research credits. You are able to explore an area of yourchoice in depth and prepare for further research throughtraining in research methods.

Programme contentYou will take the following three core modules, whichinvolve a combination of seminars and supervisedindividual study:

• Philosophical Theories and Texts• Philosophical Research Methods• Philosophy in Practice – Special Topics

You will also write a dissertation in a specific area ofphilosophy. The dissertation topic will be selected inconsultation with your supervisor.

Assessment The core modules are assessed by essays and seminarpresentations. In addition, there is an individuallyresearched dissertation.

Special featuresThe programme introduces units of independent study,allowing the degree to be tailored to the individual needs ofthe student. You develop a personal portfolio of research ingeneral areas of philosophy, with the assistance of asupervisor.

You have the opportunity to pursue research in a widerange of philosophical areas: aesthetics, ancientphilosophy, applied ethics, epistemology, gender theoryand feminist philosophy, legal philosophy, moralphilosophy, philosophy of mind and embodiment,philosophy of science and political philosophy. You are alsoable to pursue research in analytic and Continentaltraditions.

You have the opportunity to participate in an activeresearch community and participate in the researchactivities organized by the Philosophy unit, the Institute ofApplied Ethics, the Centre for Research into EmbodiedSubjectivity and the Centre for Experts and Institutions.

Research areasSee the summary of our research interests on page 53.



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Theology and religious studies


The Department of Humanities offers a range ofopportunities for postgraduate study in theology andreligion within a supportive but scholarly environment.

A choice of programmesFor those interested purely in a research degree, we providesupervision in Christian theology and religious studies. Wealso offer two modular and highly flexible Mastersprogrammes. The first of these, an MA in Theology, is ataught programme. It aims to attract theology graduateswishing to investigate topics in religion. The otherprogramme, a Research Masters in Theology, places moreemphasis on research skills and the dissertation. It isparticularly suitable for students who plan to do a higherresearch degree such as MPhil or PhD. The MA programmesare described on pages 60–61.

Facilities and research trainingOur postgraduate students benefit from a range of usefulfacilities and receive a thorough training in research andother skills.

FacilitiesThe University has a well-stocked library with particularstrengths in biblical studies, Indian religions, churchhistory and cultural studies of religion. The library hasextensive online academic databases. The University alsobenefits from its proximity to the British Library’s reservedepository at Boston Spa.

The University’s extensive computing facilities are availableto our postgraduates, every day, including all publicholidays.

Research trainingRegular personal contact with your supervisor helps you todevelop the specialist skills required by your work. Trainingin the more general professional and transferable skills sovalued by funding bodies and employers is built into thetwo Masters programmes described on pages 60–61.

Training and career development for MPhil and PhDresearch is more broadly based and is fully described in theUniversity’s Postgraduate Training Manual. The purpose ofthe Postgraduate Training scheme is to offer training that isrelevant to the efficient progress of your research and foryour future career development.

Credits earned on the Postgraduate Training programmequalify you for the University’s Postgraduate Certificate inResearch Training. Along with the certificate, you willreceive a transcript designed as a valuable complement toyour curriculum vitae, whether you aspire to a subsequentcareer within or beyond the academic community.

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PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)The PhD, or doctorate, is a three-year programme (five yearspart-time) during which students research and write adissertation of 100,000 words on a theological or religioustopic chosen in conjunction with their supervisor. Eachstudent has two supervisors, one of whom is normallydesignated the lead, or main, supervisor, with whom theywork closely throughout the three years.

If you are interested in studying for a PhD, you need towrite, as part of your application, a detailed statement ofyour proposed research, which must fall in an area that amember of our staff is able to supervise. It is particularlyimportant, therefore, that you contact us at an early stage todiscuss your options. You can study for a PhD in any area oftheology or religion where the department is able to offerexpert supervision.

All PhD students take part in the University’s PostgraduateTraining Scheme (PGTS), which includes training inresearch techniques, as well as generic and transferableskills. The PGTS is tailored to the individual needs of eachstudent and, with the advice and approval of yoursupervisor, you select the modules of most direct relevanceto your research and future career goals.

PhD students normally register provisionally for an MPhil(see below) and then apply to upgrade to a PhD after a yearof satisfactory progress full-time, or two years part-time.

MPhil (Master of Philosophy)The MPhil is a two-year programme (three years part-time)during which students write a thesis not exceeding 70,000words. It is suitable for those who want to work on adissertation for a shorter period of time and who do notnecessarily want to pursue a research career. You can studyfor an MPhil in any area of theology or religion in which weare able to offer expert supervision.

Introduction and higher researchdegrees


Key facts• Entrants are required to have a Masters degree or

equivalent in theology, religion, or a related subject(normally with an average of 60% or more for PhD) orinternational equivalent. IELTS 6.0 or equivalent isrequired if English is not your first language.

• Attendance is by arrangement with supervisors anddepends on choices made for the PGTS.

• Fees are standard (see www.hull.ac.uk/money).• The programmes are based at the Hull Campus.• For further details, contact Paul Dearey

([email protected]).

Advice on applications and fundingWe urge anyone interested in postgraduate study oftheology and religion at Hull to contact our Director ofStudies, Paul Dearey ([email protected]), at theearliest possible opportunity for advice on choosing theright programme of study and research topic.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council is the majorprovider of awards for British students. Applicants areadvised to contact staff as early as possible to discussfunding. You need to contact us, at the latest, by Februaryto apply for funding for the following September. Othersources of funding may be available later in the year.

The University also has a small number of its ownscholarships that are open to all applicants, whatever theirorigin. More information is available either from

The Admissions OfficeUniversity of HullHull, HU6 [email protected]

or

The International Office (at the same postal address)[email protected]


MA in Theology

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Attendance | The modules are reading modules, howeverattendance at lectures (about 6 hours a week) is usuallyadvisable

Entry requirements | A good Honours degree or equivalent intheology or religious studies or a related subject, orappropriate experience in a professional environment. Forinternational students, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills)or equivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is alsorequired. Those without a theology degree are usuallyregistered for the Postgraduate Diploma initially



Contact | Paul Dearey: T +44 (0)1482 465995 | F +44 (0)1482 466122 | [email protected] orKim Wilson, Theology Secretary: [email protected]

About the programmeThe MA is a broadly based programme in theology andreligious studies. It will suit theology graduates wishing toinvestigate topics in greater depth than they could asundergraduates, as well as graduates in other disciplineswho wish to take up the study of theology and religion. Likeany other arts or humanities subject, theology and religiousstudies can prepare students for a wide range of possiblecareers.

You take six modules for the taught part of the programme(120 credits) and then produce a 20,000-word dissertation(60 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma can be gained by completing thetaught part of the course without continuing with thedissertation. The programme can be studied full- or part-time.

Programme contentThe modules on offer cover modern theology and ethics, aswell as cultural and sociological approaches in the study ofreligion. You choose from available modules, with theadvice of your supervisor. You have the opportunity toexplore many areas through self-selected essay topics,depending on the requirements of the particular modulesstudied.

AssessmentVarious assessment methods are used, including classreports and group projects, although the long essay is afrequent choice.


Research MA in Theology

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Attendance | The modules are reading modules, howeverattendance at lectures (about 4 hours a week) is usuallyadvisable

Entry requirements | A good Honours degree or equivalent intheology, religious studies, or a related subject, orappropriate experience in a professional environment. Forinternational students, an IELTS score of 6.0 (5.5 in all skills)or equivalent, such as Pearson PTE or iBT TOEFL, is alsorequired. Those without a theology degree are usuallyregistered for the Postgraduate Diploma initially



Contact | Paul Dearey: T +44 (0)1482 465995 | F +44 (0)1482 466122 | [email protected] orKim Wilson, Theology Secretary: [email protected]

About the programmeThis MA is designed to develop research skills and willparticularly suit those who wish to progress to an MPhil orPhD. Like any other arts or humanities subject, theologyand religious studies can prepare students for a wide rangeof possible careers.

The main emphasis of the programme is on the researchdissertation of 20,000 words (120 credits), the topic beingchosen by you with the advice of your supervisor. You takethree taught modules, (60 credits) all of which can beresearch-training modules if you wish. The course can bestudied full- or part-time.

Programme contentThe modules on offer cover modern theology and ethics, aswell as cultural and sociological approaches in the study ofreligion. You can make your own choice of availablemodules, with the advice of your supervisor. Research-training modules elsewhere in the University may bechosen, if you and your supervisor agree they areappropriate. You have the opportunity to explore manyareas for yourselves through self-selected essay topics,depending on the requirements of the particular modulesstudied, as well as in the research dissertation.

AssessmentVarious assessment methods are used, including classreports and group projects, although the long essay is afrequent choice.


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Higher research degrees in otherareas

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American studies

American Studies offers the research degrees of MPhiland PhD on a full- and part-time basis.

Research areasIn history, our principal areas of expertise include

• America in the long 1960s• gang culture and the incarceral society• history on film• Mexican-American history• the African-American experience during and after the

Civil Rights movement• the Cold War era• war and 20th-century American society

In literary and cultural studies, the main areas of researchactivity include

• cinematic and televisual narratives• conspiracy culture at the turn of the millennium• modern American poetry• Modernist and Postmodernist aesthetics• the racing and gendering of contemporary American

culture • twentieth-century visual art (painting, photography,

sculpture and architecture)

Special featuresThe best indication of ways in which the interaction of oursmall unit works to the advantage of our students lies in thework of our recent PhD candidates.

The fertile crossing of disciplinary borders is apparent insuch recent projects as How Can One Tell the Truth AboutMy Lai?, which examined how historians, novelists,journalists, film makers and the United States Armydifferently represented the 1968 massacre in theVietnamese hamlet of My Lai. Another recent project drewupon cultural studies, gender studies and Cold War historyto explore Masculinity and Myth in Marvel Comics, 1961–1974.

More traditional – but no less impressive – are successfuldoctoral analyses of The Republican Party and Civil Rights,1924–1948; The Representation of the Other in theContemporary American Novel; The Hollywood HorrorFranchise; Women Photographers of the 1930s;Representations of Slavery in the Novels of Paule Marshall,Ellen Gilchrist, Ellen Douglas and Gloria Naylor; and such

individual poets and novelists as Edith Wharton HildaDoolittle, William Carlos Williams, Frank O’Hara, CharlesBukowski, Gary Snyder, Joyce Carol Oates and CormacMcCarthy. Many of these theses have subsequently beenpublished as books.

Many of our successful PhD candidates have gone on tobecome lecturers at such universities as Cambridge,Liverpool, Newcastle, Bangor, Manchester andNorthumbria.

AdmissionApplicants for MPhil and PhD degrees are asked to submit adetailed research proposal (a few pages of description and abrief indicative bibliography), together with examples oftheir written work (approximately 5,000 words on anypertinent subject). At least two members of staff withappropriate expertise will read this material independentlyand confer, to ensure that proposals for research are viablefrom the outset. Once admitted, you will be allocated aspecialist supervisor who will remain responsible for youracademic progress and wellbeing throughout the period ofstudy.

If you want to discuss ideas before drawing up a formalproposal, please contact Dr John Osborne, Director ofStudies, for further advice ([email protected]).

ApplicationsFor details of the University’s postgraduate applicationprocedure, and links to the relevant forms, please go towww.hull.ac.uk/admissions.

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Digital media

We welcome applications from students who wish toanalyse issues in digital media theory and practice forthe degrees of MSc by Research, MPhil or PhD.

About the programmePostgraduate research programmes in Digital Media at ourScarborough Campus offer students the opportunity tocritically and creatively engage with a diverse range ofissues and methods in digital media and new technologies.These research programmes enable postgraduate-levelstudy into emergent research areas, are interdisciplinary inscope and reflect the School of Arts and New Media’scommitment to socially engaged research.

Students can also integrate critical enquiry into digitalmedia with their professional practice in social media ornew technologies. We support students’ development intoarticulate and critical thinkers who are acutely aware of theways in which their work engages with current criticalscholarship, cutting-edge technology, social issues anddebates within the contemporary media culture landscape.

Programme contentOn this programme, you are provided with comprehensivetraining in research skills and methodologies through theUniversity’s Postgraduate Training Scheme, as well as withsustained support for the development of an individualresearch project. You are expected to undertakeindependent research and are supported throughout withfrequent supervisory meetings. These are flexiblepostgraduate programmes, designed to accommodate yourindividual needs.

Research areasOur current areas of research include

• adaptive multimedia delivery and scalable web graphics• human–computer interaction• information and knowledge representation, management

and visualisation• intellectual property rights and digital rights

management• modelling and simulating liveness in computer systems –

particularly in relation to virtual actors, computercharacters and believable agents

• semantic web and agent technologies• sociocultural aspects of digital media

• technology support for eLearning, eBusiness,eGovernment and eHealth

• the use of internet technologies for applied andinteractive performance, arts and activism

• trust and security in virtual organisations andcommunities

• website evolution, measurement, evaluation,performance and security

• wireless and mobile systems

Research projectsExamples of current or recent postgraduate researchprojects in digital media include

• An Analysis of the Shifting Behaviour of SmartphoneUsers Related to Interpersonal Conversation in Public

• Blogging as a Disruption and Renegotiation ofHegemony: A Hyperlocal Study

• Establishing and Maintaining Online Communities ofPractice Through Wikis

• Identity Performance in Social Networking Sites andVirtual Worlds

FacilitiesThe School of Arts and New Media is a centre forcollaborative work across digital technologies andcontemporary performance. This creates a distinctivelaboratory space in which to create and critique emergingpractices and developments in the use of new technologiesacross a broad range of cultures.

ApplicationsFor details of the University’s postgraduate applicationprocedure, and links to the relevant forms, please visitwww.hull.ac.uk/admissions.


Film studies

Film Studies at Hull is a dynamic new teaching andresearch unit, which has rapidly established itself asone of the leading places for film research in the UK,particularly in the fields of television, Americancinema, animation, horror and adaptation studies.

The unit has a thriving research culture: it has hosted aninternational conference to celebrate 75 years of EalingStudios and runs a regular programme of Film and Mediaresearch seminars throughout the year. Film Studies staffhave been invited to contribute to television and radioprogrammes on film, and have spoken at the National FilmTheatre, at Manchester’s Cornerhouse Arts Centre and atuniversities in Europe and North America.

Although undergraduate programmes in film studies havebeen offered here since 2002, film research has been goingon at Hull for much longer in connection with programmesin English, modern languages, history and Americanstudies. Consequently, students have access to all of theresources they would expect from an establisheddepartment, including excellent library holdings of books,periodicals and films.

The city of Hull has a unique place in film history as thebirthplace of J Arthur Rank and other key figures of Britishcinema. In recent years, the University has given honorarydegrees to such important British film personalities as thedirectors Ken Annakin, Nicolas Roeg and AnthonyMinghella, and the actors Tom Courtenay, Judi Dench andJohn Hurt. Most recently, an honorary degree was awardedto the international film star Omar Sharif.

There is a student Film Society, at which a wide variety offilms are screened and discussed. The city also benefitsfrom events held at the local arthouse cinema, Hull Screen.In addition, the city hosts an annual international festivalof short film.

Reading for a higher research degreeFilm Studies offers MPhil and PhD degrees by research.Currently, the department supervises a number ofMPhil/PhD students

• Adam Chapman: ‘The Great Game of History’: TheVideogame as Historical Form (submitting 2013)

• Martin Hall: An Examination of the Emergence of aBritish Art-Cinema during the 1960s (submitting 2013)

• Jemma Gilboy: Craptacular Science and the Collapse of aRejected Universe: Absurdist Existentialism and MemeticProliferation in American Animation (submitting 2014/15)

• Madeleine Smith: Caped Crusaders and Dark Defenders:A Critical and Theoretical Analysis of the Vigilante inAmerican Popular Culture (submitting 2014/15)

• Mark Howard: The Great Divide: Representations of theSouth in Italian Horror Film (submitting 2015/16)

Also, listed below is a selection of the film-related PhDtheses successfully submitted for examination in the pastfew years, which demonstrates the breadth of postgraduateresearch undertaken in the Film department:

• Brian Hoyle: British Art Cinema, 1975–2000: Context andPractice, PhD, 2006

• Maria Victoria Pastor-Gonzalez: Stay a Minute, the Lightis Beautiful: Authorship and Aesthetics in KrzysztofKieslowski’s Three Colours Trilogy, PhD, 2006

• Simon Wilkinson: Exploiting Fear: Directing theHollywood Horror Franchise, PhD, 2006

• Dave Rolinson: Authorship, Form and Narrative in theTelevision Plays of Alan Clarke, 1967–89, PhD, 2004

• Melanie Jane Williams: Divergent Femininities in BritishFilm, 1945–59, PhD, 2004

• Melanie Williams: Prisoners of Gender: TheRepresentation of Women in the 1950s Films of J LeeThompson, PhD, 2003

• Robert Edgar: The Schlemiel and Anomie: The Fool inSociety, PhD, 2001

Staff research interestsFilm Studies staff are currently pursuing research, and maybe able to offer supervision, in these areas

• adaptation of literature for the screen• American cinema• animation studies• authorship• film history• gender issues and film• horror cinema• narration, style and aesthetics• television history• television studies

ApplicationsFor details of the University’s postgraduate applicationprocedure, and links to the relevant forms, please visitwww.hull.ac.uk/admissions.


Media, Culture and Society

In this area we offer the research degrees of MPhil andPhD on a full-time and part-time basis.

Research areasScholars in Media, Culture and Society at Hull havesupervised interdisciplinary and iconoclastic research invarious areas. Building on the broad topics of new media,political communication and media convergance, the unithas a particularly strong track record in supportinginternational research in the areas of

• Cybercultures, Cyberconflicts• Media and Cultural Politics• Media Convergence and Social Media• Media Movements and Radical Politics• New Media and Political Communication• Political Economy of Communications• War and Violence in Culture and The Media and• Country-specific and comparative case studies in the

above areas (for example, past and current researchstudents work on India, Indonesia, Greece, Malaysia,Nigeria, the EU and the UK).

Special featuresAdopting an interdisciplinary approach quite distinct fromboth ‘cultural studies’ and ‘media studies’, our innovativeresearch ethos develops a set of critical skills that enable abetter understanding of how our society is shaped bytransformative cultural processes in turn influenced bydigital developments, especially new media and socialnetworking. MPhil and PhD students have the opportunityto work with supervisors who are at the cutting edge ofEuropean and transatlantic scholarly networks. As well asoffering insights into new media and pedagogy in theEuropean Commission, the Media, Culture and Societyteam has developed productive research links and activitycentred on the European Framework 7. Programme: Culturein the Creation of a European Space of Communication.These important connections to research and fundingproviders abroad are supported by strong associations withHull’s Centre for the Study of Popular Culture, Centre forResearch into Embodied Subjectivity, Centre for Researchon Social Justice in a Globalising World and the WilberforceInstitute.

AdmissionApplicants for MPhil and PhD degrees are asked to submit a2,000 research proposal (including research design,methodology proposed, timeline and indicativebibliography). At least two members of staff withappropriate expertise will read this material independentlyand confer, to ensure that proposals for research are viablefrom the outset. Once admitted, you will be allocated aspecialist supervisor who will remain responsible for youracademic progress and wellbeing throughout the period ofstudy.

If you want to discuss ideas before drawing up a formalproposal, please contact Dr Athina Karatzogianni, Directorof Studies, for further advice [email protected]).

ApplicationsFor details of the University’s postgraduate applicationprocedure, and links to the relevant forms, please seewww.hull.ac.uk/admissions.


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The University has a deserved reputation for being welcoming and supportive. Ourstudents are among the happiest in the UK, and their feedback on the quality of thestudent experience that we provide remains overwhelmingly positive.

SupervisionPersonal supervision of your programme of research is provided by academic staff who areexperts in their fields. Our research students are allocated either two joint supervisors or asupervisory panel, with a named individual as main supervisor. This system ensuresquality and continuity of support. It also promotes the concentration of expertise in smallgroups of staff and postgraduates who work closely together. Students are encouraged tomeet regularly with their supervisors to gain from their expertise and guidance.

Postgraduate trainingThe University is a pioneer in the development of training programmes for researchstudents.

Training for students on traditional research Masters or PhD programmes is more broadlybased and is administered under the Postgraduate Training Scheme (PGTS). This scheme isaccredited by the University and has been developed to help you do two things

• undertake research more effectively• gain transferable skills that can be used in your future career

The exact course of training that you undertake will depend on your specific needs asidentified by you and your supervisor.

Part-time students and those generally working away from the University’s campuses areoffered other opportunities such as week-long Easter and Summer Schools in order to beable to undertake this training.

Through the PGTS you can achieve a Certificate (60 credits) or a Diploma (120 credits) inPostgraduate Research Training. Each is a formal qualification in its own right and will addsignificantly to your CV. The skills and experience that you gain from the training will notonly facilitate your research but also enhance your standing in many areas of employment.

The Graduate SchoolThis serves two main purposes. Firstly, it is the main administrative office on the HullCampus for our research students, supplementing the personal supervision and discipline-specific support that you receive in your department. Secondly, it provides a number ofvaluable facilities for all postgraduate students, whether on taught or researchprogrammes.

The building houses 60 networked workstations, as well as quiet study areas,photocopying facilities, lockers for the storage of personal items, a seminar room, and acommon room for social activities. This makes it the perfect place in which to meet otherpostgraduate students. All facilities are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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There is no single deadline for applications. We askthat your application reaches the University by 1 August(for a September start) or otherwise at least six weeksbefore your intended start date. Internationalapplicants are advised to give sufficient time forprocessing by the University and to make visa andtravel arrangements.

Please use one of the following methods to apply

1. Apply online at www.hull.ac.uk/pgapplyonline

2. Download and print the postgraduate application formand the reference form available online:www.hull.ac.uk/international/pgapplication andwww.hull.ac.uk/pgrefform

3. Apply directly through a University of Hull recruitmentpartner in your country. For a full list, please visit ourwebsite www.hull.ac.uk/international

Postgraduate researchTo be considered for a research degree, your applicationmust include your research proposal to enable us to decideif we can match up your interests with a researchsupervisor. Guidance on writing a research proposal for aresearch Masters or PhD degree is given on the followingpage: www.hull.ac.uk/preparingresearchproposal.

Supporting documentsWith your application you are required to provide academictranscripts, academic references, proof of English languageproficiency (if applicable), a copy of your passport and youmay be required to provide a copy of your CV and write apersonal statement.

The original statement of results, certificate or transcriptissued to you by the examination board or awardinginstitution will be required to support your application. Youcan only provide photocopies if these are officially verifiedwith an original legible stamp and legible signature from anauthorised person. Where documents are not in English it isthe applicant’s responsibility to obtain official translationto English if required by the University and to submit boththe translation and the document translated.

Entry requirementsFor graduate study, applicants are expected to have theequivalent of a British Honours degree. Detailed entryrequirements are provided by course in this brochure.Please note that each application is considered on its ownmerit and admissions tutors will give careful considerationto other factors, such as work experience and nature ofprevious studies.

Funding and feesFor the latest postgraduate fees, please visit our website:www.hull.ac.uk/money.

Scholarships and bursariesThe University offers a number of scholarships andbursaries to its students, including PhD scholarships inspecific research areas. The majority of these are offereddirectly by the academic departments and are based onacademic merit.

On postgraduate research degrees, students are either self-funded or have acquired scholarships from funding bodiessuch as research councils, commercial sponsorship orgovernment agencies.

For more detailed information about our scholarships andbursaries and postgraduate funding sources, please visitwww.hull.ac.uk/scholarshipsandbursaries.

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