MA in English Studies for the Professions (admitted in or after 2026/27) - Curriculum

Master of Arts in English Studies for the Professions (admitted in or after 2026/27)

Curriculum

The MAESP requires completing 31 credits of subjects. Alternatively, students may elect to complete an MA dissertation, which is worth 6 credits of the total 31.

Common Core subjects^ (7 credits)

Discourse Analysis
Introduction to English Linguistics*
Professional Ethics and Academic Integrity

Specialism-specific core subjects^ (9 credits for ELT and EPC)

English Language Teaching	Second Language Learning Testing and Assessment Second Language Teaching in the Age of AI*
English for Professional Communication	Professional Communication and AI: Theory and Practice* Sociolinguistics at Work* Digital Media and AI Strategies for Professional Communication*

Electives subjects^ (15 credits for ELT and EPC)

English Language Teaching

English for Professional Communication

Specialism-specific Electives^#

Syllabus Planning and Materials Design
Research Project
Introduction to the Sound System of English
Task-based Language Teaching
The Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
Professional Communication and AI: Theory and Practice*
Language Teaching in Practice with AI*
Bilingualism and Multilingualism*
English Grammar and Pedagogy*

Specialism-specific Electives^#

Research Project
Pragmatic Disorders
Language and Intercultural Communication in the Workplace
Multimodality and Professional Communication
Language and Crime
Communication and Leadership Strategies*
Applying AI in Writing for Specific Purposes*
Communication and Health in the Age of AI*

Common Electives

Research Design and Methods
Popular Culture and English
Corpus Linguistics and AI
Advanced English Literature*
Cultural Studies*

* New/retitled subjects are subject to approval.

^ Each core and elective subject is worth 3 credits, apart from the Research Project (6 credits), which involves conducting an independent piece of research and writing a 10,000-word dissertation, and the Professional Ethics and Academic Integrity (1 credit), which is a compulsory but tuition-free subject.

^# All Specialism-specific Electives will be listed as Common Electives of the relevant specialism.

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