MA in Nineteenth-Century Studies
Convenor: Dr Samantha Matthews
samantha.matthews@sheffield.ac.uk
The MA in Nineteenth-Century Studies is based in the Department of English Literature and run in conjunction with the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies. The Centre draws together scholars from a wide range of disciplines across the University and aims to promote truly interdisciplinary research.
Its interests extend across the entire breadth of the `long nineteenth century´, from around 1789 to about 1914, encompassing the Romantic and Victorian eras, and the beginnings of modernism. The Centre holds regular seminars and conferences, and provides a forum for its numerous graduate students.
The work of the Centre is not confined to the University, but extends outwards to the city, drawing on its wealth of nineteenth-century resources. We have established strong links with the City Archives, the Ruskin Gallery, the Mappin Art Gallery, Weston Park Museum and the Tennyson Research Centre, drawing on their materials for both research and MA teaching. The University of Sheffield library also has excellent holdings in nineteenth-century primary materials, including complete runs of all the major periodicals.
Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies website
Structure
Research track: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Nineteenth-Century Studies, Research Methods and Practice module plus 60 credits and 15,000-word dissertation.
Taught: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Nineteenth-Century Studies plus 90 credits and 15,000-word dissertation.
Modules in the English department
AUTUMN
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Nineteenth-Century Studies (core)
The Rise of The Gothic, 1790–1890
SPRING
Fiction and Reality, 1848-1859
The City in 19th-century English Literature
Modules in other departments
AUTUMN
Nineteenth-century German Literature
Hegel and his Critics
SPRING
The Fin-de-Siècle
Discovering Rural England, 1870–1920 (15 credits)
History and the Victorians (15 credits)
Union Man: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War (15 credits)
The Chartist Challenge (15 credits)
The Advent of Socialism in Britain, 1880–1900 (15 credits)
Ballads, Broadsides and Cartoons: The Firth Collection in Sheffield
Entry requirements
Students wishing to take this degree should have a good first degree (2.i or above) in English literature, language, linguistics, or a related discipline (e.g. history, philosophy, modern Languages).
International students whose first language is not English are required to provide proof of English language proficiency. For example, students may have an IELTS certificate (7.5 minimum) or a ToEFL certificate (paper test: 630 minimum score, with a Written English Score of 5; computer test: 267 with a Written English Score of 5).
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