MA/MPhil and PhD English Applicants 2021

Hi all,

I'm applying for the MPhil English Studies: Modern and Contemporary Literature; has anybody else applying/applied to this programme?

I'm reading Jane Eyre (albeit re-reading it for my dissertation) and Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia at the moment.

What are the topics of everybody's research proposals btw?

Hi guys! I’m going for the MPhil in Medieval and Renaissance Literature - anyone else applied/ applying for this? I’m currently reading A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters )

Hi all,

I'm applying for the MPhil English Studies: Modern and Contemporary Literature; has anybody else applying/applied to this programme?

I'm reading Jane Eyre (albeit re-reading it for my dissertation) and Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia at the moment.

What are the topics of everybody's research proposals btw?

Fingers crossed for you! Current Mph student here - I don't think they necessarily look for people who specialise in English, btw. In fact, your undergrad may be an advantage as you can contribute a different perspective. That's considered interesting in these parts

Hi,

I applied for MPhil criticism and culture way back in September. I emailed the dept last week, and they told me to expect a decision around mid-Feb.

I don’t think I’ll get an offer though, as my undergrad is in Theology and I didn’t even take any English modules. I think the course is too competitive for them to take a switching student.

Best of luck. I appreciate this is a bit late, but the most important thing is a) your application is accessible to someone who has no idea about the topic you're studying and b) why it need to be this course/uni. I say this as someone whose research straddles English, Critical Theory, and philosophies of digital technology to name a few and have been told in the past that my research sounds really interesting but they're not sure how it will fit in with a particular school. Often, while most universities claim to value interdisciplinary research, they tend to be a bit suspicious of it unless they can immediately see why it fits in with their discipline and its methodologies. As long as your research obviously fits in with the department, I wouldn't worry about your undergrad.

Thanks for this.

I did try to cover this in my application— my proposed dissertation/thesis would primarily be focused on a Lacanian approach to literature, criticism and modern culture, so I made my understanding of Lacan clear, and submitted a theological essay on Lacan as my supporting document to try and demonstrate my work. Hopefully that will be enough to give me a fighting chance of an offer.