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MAEighteenth-Century Studies

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sheffield.ac.uk/..eenth-century-studies-ma 

Overview

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Programme structure

Core module

The Eighteenth Century: Research Approaches

Optional modules – literature

May include:
British poetry in the Long Eighteenth Century
The Rise of the Gothic
Poetry and its contexts
Fiction and Reality
Humans, Animals, Monsters and Machines: from Gulliver’s Travels to King Kong
Sex and Death in the Eighteenth Century

Optional modules – history

May include:
The Historical Novel
Framing the Past: The Eighteenth Century on Film
Arguments about Eighteenth-Century Crime
Eighteenth Century British American Colonies
Material Life and Culture in the Early Modern World

Teaching

Seminars

Assessment

Essays
15,000 word dissertation

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you