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Humanities
Key Information
Overview

Our Master’s of Research in Humanities offers you the opportunity
to produce a substantial piece of independent research and writing
and to undertake wide ranging, systematic training in research
skills and project management. You will write a dissertation in
a specific field or prepare a portfolio of compositions, a recital
or a media project with a named supervisor. Supervision is
available in all disciplines where the school has expertise:
• American Studies
• English
• History
• Local History
• Media, Communications and Culture
• Medical Humanities
• Music and Music Technology
• Philosophy
• Russian
• Victorian Studies

Course type
MRes

Mode of study

Full-time or part-time

Indicative entry
requirements
2:1

For a list of full entry
requirements please visit
www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses

Contact email

[e-mail]

You will be ab le to develop your research topic within the context
of current debates and methodologies in relevant disciplines and
within the humanities generally.
You will follow a personally designed or tailor-made programme,
comprising three components:
• Research methods in the disciplinary or interdisciplinary field
relevant to the thesis topic
• Individual Research Orientation: an agreed programme tailored
to the needs of the student
• Research Training Programme covering research skills
and reflective practice in the humanities
• A 20,000 word dissertation (or equivalent composition
or artistic production) is at the heart of the course

Indicative modules

The following is a list of indicative modules:
• Research Methods and Political Analysis (American Studies)
• Methods in Cultural Analysis (American Studies)
• Criticism, Analysis, Theory (English)
• Film Theory (Film)
• Approaches to Historical Research (History)
• Themes in Local History (History)
• Cultural Theory (Media, Culture and Communication)
• Critical Approaches to Medical Humanities (Medical Humanities)
• Approaches to Music Research (Music)
• Metaphilosophy (Philosophy)
• Research Orientation (Russian)
• Research Skills in the Humanities
• Reflective Practice in the Humanities

Gemma Scott
Current PhD student

My MRes at Keele allowed me to
undertake extensive research on
a subject I was passionate about,
getting stuck into the archive for
the first time. It encouraged me to
continue this research, and led me
directly to a PhD at Keele.

MRes Senior
External Examiner
December 2014

For more information please visit

keele.ac.uk/pg/humanitiesmres

The MRes team need to be commended
not only for teaching in their own
specialist fields from history to music to
English literature to philosophy but also
in imparting to the MRes an integrated
feel to the degree programme as a whole.

Smart minds choose Keele

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