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English Studies

MA
Master of Arts

Develop strong critical thinking and academic skills for further research in Literature and Linguistics and gain access to a wide variety of career opportunities

English Studies at EUC

The MA in English Studies at EUC offers students the opportunity to examine literary, theoretical and critical texts from a variety of cultural contexts, fostering advanced skills of comprehension, interpretation and analysis. A core feature of the program is the investigation of topics pertaining to Linguistics, Literature and culture(s) with courses such as English in Globalization, Theories of Literature, Postcolonial Studies, World Literature, Second Language Acquisition, Ecocriticism and English Language Teaching Methodology.  This coursework enables students to develop practical and academic techniques for further research.

In addition to further academic studies, the program prepares graduates for careers in a variety of business and government or non-governmental sectors.  Graduates are able to excel in careers such as teaching, marketing, NGO grant writing, web content development, administrative posts and journalism.

Program Summary

Languages: English
Duration:18 months
Mode of Study:Online
ECTS:90

Our graduates work in:

  • Public and Private Education
  • Language Institutes
  • Media
  • Publishing
  • Research Centers

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5 Stars Distinction for Online Learning

European University Cyprus has received the Five Stars distinction in the area of Online Learning on the QS TOP UNIVERSITIES (QS Stars University Ratings) rating of institutions around the world. This rating of excellence was achieved with high scores for student-faculty engagement, student services and technology and for commitment to online learning. Through rigorous and independent data collection and analysis of performance metrics, European University Cyprus also received Five Stars in Teaching, Employability, Global Engagement, Diversity/Equality/Inclusion and MD Medicine.

Language Centre

The Language Centre of European University Cyprus was founded in 2016 and serves as a coordinating and examining centre for all language courses offered at EUC, such as the following:

  • ESP (English for Special Purposes)
  • EFL (English as a Foreign Language),
  • Greek as a Foreign Language
  • EPT (English Placement Test) and GPT (Greek Placement Test) sessions
  • Other foreign languages (e.g. German, Russian, etc.)

All instructors are highly qualified and hold postgraduate degrees from a number of Universities of the U.K and the U.S.A among others.  Apart from their academic qualifications, our instructors also have extensive teaching experience in tertiary education.

The Language Centre is supervised by the Chairperson of the Department of Humanities and there are academic coordinators for each of the languages offered by the Centre.

ΝΟ SPECIFIC ADMISSION CRITERIA

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Degree Requirements ECTS
Core Requirements60
Master Thesis30
Total Requirements90
Core Courses 60 ECTS
CodeCourse TitleECTS
ENS600Research Methods10
ENS610English in Globalisation10
ENS620World Literature10
ENS630Core Issues in Second Language Acquisition10
ENS640Theories of Literature10
ENS650Postcolonial Studies10
Master Thesis 30 ECTS
CodeCourse TitleECTS
ENS690Master Thesis or30
Three Electives 30 ECTS
Students select three (3) from the following courses
CodeCourse TitleECTS
ENS660Ecocriticism10
ENS661Avant-Garde and Experimental Writing10
ENS662Special Topics in Literature10
ENS663Language in Society10
ENS664English Language Teaching (ELT) Methodology10
ENS665Special Topics in Linguistics10
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