Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the programme, you need to:
A. Have a BA degree in English Language and Literature or a related specialization
from the Arab Open University or another recognized university with a graduation
rating of GOOD or higher in light of local accreditation requirements in the branch
countries.
B.
Achieve Band 6.5 or higher in the Academic Version of the ‘International English
Language Testing System' (IELTS) test,
OR
Achieve a score of 550 or more in the ‘Test of English as a Foreign
Language’(TOEFL) (Paper-Based Test) or the equivalent score in the Computer Based Test.
C. Some branches require an interview and recommendation letters.
Method of delivery
Blended Learning: Seminar-like classes on campus, zoom meetings for follow-up and LMS (Learning management System) for uploading material and actively interacting with students. This is in addition to the AOU e-library where the MA students make the best benefit for their researches and their theses through their free access to the AOU e-library.
Duration
A two-year academic study at least that includes eight 4-credit-hour courses (32 credit hours) and a dissertation (16 credit hours).
Full time or part time
Both full-time and part-time tutors teach in the MA program. All full-time tutors co-supervise MA dissertations. Main supervisors are both full-time and part-time professors.
Programme Specification
This taught postgraduate programme in literature will:
- build upon and develop students’ existing knowledge of, and interest in, the study of literature;
- provide students with appropriate training in methods of research in literature at postgraduate level;
- provide students with the opportunity to carry out a substantial piece of independent research, and write this up using the appropriate scholarly apparatus;
- enable students to read, think, speak and write critically about literary texts, both in relation to other texts and in context.
