The Department of English Studies offers postgraduate programmes at the master and doctoral levels, leading to an MA and PhD, respectively. All postgraduate programmes are watched over by a three-member committee, which is appointed every two years. The Committee is chaired by a Postgraduate Coordinator. The Department offers PhD degree schemes in subjects related to all research interest areas of its academic faculty. The application period for all postgraduate programmes is January 15 – April 15 of each academic year.
Admission Requirements
The list of items accompanying applications includes:
· a filled-out formal application sheet ( application sheets can be obtained online at: http://applications.ucy.ac.cy/postgraduate_appl/MNG_USER_en.login_frm ),
· a certified copy of the BA Degree (or an official document certifying that the student will have graduated before the start of the Programme), plus a certified copy of the BA Degree script,
· a full CV in English,
· the student's initial statement of purpose (1-2 pages),
· writing samples in English, and
· min. 2 letters of recommendation
The candidates may also be required to participate in an interview in order to assess their suitability for the programme.
Projected number of students: at most 15
Number of Students to be Admitted
The total number of postgraduate students to be admitted in the postgraduate programmes of the Department is specified in the annual postgraduate announcement.
Application and Selection Procedures
Applications must be submitted to and examined by the Departmental Board. For more information on how to apply, please contact the Department's administrative assistant, Ms Thekla Constandinou (email: constandinou.thekla@ucy.ac.cy or call +357 22 89 21 02). Candidates may be called for an interview. After internal selection, the Departmental Board submits a report to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, stating the Board's decision regarding admissions. These decisions must be approved by the Faculty before they can be announced to the applicants by the Chair of the Department.
· a filled-out formal application sheet ( application sheets can be obtained online at: http://applications.ucy.ac.cy/postgraduate_appl/MNG_USER_en.login_frm ),
· a certified copy of the BA Degree (or an official document certifying that the student will have graduated before the start of the Programme), plus a certified copy of the BA Degree script,
· a full CV in English,
· the student's initial statement of purpose (1-2 pages),
· writing samples in English, and
· min. 2 letters of recommendation
The candidates may also be required to participate in an interview in order to assess their suitability for the programme.
Projected number of students: at most 10
Assessment
Each taught course is usually evaluated through continuous assessment which may include a mid-term exam, a final exam, a research paper and various others assignments. Students are also required to write a 15,000-word thesis on some aspect of linguistics.
Relationship to the MA in TEFL
Two courses (ENG 704 Trends in Applied Linguistics and ENG 702 Research Methodology) are shared with the students pursuing the MA in TEFL.
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