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| Address | University of Kent Marlowe Building, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NR, UK |
| Tel. No. | +44 (0)1227 824954 |
| E-mail address | paris@kent.ac.uk |
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University of Kent at Paris one year taught MA programmes in: Architecture and Cities Comparative Literature Creative Writing Eighteenth Century Studies English & American Literature Film French & Comparative Literature History Medieval and Early Modern Studies Modern French Studies Postcolonial Studies |
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The University of Kent at Paris offers a unique selection of innovative and cross-disciplinary programmes for postgraduate study in the Humanities. Combining taught courses and a dissertation, these programmes allow you to obtain an MA in one year, sharing your time between Canterbury and Paris. You spend your first term at our beautiful Canterbury campus, with full access to its excellent academic and re creational facilities. The spring term is based at our Paris site, in the heart of historic Montparnasse, where you participate in the Paris-focused modules, taught in English. In the final term, you complete your MA by writing a 15,000-word dissertation on a research topic defined in collaboration with your chosen academic supervisor. You may choose a programme in: Architecture and Cities, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Eighteenth Century Studies, English & American Literature, Film, French & Comparative Literature, History, Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Modern French Studies, Postcolonial Studies. During the first term you take two 30 credit taught modules from your chosen MA pathway. You then spend the second term in Paris taking two further 30-credit modules appropriate to your MA programme, which are taught in English. All modules available during the spring term have been designed to be specifically relevant to your experience of living and studying in Paris. Topics to be explored include: how modern literature has responded to the changing topography of Paris and the everyday experience of living in the city; the role of Paris as a centre for film production, a site for film narratives and directorial innovation and as a seedbed of cinema theory and criticism; the links between postcolonial literatures, the cultural history of France and the constantly moving, cosmopolitan character of Paris; the history of political and cultural dialogue between Britain and France over the past 200 years: Paris as a continuing source of inspiration for creative writing in poetry and prose. What can you study? You may choose a programme in one of the following subject areas:
Each programme offers a first term spent in Canterbury where you take two modules from your chosen MA pathway. During the second term in Paris, you choose two modules from a range, including (subject to availability):
SCHOOL OF EUROPEAN CULTURE AND LANGUAGES An interdisciplinary school The School of European Culture and Languages (SECL) encompasses nine disciplines (French, German, Italian, Hispanic Studies, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, Classical & Archaeological Studies, Religious Studies and English Language and Linguistics), creating an environment that encourages interdisciplinary co-operation and enterprise. High-quality research and a strong publishing culture The range and quality of publications being produced by staff in SECL provide an indication of the strength and dynamism of the research culture enjoyed by postgraduates joining one of the School’s Kent at Paris MA programmes. A list of our Paris programmes is detailed below, but we advise you to visit our website for the most up-to-date information.
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH An international reputation The School of English at Kent has a strong international perspective, apparent both in the background of its staff and in the diversity of their teaching and research interests. Their expertise ranges from the medieval to the postmodern, including British, American and Irish literature, postcolonial writing, 18th-century studies, Shakespeare, early modern literature and culture, Victorian studies, modern poetry, critical theory and cultural history. The international reputation of the School ensures a lively research culture, sustained by a vibrant intellectual community. The School also counts a number of highly acclaimed creative writers among its staff, many of whom are both critics and widely published authors of novels, short stories or collections of poetry. Crossovers between creative and critical writing are actively explored in all areas of teaching and research. Dynamic publishing culture School staff are prolific authors. Recent publications in creative writing include: Losing You (Patricia Debney); Desertion (Abdulrazak Gurnah); Our Tragic Universe (Scarlett Thomas); and Mandelson! Mandelson! (David Herd). Programmes Programmes on offer are regularly updated and extended. A list of our Paris programmes is detailed below, but we advise you to visit the website for the most up-to-date information.
SCHOOL OF ARTS An international reputation The Department of Film Studies is part of the School of Arts, which has a national and international reputation for dynamism and innovation in teaching and research. For over 30 years, the University of Kent has been at the forefront of developing Film Studies as an academic discipline and the Department now constitutes one of the largest European centres for the study of film. Applying aesthetic, conceptual and historical perspectives, the Department also includes digital media and practice by research. Excellent resources During your time in Canterbury, you have easy access to the British Film Institute in London and to the South-East England Film and Video Archive. The Kent International Film Festival has strong links with France and the rest of Europe, and the Gulbenkian Cinema on campus runs a daily programme of new releases and classics. The Templeman Library on the Canterbury campus houses our collection of 8,000 DVDs and videos, numerous books on cinema and other moving images, as well as a long-standing collection of journals. During the spring term in Paris, you are encouraged to make full use of the city’s cultural resources and to integrate that experience into your studies. You have access to screenings of modern and classic films and to the research facilities at the National Cinémathèque and Museum of Cinema and at the Forum des Images, an extensive videothèque and film library in the centre of the city. You also have access to the libraries of University of Paris III (Nouvelle Sorbonne), which has the largest Film Studies Department in France. In addition, you benefit from borrowing rights at the libraries of the University of Paris VII, which have viewing facilities and holdings of films, books and periodicals in English. Other Paris libraries with extensive relevant holdings include the French National Library, the Centre Pompidou Public Library and the American Library in Paris. Facilities at Reid Hall include a state-of-the-art multimedia space for screening films relevant to our Film Studies programme. Jackie Chan Scholarship The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation generously funds a scholarship worth £15,000 for one year of study which contributes to tuition fees and accommodation. The scholarship competition is open to any Hong Kong or mainland China resident with a first degree in an arts or related subject from a Hong Kong university who intends to study for a full-time taught MA in Film Studies. Candidates are expected to have, or be on course to attain, a first-class undergraduate degree, including a first-class mark in their dissertation, or equivalent. Programmes Programmes on offer are regularly updated and extended. We advise you to visit the website for the most up-to-date information. For Kent at Paris, we currently offer:
SCHOOL OF HISTORY Research-led school The School of History is a lively, research-led department where postgraduate students are given the opportunity to work alongside academics recognised as experts in their respective fields. The School was placed second nationally for ‘world-class’ research in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, and consistently scores highly in the National Student Survey. First-rate resources The School has a dedicated Centre for the Study of Propaganda and War, which has a distinctive archive of written, audio and visual propaganda materials, particularly in film, video and DVD. Locally, students have access to: the Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archive (a major collection for the study of medieval and early modern religious and social history); the Centre for Kentish Studies at Maidstone; and the National Maritime Collection at Greenwich. In addition, Kent is within easy reach of the country’s premier research collections in London and the national libraries in Paris and Brussels. Libraries containing English-language resources for historians during the term in Paris include the National Library, the American Library, university libraries, such as the Charles V Institute for Anglophone Studies, and the Centre Pompidou Public Information Library. Also accessible are the collections of the National Army Museum at the Invalides and the National Military Archives at the Château of Vincennes. Programmes Programmes on offer are regularly updated and extended. We advise you to visit the website for the most up-to-date information. For Kent at Paris, we currently offer:
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE An international reputation Having established itself as a strong teaching School, Kent School of Architecture (KSA) is in the process of transforming itself into a research-led institution of higher education in architecture. KSA staff are active at academic and professional conferences nationally and internationally. The School promotes innovative and interdisciplinary research study in architecture, urbanism and related fields. The School’s Centre for Research in European Architecture – CREAte - provides a focus for research in architecture in the European context. Its emphasis is on the role and contribution of humanities to architecture and urban design in the context of urban and regional regeneration. The Centre builds upon its staff specialism, interests and skills in the following areas: contemporary architectural and urban theory and design, regional studies, architectural history and theory (ranging from antiquity to contemporary European cities), sustainability, European topographies (landscape, urban, suburban and metropolitan) etc. The members of the Centre participate in the activities of AHRA - Architecture Humanities Research Association. The University of Kent is committed to architecture in the region and the unique opportunity presented by regeneration activities in Kent will allow the School to become a focus for experimentation and conjecture, building strong links with regional business, local communities and built environment professionals. Programmes Programmes on offer are regularly updated and extended. Our current Paris programme is detailed below, but we advise you to visit the website for the most up-to-date information.
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