MA In English Studies

Program Structure

While holding a BA in English Studies and completing yet further foundational courses in the initial phases of the program is essential, students and instructors no longer just survey a given field but undertake an in-depth exploration of it. Therefore, detailed textual analysis with its associated historical dimension constitutes the core activity in class. Our choice of readings has been partly determined by the academic profile of the department and the religious mission of the University. As a result, the program places particular emphasis on Biblical and Christian traditions and explores, among other issues, the complex and continuing presence of the Bible within English literature. The foundation courses of the program also include linguistics, history, culture, and language use. During the 2016/17 curricular revision, a practical skills module has been added to the program, in response to the needs and challenges of the changing world.

• Duration of study: 4 semesters
• Specialization: English literature
• Schedule: full-time

Main subject areas

• English language and literature
• English linguistics
• English applied linguistics
• British history, society, and culture
• Post-colonial literature and culture
• Different periods in English literary history
• English literature and Christianity
• Digital humanities
• Practical skills (advanced writing, academic presentation, editing skills, conference and workshop experience, research methodology, digital skills)

Brief description of the specialization modules

English Literature and Culture (specialization module with a new name and revised content: formerly Specialization in English Literature)

The aim is to acquaint students with a broadly defined concept of English literary culture, including its history, major trends, critical schools and, of course, its most representative works and authors. The works of authors from different periods and from different parts of the English-speaking world will be analysed (England, the US, Scotland, Ireland, Canada). Social and cultural phenomena in 21st-century films will also be explored.

Detailed textual analysis with its associated historical dimension constitutes the core activity in the literature classes. Our choice of readings has been partly determined by the academic profile of the department and the religious mission of the University. As a result, the program places particular emphasis on Biblical and Christian traditions and explores, among other issues, the complex and continuing presence of the Bible within English literature.

English Applied Linguistics (from 2022)

The aim is to train students in various fields of applied linguistics such as individual differences in language learning, sociolinguistics, contrastive linguistics and language technology, bilingualism, multilingualism and language acquisition, English as a global language, lexicography and terminology, and corpus linguistics. The development of research skills in these fields is supported by courses in qualitative and quantitative research methods and statistics.

Society and Culture of English-Speaking Countries (NEW)

The main focus of this specialization module is on modern political ideologies and international relations in the context of the society and culture of English-speaking countries. Political ideologies such as nationalism, feminism, democracy and totalitarianism in an Anglo-Saxon context will be explored in depth, along with the international relations between Hungary and the English-speaking world and the global engagement of English-speaking countries. Courses are also offered on historiography, historical memory, cancel culture, modern spirituality and culture, utopia and dystopia. Social and cultural phenomena in 21st-century films will also be explored.

Philologist in English Studies