MA Writing, Editing and Mediating
University of Groningen
Key Information
Campus location
Groningen, Netherlands
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
12 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
01 May 2024
Earliest start date
01 Sep 2024
Introduction
MA Writing, Editing and Mediating
Working with texts in a professional setting involves a special set of skills. The Writing, Editing and Mediating Master's track (often abbreviated to WEM), offers students a choice of courses that focus on non-fiction writing for specific audiences, the history of texts in their various forms (from manuscript to digital book), proof-reading and correcting English texts, and producing texts for publication. Topics addressed include censorship, copyright, scholarly editions, critical theory and social issues in contemporary literature.
Students on the course typically have a BA in English or in an Anglophone culture (e.g. American Studies). Some students with other humanities qualifications and a sufficient level of academic English are accepted by the admissions board.
The one-year Master's track in Writing, Editing and Mediating (WEM) is a track within the Master's degree in Literary Studies and is run by the Department of English Language and Culture. It is taught and assessed wholly in English.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- Towards the Digital Text, Part A: Book History
- Creative Writing, Part A: A Practical Introduction to Poetic Form
- From Manuscript to Printed Book
- Modern English Language
- Modern Literature and Mediation
- The Digital Text: The Book Past and Future
- Interdisciplinary Seminars
- Masterlanguage Courses
- Master's Thesis
- Translating and Editing
- Work Placement
Program Outcome
Credits: 60 ECTS
MA in Literary Studies
Upon graduation students hold a (60 ECTS) MA degree in Literary Studies with a track in Writing, Editing and Mediating from the UG. A student's career after that depends on the kind of person they are. Writing and editing skills can be applied in many settings. Language is central to studying human behaviour and activities. Proper communication through writing in a correct and organised way provides a challenge to many people, and you could assist them or guide them in this process.
Many of the skills a Literary Studies MA teaches are transferable. You will probably find that your analytical competence, ability to write, and capacity to solve problems will significantly improve after completing an MA degree. Although the Program is taught and assessed in English, many of its skills are generic but significant—such as punctuality, attention to detail, self-motivation, written communication etc.—and students have gone on to work in non-Anglophone settings.
We encourage our students to complete a 10 ECTS internship in a field of their interest. In the first term of the MA, a career event is organised to give students information and resources to realise their internship (though be aware that an internship may prolong your registration at university since it may not always be possible to organise it in the best period for you).
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
With your MA-degree you could work in publishing houses, for magazines as well as books publishers. You could also become a policy consultant (Dutch: Beleidsmedewerker), or an advisor to (inter)national governmental organizations and NGOs. You could also become an expert on dealing with writing in education, companies, or government agencies. You may also choose to pursue a career as lecturer or researcher in higher education.
Through a combination of a research-driven approach and knowledge of applying theory to real life situations, our Program prepares students for the following jobs:
Job examples
- Publisher
- Editor
- Technical Writing expert
- Copyrighter
- Journalist
- Translator
- Project manager
- Policy maker/ advisor
- Civil servant
- Consultant
- Communication specialist
- Lecturer at a University (of applied sciences)
- Researcher