Storytelling MRes

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree in either English Literature and Creative Writing or Creative Writing is a requirement.

Months of entry

October

Course content

Discover the Power of Storytelling in an Interdisciplinary Context

If you're passionate about the art and impact of storytelling, the MRes in Storytelling at the University of Chester offers a unique opportunity to delve into narratives across cultures, media, and time periods. This cross-disciplinary course combines critical analysis with creative exploration, allowing you to investigate storytelling's role in society and its potential to inspire change.

Course Overview

This course provides a detailed understanding of stories, storytelling, and narrative in English. You'll explore a range of approaches to storytelling, including diverse topics such as folklore, podcasting, and drama. Your lecturers have expertise in various writers and eras, facilitating your exploration of specific forms of narrative and storytelling.

The course comprises three compulsory Level 7 modules:

• Research Methods: This module will introduce you to relevant research methodologies. You'll identify your own research needs as you begin postgraduate study in storytelling, and you'll engage with key methodologies and critical debates, while developing a strong understanding of research practices relevant to your dissertation.
• Cultural and Literary Debates: You'll engage with contemporary and historical debates relevant to storytelling, examining the evolution and significance of the subject across different contexts, equipping you with the skills and critical frameworks needed for Master’s-level research. Through guided reading and discussion, you’ll develop advanced analytical, interpretative and practical skills to support your dissertation and wider storytelling work.
• Research Dissertation: You'll undertake a substantial independent research project, allowing you to fully examine into a storytelling topic of your choice.

Learning Environment

You'll learn close to the heart of Chester city centre, surrounded by culture, history, and the arts, and be supervised by research experts. Delivery methods include lectures, seminars, and one-to-one supervision with academic staff and/or external practitioners. You'll also engage in substantial independent study, fostering self-management and planning skills.

Assessment

Assessment may include a range of written types of coursework, including annotated bibliographies, essays, reports, reviews, and oral presentations, though assessment types can change. The culmination of the course is a 28,000-word dissertation, demonstrating your ability to conduct in-depth research and critical analysis. You can author a critical or creative writing dissertation, but we also have drama, prose, and non-fiction options available. You could also deliver a creative performance, or exhibition inspired in different ways by stories, narrative and storytelling.

Career Prospects

The MRes in Storytelling is an excellent stepping stone for those considering PhD study, providing a solid foundation in independent research and reflective writing. Graduates may also pursue careers in academia, publishing, media, education, and cultural institutions.

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For further details and to apply: https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/applying-for-mres-research-degrees/.

Information for international students

https://www.chester.ac.uk/international/

Fees and funding

https://www.chester.ac.uk/student-life/fees-and-finance/postgraduate-funding/