Postgraduate study
     

English & History

Teesside offers English and history courses which stimulate debate, excite your curiosity and challenge your thinking. You will develop extensive knowledge of your subject and gain the advanced critical and communication skills valued by employers within a supportive and stimulating learning environment.

Quality teaching

We have a team of dedicated and enthusiastic teachers and researchers

English
Ben Knights, Professor of English at Teesside, is currently Director of the English Subject Centre, the national centre for learning and teaching in English Studies in higher education. English hosts a Royal Literary Fund Fellow who provides students with advice and guidance on both critical and creative writing

History
MA history programmes are taught by a highly-committed team, involved in cutting-edge work in research-informed teaching. Consequently there is an exceptional level of student engagement and achievement in the programme. External projects enhance the curriculum, whilst the Centre for Regional and Local Historical Research provides links and networking opportunities with the community and employers.

First-class facilities

The Library has an impressive collection of relevant material which is continually renewed. You'll have access to the internet, CD-ROMs and electronic databases through the Library's 400 workstations. The history subject group also has access to the Northern Region Film and Television Archive and a comprehensive Green Archive. Postgraduate study in history provides opportunities to work directly with archival material located in museums, country archives, and historic houses and landscapes.

Factfile

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  • National Teaching Fellowships awarded in English and History
  • The high quality of history courses nationally recognised by the Quality Assurance Agency
  • English studies students are active participants in Teesside’s lively literary scene
  • Historical research was judged to be at a level of international excellence by the Higher Education Funding Council for England
  • We are at the forefront of the application of technology in the teaching of history