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Overview
Enhance your knowledge of Shakespeare and gain the skills to study at postgraduate level. You can take the course for pleasure, to boost your career or to progress onto a Masters. Successfully completing this short course provides you with an alternative qualification for entry onto the MA Shakespeare programmes.
This Spring into Shakespeare (Online) course from University of Birmingham covers key areas of Shakespeare studies, informed by our academic experts with input from RSC theatre practitioners.
Career opportunities
This course is ideal if you would like to study either our MA Shakespeare or MA Shakespeare and Creativity courses and you don't meet the standard entry requirements for the MA. Successfully completing this short course, including the Research Skills weeks, allows you entry onto the university's MA Shakespeare courses.
Alternatively, the course can be used as Continuing Professional Development if you work in heritage or cultural sectors and would like to expand your knowledge of Shakespeare and/or theatre in the Early Modern period.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Analysing Shakespeare’s language
- Defining genre
- Exploring early modern playing practices
- Shakespeare and the history of thought
- Shakespeare in contemporary performance
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Literature View 29 other Short Courses in Literature in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
GPA Required
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- An undergraduate honours degree in any subject OR professional experience of working with Shakespeare.
- We'll also consider candidates who don't have an undergraduate degree or professional qualification if you have at least ten years’ work experience including significant managerial responsibility.
- You'll need proficient English Language skills, including reading, writing, speaking and listening. This is so you that can engage fully with Shakespeare's texts on the short course. If you are currently studying at a Chinese university, we have specific entry requirements and a list of acceptable universities for further study at Birmingham.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents400 GBP / full≈ 400 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents400 GBP / full≈ 400 GBP / full
Funding
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