This program is for graduates looking to advance or diversify their careers or to fulfill a personal interest in film studies, history, literature, creative writing, literary and cultural studies, liberal studies, media studies and visual culture. The Master of Letters at CQU provides a flexible program of postgraduate study.  It is an opportunity to engage in structured reading, research and writing on topics of your choice under the guidance of an individual supervisor.

Entry requirements

This program is available to students who have a degree from a recognised higher education institution and who have achieved a grade point average of at least 5.

Students wishing to specialise in the History stream must have previously completed relevant undergraduate study, or equivalent in this area.

Apply online here; see postgraduate (coursework), or call the Program Enquiries Hotline on 1300 360 444 (Local Call Cost within Australia).

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 48 units of credit, comprising 4 coursework courses (24 units of credit), plus a dissertation (24 units of credit).

The assessment of each coursework course is based on 5 000 words. The length of the dissertation will be 15 000 to 20 000 words.

The MLitt is available in the following areas: film studies, history, literature, creative writing, literary and cultural studies, liberal studies, media studies and visual culture.

If you are completing the MLitt in two years you will study 2 coursework courses in each term in the first year and in the following year the dissertation, as follows:

• Coursework A & Coursework B in Term 1 Year 1;
• Coursework C & Coursework D in Term 2 Year 1;
• Dissertation A in Term 1 Year 2; and
• Dissertation B in Term 2 Year 2.

If you are completing in three years you will study 1 coursework course in each term in the first year and second year and in the last year the dissertation, as follows:

• Coursework A in Term 1 Year 1;
• Coursework B in Term 2 Year 1;
• Coursework C in Term 1 Year 2;
• Coursework D in Term 2 Year 2;
• Dissertation A in Term 1 Year 3; and 
• Dissertation B in Term 2 Year 3

Choose HUMT codes for humanities based courses, and CULT for cultural/communication based courses. For more details see http://humanities.cqu.edu.au/mlitt/.