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OUM’S Master of English Studies programme, or MEST, is an advanced degree that caters to learners seeking to deepen and widen their appreciation of English. Suitable for both English and non-English majors, and uniquely different from traditional offerings, the MEST curriculum is reflective of English as an evolving intellectual discipline offered in progressive universities across the globe. Providing learners with a thorough immersion in the discipline, MEST features exciting courses in writing, linguistics, literature, and cultural studies.
Learners who successfully complete an English Studies programme at OUM can expect to be able to:
- demonstrate advanced English language proficiency skills and knowledge
- engage imaginatively in the advanced process of reading, analysing and/or producing complex and sophisticated literary and non-literary texts and discourse
- demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of contextual approaches to the production and reception of texts and discourses across fields
- reflect critically upon textual production and reception across time and space and in their own practice
- apply a range of subject-specific and transferrable skills, including high-order conceptual, analytic and communication skills embark on further study in English or related disciplines at higher levels.
Career Prospects
English graduates have thrived in diverse careers. This is because they possess not only subject knowledge and subject specific skills, but also such transferable graduate skills as advanced literacy and communication skills, critical reasoning, and the capacity to critically analyse diverse forms of discourse.
Interesting and diverse career paths await English graduates, including Teaching, Training, Journalism, Management, Professional Writing, Creative Writing, Research, Editorial, Advertising, Media, Public Relations, Academia, Theatre, Consultancy, and more.

Associate Prof Dr David Lim
Programme Director
Tel (Office) :
603 7801 2192
Email :
david@oum.edu.my
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* Fees applicable to Malaysians and Permanent Residents only. Discount for the Physically Challenged Learners (OKU) and Senior Citizens The University offers 50% discount for: Note
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* The University reserves the right to revise the fees without prior notice.
**LATEST UPDATE: 30 August 2022
Normal Entry
- A Bachelor’s degree (Level 6, MQF) in the field1 or related fields2 with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 or equivalent, as accepted by HEP Senate; or
- A Bachelor’s degree (Level 6, MQF) in the field or related fields or equivalent with minimum CGPA of 2.00 and not meeting CGPA of 2.50, can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment.
- Candidates without a qualification in the related fields or working experience in the relevant fields3 must;
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- meet the minimum CGPA based on (i) to (ii);
- achieve at least IELTS Band 64 (or its equivalent); AND
- undergo two prerequisite courses (Introduction to Linguistics; English Across Time and Space).
Note: For footnotes on the key terms, click here
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APEL. A Entry
- Possess an APEL.A certificate from MQA for admission into Master’s programmes.
- For more information, please click here: https://apel.oum.edu.my/apel-a-access-purpose/
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This programme aims to produce graduates that are:
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Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Upon completion of all courses in this programme, the graduates should be able to:
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Core Courses
Subject Name | Credit Hours |
Mapping English Studies | 3 |
Academic Writing for Postgraduates | 3 |
Reading Literature | 3 |
Language, Power & Society | 3 |
Research in English Studies I | 3 |
Global Englishes | 3 |
Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
Sense of Style | 3 |
World Literature | 3 |
Total | 27 |
Elective Courses (three only)
Subject Name | Credit Hours |
Malaysian Fiction | 3 |
Literary Theory | 3 |
Cultural Studies | 3 |
Film and Society in Contemporary Southeast Asia | 3 |
Postcolonial Writings | 3 |
Total | 9 |
Project
Subject Name | Credit Hours |
Research in English Studies II | 6 |
Total | 6 |