Our Masters by Research degree allows you to undertake extended independent research at Masters level.You'll carry out a research project on a topic of your choice, with expert guidance from a single supervisor or two co-supervisors, and use your findings to produce a thesis of around 30,000 words. This degree presents a great opportunity to explore an area of interest in greater depth, gaining advanced knowledge and skills that will prepare you for specialist career paths or further study. Unlike a Masters degree, a Masters by Research degree doesn't include any taught content. Instead, you'll work closely with your supervisor to agree the content and structure of your research project, as well as your process and schedule. Your supervisor will help you to make sure that your research will be a significant original contribution to your field, and that you can realistically complete it within the proposed timescale. You'll continue to receive expert guidance from your supervisor throughout your degree, and they can advise you on developing your project as your research progresses. Your research will be assessed on both the strength of your thesis and an oral examination called a viva voce.<br><br>The Postcolonial Research Group (PRG) is an inclusive group of scholars, both established and emerging, whose work covers a wide range of topics relating to the globalised present as well as the colonial past. The group is the latest iteration in a long and rich history of postcolonial studies at the University of Leeds, beginning with the establishment of Commonwealth literary studies in the 1960s. Two of Africa's most distinguished writers, the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka and the Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o, are alumni of the School. Every two years, the School holds a Ravenscroft Lecture in honour of Arthur Ravenscroft, one of the founders of Commonwealth literary studies. We also host Moving Worlds: A Journal of Transcultural Writings, one of the leading journals in the field, in conjunction with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.