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MA English: Issues in Modern Culture

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

Cement your skills for possible future careers in research, the media or communications through this course that explores literary works and societal developments from c. 1900 onwards. The English: Issues in Modern Culture MA enables you to study a range of media, forms and genres while developing crucial research skills. Taught at UCL, with its acclaimed academics, leading research and literary collections, this is a unique opportunity.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard will normally be required. This is a competitive MA, however, and the majority of our successful applicants either have, or are predicted to gain, a first class undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent).

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Graduates from this MA will be strongly equipped to find employment in fields such as professional writing, publishing, journalism, film and television, teaching, PR, advertising and marketing, performance and the creative arts. The course is also an ideal preliminary stage for doctoral research in literature; candidates who obtain the MA and have found a promising subject requiring further study are encouraged to apply to the UCL MPhil/PhD course. In the Graduate Outcomes Survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2017 - 2022 cohorts, 72.5% of graduates from this MA were in either highly-skilled work or postgraduate-level study 15 months after graduation.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Modern Literature and Culture
  • Critical Contexts
  • Special Topics in Modern Culture 1
  • Special Topics in Modern Culture 2
  • Issues in Modern Culture: Dissertation
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