Study Details: MA 1 year full-time,
2 years part-time
Study the cultural meanings and associations of the various styles, genres and mediums in which English literature is produced. Explore a range of different critical and theoretical perspectives on advanced literary study on this flexible Masters programme.
Choose the modules that interest you the most, and develop an understanding of how English literature engages with a range of political, social and aesthetic issues.
Taught and supervised by world-leading scholars, the course will develop your research skills, which you’ll apply to a substantial piece of independent research. This will provide you with a foundation for doctoral research, as well as transferable skills for related careers in teaching, publishing, arts management and journalism.
You’ll engage with the wider research culture of the Department of English, one of the UK’s largest research centres in modern English. There will be a diverse schedule of seminars, conferences and reading groups for you to attend. You’ll also be part of the Humanities Research Centre, a vibrant interdisciplinary hub which will enable you to form close social and intellectual bonds over the course of your study.
2:2 or equivalent. We will consider applications from students with lower qualifications, particularly if you have high marks in relevant modules or appropriate professional experience.
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Our postgraduates go into a wide variety of industries, from arts administration to law. Many alumni have also gone on to become successful novelists, poets and playwrights.
Core modules
You'll learn valuable research, writing and presentation skills. Topics may include using library and online research resources, use of archives, academic writing and how to get work published.
Postgraduate Life in Practice
Option modules
You will also study four option modules. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
Out of Time: Sexuality, Textuality, & the Queer Temporal Turn
Auteures: Gender, Power & Authorship in Film and Literature
Greening the Renaissance. Theology, Science & the Natural World, 1600 - 1700
Writing Worlds: Power, Publishing & Resistance
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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