Program Overview

English Literature MA

The English Literature MA is a postgraduate degree that offers students the opportunity to develop a more confident critical voice and advanced analytical and research skills. This course is ideal for anyone interested in literature and who wants to develop a mastery of the subject as a basis for continuing higher research, or for taking their advanced cultural and intellectual skills into the marketplace.

Course Overview

The MA English Literature is offered in a traditional classroom setting with regular face-to-face supervision, or alternatively, students can complete the course via distance learning through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of literary texts and their contexts, as well as the skills necessary to analyze literature at the master's level.

Modules

The course consists of several modules, including:

• Critical Contexts: This module introduces students to key ideas and theories that can help them understand theoretical and conceptual approaches to literary texts.
• Literature and Social Justice: This module explores how texts from within and beyond the Western tradition can register and problematize commitments to changing their political and social contexts.
• Research Methods: Traditional and Digital: This module teaches students key approaches to English literary research and how to plan and carry out rigorous research using a variety of traditional and modern tools and approaches.
• MA English Literature Dissertation: This module provides students with the opportunity to produce an extended piece of research on a topic of their own choosing related to English literature.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally have a minimum of a 2:2 honors degree in English or a related discipline. International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component.

Fees and Funding

The full UK fee for the course is £9,950, and the full international fee is also £9,950. There are additional costs associated with the course, such as the cost of purchasing or printing primary materials, which is approximately £100 per year.

Study Options

The course is available in several study options, including full-time, part-time, and distance learning. The full-time option is one year, and the part-time option is two years.

Research Areas

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences has particular strengths in the Early Modern period, the Long Eighteenth Century, Modern and Contemporary, and Gender. The diversity of expertise means that the school can support students in pursuing their interests.

Career Prospects

On completion of the MA, students will have improved their employability through enhancing their critical skills and attitudes, presentation skills, and reflective and evaluative abilities. The course provides a qualification that may enhance promotion prospects in some professions, such as teaching, professional research, museums/archives, public policy, and project management.