This program offers you the opportunity to extend and develop your knowledge of literary works and the conceptual frameworks used to approach them. Our staff is all leading academics in the field of literary studies, and this research feeds directly into our teaching and dissertation supervision. You will develop a range of advanced skills through studying core and optional modules and also have the flexibility to follow your individual interests.

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Modules
Course Structure
- Criticism, Analysis, Theory in Literary Studies (30 credits, semester 1)
- Canon, Anti-Canon, Context (30 credits, semesters 1-2)
- Humanities Masters Research Training (30 credits, semesters 1-2)
- Dissertation (60 credits, semester 3)
Optional Modules
- Violence and Death: Advanced Studies in Shakespeare’s Theatre
- Literature and Society: Advanced Study of the Public Benefits of Literature
- Modernist Manifestos and Magazines (Masters)
- Words and Pictures: The Contemporary American Graphic Novel
- High Culture: Drink, Drugs and the American Dream
- Life/Writing
- World-Cinemas in the 21st Century
- Crime in Neoconservative America (Masters)
- Work Placement module for Humanities Postgraduates
Employability
Pursuing postgraduate study enhances students’ employment prospects because it nurtures more advanced critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and communication skills than those developed through an undergraduate degree. Throughout the course, we offer students the opportunity to reflect on the skills they are developing and, importantly, how they can articulate these skills in applications and interviews.
Key Facts
Requirements
- This degree is designed for those individuals with a first or upper second-class honors degree (or international equivalent) in English/English Studies/English Literature (single or combined honors). Applicants with other qualifications or experience are considered on a case-by-case basis by the Programme Director.
- IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component.
Duration options
Full-time, 1 year
Part-time- 2 years up to 5 years.
Start Dates
September
Fees and Applying
EU/Home – Tuition Fees:
- Ful-time: £8,400
- Part-time: £4,600
International –
- Tuition Fees: £16,800