English Literature MA

The MA in English Literature aims to deepen your passion for literature while developing the rigorous specialist skills essential to postgraduate-level research. You will receive the help and support of the distinguished Department of English as we aim to provide a stimulating and challenging intellectual experience in a friendly environment.<br/><br/>The programme offers four pathways, which build on the core research strengths of the department:<br/><br/><br/>- Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature<br/><br/><br/>- Romantic and Victorian Literature<br/><br/><br/>- 20th Century and Contemporary Literature<br/><br/><br/>- Literature and the Environment.<br/><br/><br/>If you wish to focus on a particular period you may follow a single pathway. Alternatively, if you want to broaden your engagement with English literature, you may decide to choose no single pathway, and combine optional units to suit your interests.<br/><br/>All students are taught the specialist skills required for postgraduate-level research and the practical skills that academic life demands. Everyone on the programme is invited to enter fully into the wider academic community of the department and the University.