MA in English

Aims and Objectives of the Programme

The MA in English offers you the opportunity to engage with the key debates in the rapidly changing discipline of literary studies. The programme ranges through the literary landscapes of the last four hundred and fifty years, but is given thematic coherence through its emphasis on the idea of modernity, as it has been defined and debated from the Renaissance (Early Modern) period to the present.

The programme is student-centred, enabling you to reflect on your own ideas, arguments, and critical methodologies in a sophisticated, informed and pleasurable way. It will develop your skills in reading and criticism, broaden the range of your reading and increase your understanding of current critical and theoretical debates. The programme provides a varied experience of postgraduate literary study for those wishing to top up a first degree, and offers a foundation of knowledge and skills for those intending to pursue a research degree. A significant number of past students have progressed to doctoral research after completing the MA programme.

Profile of a current MA student

Profiles of some MA graduates

Being a postgraduate in the Department of English

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