English Literature MA
Facts about this course
| Qualification | MA |
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| Duration | Full time: 1 year Part time: 2 years |
| Attendance | To be confirmed |
| Assessment | Essays and other written coursework; presentations; 15,000-word dissertation. |
| Course structure NB: This course was previously known as English MA. |
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Choose Kingston's English Literature MA
Our MA in English Literature is designed for students who have already studied the subject at undergraduate level and who wish to:
- deepen their knowledge of English literature;
- improve their powers of literary analysis; and
- strengthen their skills in academic research and writing through study and analysis of both literary and non-literary writing taken from a broad selection of historical periods and literary traditions.
What will you study?
This course develops a broad range of theoretical approaches and practical skills for the analysis of literature, rather than a narrow focus on any single literary tradition or historical period.
All students will study conceptual approaches to literature and advanced research skills in core modules, as well as writing a 15,000-word dissertation.
Students will then be able to choose from among a variety of concentrations for their degree, such as Early Modern Literature, Victorian Literature, Contemporary Literature, Life Writing, Literature and Empire, Suburban Studies, Gender Studies, Representations of Islam, and Representing History.
Our links with professional authors and other writers provide a range of different voices and styles to broaden your experience of English literature. You will benefit from our links with:
- Professional writers
- Guest speakers
- Writers in residence
This course is taught by staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Teaching staff include:
- Norma Clarke, Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing
- Dr Anne Rowe, director for the Centre of Iris Murdoch Studies
- Erica Longfellow, senior lecturer
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
- Critical and Cultural Theory: Form, Structure and Language
- Critical and Cultural Theory: Place, Time and Identity
- Dissertation
- Dissertation Skills for English
- Postgraduate Study Skills for English
Optional modules
- City and Suburb
- Fictions of History
- Imagining Empire
- Life Writing
- Literary London
- Special Study: After Aphra: Women Writers and Early Eighteenth-Century Literary Cult
- Special Study: Iris Murdoch
- Special Study: The Literary and Cinematic Fairy Tale
- Special Study: The Short Story
- Special Study: Victorian Popular Literature: Sex, Secrets and Sensation
Related courses
Funding for English Literature MA students includes £500 bursaries to help support our events programme; Annual Fund scholarships of up to £3,000 towards your fees; and international scholarships of up to £3,000.
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