Program Overview

Our MA English is not a traditional postgraduate course. This outward-looking, contemporary and relevant programme regards you and your cohort as co-producers of knowledge, and encourages you to think about the relevance of your research in the world outside academia, emphasising literature’s embeddedness in pressing cultural and political issues. Learn more about the literature you love while becoming confident, critical and professional in sectors including education, cultural heritage, government and the media.

You are prepared for career success in a variety of contexts, with highly valued and transferrable skills including verbal presentation; planning and management of small and large research; personal reflection and evaluation; and writing for diverse audiences.

You participate in a postgraduate conference, working with your cohort to plan, organise and deliver an event where you present a piece of your original research. The module serves to cultivate high-level skills in independent research as well as aptitudes in planning, organisation, marketing, and working collaboratively in leading and support roles.

Top reasons to study this course

• Learn more about the literature you love while becoming a confident, critical and professional in sectors including education, cultural heritage, government and the media.
• You study a contemporary and relevant curriculum, prioritising pressing cultural and political issues.
• Embedding optionality wherever possible means you direct the course of your learning journey.
• Your cohort will come from a range of backgrounds, and you learn in an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment, which will enrich your learning experience.
• Your experienced and knowledgeable course team are research active, and many are highly regarded researchers within their field.