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MA English Literature

University of Leicester, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

A Masters's degree in English Literature is an excellent preparation for a wide range of careers. As well as deepening your knowledge in your chosen areas in English, you will also develop transferable skills, such as research, analysis, and presentation skills.

Completing an MA can be the first step in an academic career in Higher or Further Education while also enhancing your career options outside academia.

One popular career choice is teaching English in the UK (having completed a PGCE) or abroad. The fields of publishing, advertising, arts administration, PR, television, the film industry, and other media-related jobs are also ideal destinations for English Literature graduates.

Our Career Development Service is here to support you with advice on interviews, CVs, work experience, volunteering, and more. From Freshers’ Week to Graduation and beyond, they are here to help you reach your professional goals.

General Eligibility

2:1 degree in English literature or language or its equivalent.

You will be asked to provide a personal statement as part of your application, explaining why you have chosen this course.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Modules

Core modules

  • Research Methods and Writing Skills

  • Editing and Textual Cultures

You will also choose:

  • either your Dissertation and Authorship and Authority

  • or the Extended Dissertation

Option modules

Choose three option modules from:

  • Old Haunts: The Ghost Story in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

  • Roman Remains: Classical Antiquity in the Drama of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries

  • Women in Literature, Culture, and Society, 1850-1900

  • Poetry Writing and Contemporary Poetry

  • The Brontës

  • Twenty-First Century Fiction

  • Queer Fiction

  • Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress

  • Bodies 1850-1918

  • Evolution and Entropy: Changing Representations of the Sciences in Victorian Literature

  • Literature and the Environment: Global Eco-Fiction

  • Writing Fiction

  • Victorian Lives: Life-Writing in the Victorian Period

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to prove your English ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

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