MA English Literature at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Taught by leading scholars, this MA takes students through English literature from the sixteenth century to the present, with research expertise from Shakespeare to contemporary prize-winning authors. Topics include literary adaptation, genre fiction, landscape, gender and sexuality and the city as a literary space. Classes run in evenings and selected weekends for flexible full-time or part-time study at the Cyncoed Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy | Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

180 credits: Research Methods and Literary and Critical Theory, four subject modules from those running in a given year (e.g. Rethinking Genre Fiction, Literature and Landscapes, Reading the City, Adaptations Transformations Rejections, Making Trouble: Gender and Sexuality in Literature, Special Author Topic) and a 60-credit Dissertation.

Career pathways

Arts and heritage sectors, teaching, doctoral research, journalism, PR, publishing and public or voluntary sector roles; preparation for PhD study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Usually a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject. Applicants complete an online application, may be asked for a sample of academic work and may be invited to interview by Teams or phone. International applicants: academic IELTS 6.0 with no sub-score below 5.5, or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 1 year full time; 2 years part time

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