English Literature MA at Coventry University

Our English Literature MA course aims to help you get insight into the relationship between literature and the environment and develop transferable skills to prepare for careers in industries such as publishing, education and marketing. Explore various areas of literary study including waste studies, indigenous studies, and the blue humanities, alongside classics like Shakespeare, romanticism, gothic, and utopian and dystopian fiction. This course aims to equip you to address 21st-century environmental challenges through literature.

Faculty: English and Education  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: American Wests: Literary Spaces and Cultural Maps, Romantic Environments, Postcoloniality and Environment: Narratives of Waste, Professional Practice and Innovation, Gothic Nightmares and Utopian Dreams, Reimagining Shakespeare.

Career pathways

Career paths include funded PhD research, marketing, advertising, publishing, copywriting, journalism, education, civil services, content production, management.

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