MA English Literature at Lancaster University

Our rich literary connections extend from Lancaster's LitFest and medieval Castle to Grasmere's Wordsworth Museum Develop your critical voice as you select your own path through a rich engagement with literature from the medieval to the contemporary. You will be guided throughout by a focus on the themes of world, spirit, body and place. This quartet of foundational critical terms reflects major Lancaster research strengths and will provide you with a gateway to literary study of all kinds, both established and experimental.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Arts  |  Duration: Full time 1 year, Part time 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: World, Body, English Literature Independent Project, Writing in the World.

Career pathways

During the programme you will develop a host of high-level professional skills such as researching, persuading and presenting. These skills are greatly valued in many sectors - from marketing to law, social work to professional services, and business to the media.

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