English Literature & Creative Writing (MA) at Liverpool Hope University

The MA English Literature & Creative Writing course recognises creativity as a critical act and criticism as always creative. You will study a varied range of English Literature with the option of an Advanced Creative Writing Workshop for those who wish to publish in professional contexts. Our MA has an emphasis on literature and locality, with a core module focused upon Liverpool and Merseyside, and northern England.

Faculty: School of Humanities  |  Duration: 12 months (full-time) or 27 months (part-time)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: January 2027 & September 2027  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Rewriting the North, Creative-Critical Writing Practice, Next Steps: Dissertation and Careers, The Literature of the First World War: History Through Literature, Posthuman Creative Writing Workshop, The North and the Nation in Fantasy Literature, Case Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature, Books, Readers, and Publishing: History, Theory, and Practice, Contexts for Children's Literature, The Rise of the Novel, Popular Shakespeare, The Object of History: Interpreting and Evaluating Primary Evidence.

Career pathways

The MA English Literature & Creative Writing can act as a foundation for further postgraduate work, including doctoral research.

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