MA English Literature at University of Birmingham

Deepen your love of literature and learn how to analyse a range of texts with our English Literature MA. Explore a range of literary periods or specialise on one of our pathways. You'll turn your passion for reading into transferable critical thinking skills.

Department: English Literature  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme comprises 120 credits of taught modules and a 60-credit dissertation. Modules run for one term, and each module involves two to three hours of weekly small group teaching which you’ll need to attend. Modules include Dissertation, Literature, Communication, and Community, Textualities and Materialities, Evolutions of Popular Literature, Meeting Medieval Manuscripts, Modernism, Nineteenth-Century Voices.

Career pathways

By studying a postgraduate degree in English Literature at Birmingham, you’ll develop transferable skills suited to a range of career paths. These skills include an ability to analyse information, being able to work independently, critical thinking skills and the ability to present your ideas.

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