MA Postcolonial Studies at University of Leeds

Programme overview

The MA Postcolonial Studies explores the cultural and creative representation of colonialisms old and new, including enslavement, environmental catastrophe, forced migration and resource extraction, through literary and creative texts, and new cultural forms emerging from rebellion, decolonial endeavours and multiculturalism.

Department: School of English | Duration: 12 months full time; 24 months part time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take the core module Postcolonial Encounters (30 credits), at least one specialist postcolonial option and no more than two other School of English MA options, and complete a 60-credit research project. Options include Language After Empire, Children's Literature: Language, Discourse and Education and Africas of the Mind.

Career pathways

Graduates have completed PhDs in the UK and overseas, often at Leeds, and have entered the cultural sector (publishing, cultural management) and national and international NGOs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or equivalent, preferably in Anglophone, world or comparative literature, postcolonial studies, empire writing or a related humanities and arts subject; applicants with relevant experience or an interest in colonialism, decolonisation, migration, multiculturalism, indigenous studies or human rights are also considered. Applicants answer supporting statement questions and further documentation may be requested. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in all components.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,900 for the whole programme (2027/28). Total programme tuition fee, UK Source

International applicants: GBP 28,300 for the whole programme (2027/28). Total programme tuition fee, international Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time / 24 months part-time

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