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MA English Literature at University of Southampton

University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Southampton’s MA English Literature will deepen your knowledge of literature in English and provide you with advanced research skills to support your postgraduate career. On this programme you'll be taught by the English Department’s world-leading experts. Their research ranges across postcolonial and world literature, film and digital media, and the environmental humanities.

Faculty: Arts and Humanities  |  Department: English  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This is a full-time master’s course. You’ll study for 12 months, from September to the following September. In the first 9 months (semesters 1 and 2) you’ll study the taught part of your course.

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Entry requirements

You’ll need a 2:2 degree in English literature or a related subject. IELTS 6.5 overall (reading 6.5, writing 6.5, speaking 6.0, listening 6.0).

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,000 a year. UK (home) students, tuition for a year of study on the September 2027 entry course page Source

International applicants: GBP 29,100 a year. EU and international students, tuition for a year of study on the September 2027 entry course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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