MA English Literature

Over the course of a Masters programme in the School of English and Drama, all students complete 180 credits of assessed modules (including a yearlong Dissertation worth 60 credits). Read the information on this page to understand the requirements and elective options for full-time and part-time students taking the MA English Literature.

 

Programme Requirements

Full-time Students Part-time Students entering Year 1 Part-time Students entering Year 2
2 elective modules in Sem A, each worth 30 credits 1 elective module in Sem A, each worth 30 credits 1 elective module in Sem A, each worth 30 credits
2 elective modules in Sem B, each worth 30 credits 1 elective module in Sem B, each worth 30 credits 1 elective module in Sem B, each worth 30 credits
The compulsory Dissertation (ESH7000), 60 credits, which you will complete over the summer and submit in August Sem A of the compulsory Dissertation (ESH7000), offering preparatory training for your research project Completing the compulsory Dissertation (ESH7000), which you will write over the summer and submit in August

Both full- and part-time students may select a total of one module across the course of their programme from selected modules offered by other departments within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or other Colleges of the University of London (subject to approval from the pathway convenor and the Head of Department).


Complete the Module Preferences Form

Elective Modules

Students have the freedom to choose modules from the full range of options set out below. We have also created a series of suggested specialist routes, which are set out below for students wishing to focus on a particular aspect of the discipline.

Semester 1

Semester 2


Suggested Specialist Routes

A 'route' consists of at least one specialist module in Semester A, at least one specialist module in Semester B, and a dissertation focused on the specialist period/theme.

Specialist Route Semester A electives Semester B electives Dissertation
18th and 19th Century
London
Modern and Contemporary
Postcolonial and Global
Theory
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