MA English Literature
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).
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
- From the Postcolonial to the Global: Literature and Theory (ESH7070)
- Global Shakespeare: History and Theory and Performance (ESH7062)
- International Romanticism (ESH7066)
- Text, Media, Theory: 1900 to Now (ESH7084)
- Queer Theory and Contemporary Fiction (ESH7057)
- Victorian Voices (ESH7024)
Semester 2
- Aestheticism and Fin-de-Siecle Literature (ESH7030)
- Psychoanalysis and Modern Culture (ESH7029)
- Romanticism and Genre (ESH7061)
- The Global Contemporary (ESH7076)
- The State of the Novel (ESH7010)
- Writing the East End (ESH7038)
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 |
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| Modern and Contemporary | |||
| Postcolonial and Global | |||
| Theory |
