Master of Arts - English Literature

This innovative programme gives students the opportunity to explore their literary interests from the medieval period through to present day.

Studying English Literature at postgraduate level opens up a whole host of vibrant and intellectually stimulating avenues to explore. This unique programme draws on the wide-ranging research expertise of the University of Birmingham staff in order to develop their critical and analytical skills in the field of literary and cultural studies.

This programme will provide a solid grounding in the key intellectual debates within the scholarship surrounding a range of period and context specialisms, introduce students to the latest research in the field, and support their development of the skills required for writing a dissertation.

English literary texts from the medieval period to present day are studied in and alongside their many different contexts – historical, social, political and/or material – and approached from a multitude of theoretical and methodological perspectives, enabling students to develop new and highly skilled ways of reading and interpreting a wide variety of cultural documents.

Alongside the programme, students will also have the chance to participate in a bespoke MA conference and become part of the department’s thriving academic research community.