Master of Arts - English Literature

If you want to undertake further English literature study, but don't want to specialise in any one area, MA English Literature may be the perfect course for you. With a wide range of expertise in the department, you have the option to choose units from the MAs in Medieval Studies, Shakespeare, Victorian Literature, Art and Culture and specialist options in Modernism and Contemporary Literature. The course is ideal if you are interested in more than one period of English literature, or if you want to combine or juxtapose the literatures and genres of different periods.

You'll choose the equivalent of two whole modules from across the four MA literature programmes and carry out your own research, writing a 12,000-15,000 word dissertation.

You will be taught by highly regarded scholars, writers and critics who are engaged in research, writing ground-breaking books, talking to or writing in the national media, and providing expert advice to organisations including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Department for Education and other national and international bodies.

You may study this course full-time for one year or part-time over two years.

For some of you, the shift to online learning will be unfamiliar, but the department of English has been providing resources and learning support online for some time through TeacherHub>English. Primarily aimed at teachers of English Literature at KS5, TeacherHub>English also provides an insight into Royal Holloway's MAs by introducing you to staff and to a range of materials which can support your studies. On the teaching resources page, you will find colleagues introducing ways of studying key English texts. It also rounds up a range of the best freely available resources to support your studies through the Covid-19 crisis.