Taught Degrees
English Literary Studies (MA)
This programme allows you to specialise in a particular area of English Literature, choosing the modules that interest you the most. You'll be studying with acknowledged experts in the subject, and will write a dissertation on the subject of your choice. Durham is one of the best English Departments in the country, offering the opportunity to study at the highest level in a beautiful environment.
Formal Pathways
The MA in English Literary Studies is sufficiently flexible to allow you to combine modules informally, focussing on areas you find most interesting. Possibilities might include: American literature; fiction and prose writing; literature, race and gender; genre studies; political and social contexts of literature.
As well as the Literary Studies MA however, we offer a choice of four formal pathways, allowing you to tailor you degree accordingly:
- MA in Medieval and Renaissance Literary Studies
- MA in Romantic and Victorian Literary Studies
- MA in Twentieth-Century Literary Studies
- MA in Studies in Poetry
Requirements and objectives
You will:
- Complete the core Research Methods and Resources module.
- Study a total of 3 further modules.
- Complete a dissertation on an approved subject of your choice.
The aims of the Taught MA are to offer you training in the research methods of English Literary Studies, and to enable you to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of the subject area. Ultimately the programme will prepare you for independent research at a higher degree level.
One of the main strengths of our Taught MA is that it provides choice and flexibility, reflecting our rich variety of research expertise, and also giving you the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of literary study.
Timescale: 1 Year Full Time / 2 Years Part Time (commences in October).
