This part-time English MA combines the study of literatures, linguistics, critical theory and creative writing.

The course is incredibly flexible and you can pursue your personal goals for intellectual enquiry and literary exploration, with inspiration and encouragement from our widely-published tutors.

You will first undertake an innovative introductory module called ‘Approaching Literature’ which allows you to study applied literary, critical and linguistic theory as a basis to your whole degree. There is then a wide choice of modules based on the research specialisms of the staff including: Gothic, Late Victorian Gothic, Writing the Borders, Early Humans in Fiction, ‘Irish Literature 1790 to 1831’, ‘Critical Theory and Creative Writing’ and ‘Language and Ideology in Children’s Fictions’. 

You will negotiate the topic of your Masters dissertation to reflect your personal interests.

We like to push boundaries and develop modules that combine our research expertise with an awareness of your future career prospects. For example, we know that many English MA students want to go into teaching so when we saw that the A Level syllabus included Gothic literature, we adapted our own modules on the Gothic to reflect this. As part of this, students are able to present and disseminate their own creative writing and conceptual ideas while being part of an academic community which fosters research and employability.

Your training in research skills, together with Masters-level critical thinking, will be transferable to many different types of employment. 

We also offer a full-time English MA course, which may