English Literature MLitt

Overview

Our English Literature MLitt is an individually tailored research Master's degree. It contains some taught modules, some independently conducted research assignments and a larger research dissertation at the end. The topics are chosen by you, in consultation with your supervisor.

The course is taught by small teams of research specialists clustered in the following research areas:

• Medieval and Early Modern literature
• 18th-century and Romantic
• Victorian literature
• Modernism
• Postcolonial and Black Atlantic literature
• American literature
• children’s literature
• medical humanities
• poetry criticism
• scholarly editing and animating text
• theatre and performance

Find out more about our Literature staff and their specialisms.

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