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    MA/PGDip/PGCert 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

The MA English Literature at Cardiff Met is a rewarding taught degree which takes you on an exhilarating literary journey from the sixteenth century to the present day.  

Taught by leading scholars, our MA draws on research expertise which ranges from Shakespeare to contemporary prize-winning authors. Our modules explore diverse literary forms and delve into subjects such as literary adaptation, the politics of genre fiction, the depiction of landscape, the representation of gender and sexuality, and the city as a literary space. English Literature content is supported by two skills modules, Research Methods and Literary and Critical Theory, which give you the tools needed to make the leap to postgraduate study and encourage your development as critical thinker and researcher. The dissertation gives you the flexibility to pursue your own research interests with the support and encouragement of a supervisor.   

The MA English Literature will provide you with opportunities to indulge your passion and expand your knowledge of literature across the centuries. The course aims to support you while you develop and hone your critical writing and research skills, all of which are transferable to a range of industries. You can study our MA for professional development purposes to enhance your career and to increase your employability in the creative arts, education, and heritage sectors. This postgraduate degree will also help you to specialise in an area of literary study which can pave the way for doctoral study. 

Entry Requirements

Applicants should usually have a 2.2 honours degree, in a relevant subject.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

A range of bursaries, scholarships, loans and grants are available. Please visit website to find out more.

Student Destinations

The MA is also a great choice for those wishing to enhance their employment and professional opportunities in the arts or heritage sectors. The programme is also suitable for those who would like to become teachers of English Literature and Creative Writing as well as those who are already teachers and would like to enhance their expertise. For example, teachers of English at 'A' Level and GCSE often find the course suitable for professional development purposes, providing them with skills to enhance their teaching of English literature within their current curricula.

The course also prepares you for further study at PhD level at Cardiff Metropolitan University and beyond.

Module Details

  • "Juvenile Trash": Rethinking Genre Fiction
  • Literature and Landscapes
  • Reading The City: From Modernism to the Twenty-First Century
  • Adaptations, Transformations, Rejections
  • Making Trouble: Gender and Sexuality in Literature 
  • Special Author Topic: The Writer and Their Work
  • Literary and Critical Theory
  • Research Methods
  • Dissertation

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