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Study Details: 12 months full-time; 24 months part‑time
Are you a fan of fantasy fiction? Or are you simply curious as to why the fantastic can be found all around us in the 21st century, from videogames and films to poetry, songs, television, novel series, and so-called 'mainstream' fiction? This programme allows you to engage with one of the most vibrant literary genres of the last two centuries - and a major cultural phenomenon of our time.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject.
A 2.2 Honours degree will be considered where supported by relevant experience. Substantial, directly relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.
The critical and analytical skills you develop and the ability to conduct rigorous independent study make this programme an ideal step towards an academic career. Graduates from English Literature have also gone on to careers in:
writing
editing
publishing
teaching
media
heritage sector
Semester 1:
English Literature Research Training Course
Fantasy 1: 1780-1950
One optional course
Semester 2:
Fantasy 2: 1950 to the present
Two optional courses
Summer:
Fantasy Dissertation
Optional courses:
Fantasy Across Media
Children's Fantasy Literature
Realism and Fantasy in Victorian Literature (PGT)
Futures: Unbundling the Now
Fantasies of Energy (PGT)
Creative Writing Fiction Workshop (cross-discipline)
Early Modern Mythmaking
Victorian Literature Beyond the Human
Creative Writing Fiction
Science Fiction 1945-present
The Tomorrow People: Speculative Bodies and Minds in Contemporary Culture
Love, Death, and Dragons: Medievalism and Fantasy
World-building
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