Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By King's College London |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

30,000 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This Master's in Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory invites students to explore a range of topics and texts from 1945 to the present across two required and two optional modules. The first core module considers the intersection of literature, culture, and theory by focusing on changing the aesthetic and political value accorded to representation throughout each decade since 1945. The second core module focuses on literature and new areas of theory after 1999. Alongside these modules, students take a year-long module on research and writing skills in preparation for the final dissertation.

You’ll also get to choose two optional modules to tailor your specialism before you produce your large-scale research project.

Key benefits
  • Learn from research-active literary experts in the contemporary period.
  • Join a dynamic, research-led department with an international reputation for excellence.
  • Study a flexible course that offers a range of approaches to contemporary literature, culture, and theory.
  • Develop your skills in research methods and practices and demonstrate them with a dissertation.
  • Tailor your curriculum by choosing two optional modules that suit your specific research interests.
  • Enjoy an unrivalled location in the centre of London, with easy access to the British Library and the major libraries and archives of the capital.

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This Master's in Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory invites students to explore a range of topics and texts from 1945 to the present across two required and two optional modules. The first core module considers the intersection of literature, culture, and theory by focusing on changing the aesthetic and political value accorded to representation throughout each decade since 1945. The second core module focuses on literature and new areas of theory after 1999. Alongside these modules, students take a year-long module on research and writing skills in preparation for the final dissertation.

You’ll also get to choose two optional modules to tailor your specialism before you produce your large-scale research project.

Key benefits
  • Learn from research-active literary experts in the contemporary period.
  • Join a dynamic, research-led department with an international reputation for excellence.
  • Study a flexible course that offers a range of approaches to contemporary literature, culture, and theory.
  • Develop your skills in research methods and practices and demonstrate them with a dissertation.
  • Tailor your curriculum by choosing two optional modules that suit your specific research interests.
  • Enjoy an unrivalled location in the centre of London, with easy access to the British Library and the major libraries and archives of the capital.

Admission Requirements

185+
3.3+
7+
100+
69+
Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in English, or a related discipline.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.

1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
13,500 GBP
International
30,000 GBP

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