Modern Literature & Culture 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

During this Modern Literature and Culture master’s, you’ll encounter a broad range of nineteenth and twentieth-century literature and culture from Britain, North America and the English-speaking world.
You’ll get to study an eclectic array of texts and topics and to think across the period boundaries that restrict other courses. From the Victorian novel and Modernist poetics to early science fiction and postcolonial life writing, it’s possible to study almost any aspect of modern literature during this MA.
You’ll be taught by one of the oldest English departments in the country and be perfectly located to explore the city’s rich literary history first-hand thanks to our unrivalled location in central London.
Key benefits
  • Pursue your interest in modern literature and culture without being restricted by strict period boundaries
  • Broaden your knowledge with an inclusive literary approach, attending to magazines, periodicals, zines and manifestoes, as well as novels, poetry and drama
  • Tailor your studies with a variety of optional modules, and specialise in the areas of your choice
  • Learn in a dynamic, research-led environment that values independent thought
  • Enjoy the benefits of being located in central London and get easy access to the British Library and the capital’s other major libraries and archivesical survey and a 15,000-word essay.

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

During this Modern Literature and Culture master’s, you’ll encounter a broad range of nineteenth and twentieth-century literature and culture from Britain, North America and the English-speaking world.
You’ll get to study an eclectic array of texts and topics and to think across the period boundaries that restrict other courses. From the Victorian novel and Modernist poetics to early science fiction and postcolonial life writing, it’s possible to study almost any aspect of modern literature during this MA.
You’ll be taught by one of the oldest English departments in the country and be perfectly located to explore the city’s rich literary history first-hand thanks to our unrivalled location in central London.
Key benefits
  • Pursue your interest in modern literature and culture without being restricted by strict period boundaries
  • Broaden your knowledge with an inclusive literary approach, attending to magazines, periodicals, zines and manifestoes, as well as novels, poetry and drama
  • Tailor your studies with a variety of optional modules, and specialise in the areas of your choice
  • Learn in a dynamic, research-led environment that values independent thought
  • Enjoy the benefits of being located in central London and get easy access to the British Library and the capital’s other major libraries and archivesical survey and a 15,000-word essay.

Admission Requirements

185+
3.3+
7+
100+
69+
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in English, or a subject in which English plays a significant part; other disciplines may be considered.

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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