Program Description

This exciting English – Contemporary Literature MA course examines the role of contemporary literature in a number of different contexts. You will have the chance to explore a diverse range of texts, across varied modules, with the chance to explore a topic of your choice in specialist detail through your dissertation. You could study post-1945 classics, including late modernists like Samuel Beckett, as well as surveying the latest novels.

Students who have studied with us have gone on to a variety of careers, including:

• teaching
• adult education
• journalism
• theatre management
• marketing
• editorial work with major publishers
• librarianship
• arts administration
• museum and curatorial work
• librarianship
• bookselling
• social work training
• management trainee schemes with large companies
• local government

Admission Requirements

To apply for the MA in English (Contemporary Literature), we normally ask that you have a Bachelor’s degree in English, or a related discipline, at 2:1 or higher. Applications with alternative qualifications or experience and from overseas students are welcomed and will be assessed in accordance with the University’s Admissions Policy and Academic Regulations.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall

Remarks:

• Indian Students for IELTS Waiver - At least 70% marks in English language course in Higher Secondary School