MA English Literature

The English Literature MA at the University of Hull offers an immersive exploration of literature from different time periods and genres, encouraging students to analyse literature in fresh and innovative ways. This course, with its flexible structure, allows students to tailor-make their study programme suiting their interests in literary studies while also providing the key tools needed to conduct high-quality research.Course Content: The MA programme in English Literature includes a research methods training course for the preparation of the research dissertation which is a required part of this programme. The course content encompasses a broad range of topics, from the English renaissance to global literary modernisms, and encourages the deep exploration of authors, genres, and periods which are of particular interest to the student.Key Modules: Critical Reading, Research Skills and Assessment Techniques, Sounds and Voices of Poetry, Early Modern Women's Writing, Popular Gothic, Postcolonial Literatures in English, and Literature of the English Renaissance are among the core and optional modules available in this MA programme.Future Careers: Graduates with an English Literature MA from Hull University have found employment in multiple sectors such as in the Civil Service, librarianship, arts administration, teaching, academia, journalism, marketing, and public relations. Complementary to their subject knowledge, the essential skills developed on the course such as critical thinking, research, communication, and problem-solving help graduates to succeed in their chosen career fields.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.