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PostgraduateMA

Literature and the Environment

Cardiff University
Cardiff, Wales
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1 yearDuration
N/ATuition Fee
£25,000Avg. Graduate Salary
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Course Overview

Offered by Cardiff University, the MA Literature and the Environment provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in languages and area studies. Based in Cardiff, Wales, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time structure. Become an impactful voice in our environmental future. In an age defined by multiple environmental crises, including a worsening climate emergency, it is more urgent than ever that we interrogate, disrupt and reform the ideas of nature and environment that shape our environmental policies and behaviours. Our MA in Literature and the Environment will equip you to become an impactful voice in our environmental future. This innovative programme is taught by research-active academics working in a wide range of literatures and periods within the new and dynamic field of literature and the e... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 88% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £23,500 within three years, a 95% continuation rate, and 70% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Environmental Ecocriticism and Literary Theory
Climate Change in Contemporary Literature
Romantic and Medieval Nature Writing
Literature and the Science of Environment
Critical Approaches to Environmental Texts
Postcolonial Ecologies and Global Narratives
Research Methods in Environmental Humanities
MA Dissertation in Literature and Environment
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

Postgraduate Requirement2:1 honours degree in any subject, or equivalent international degree

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic6.56666
PTE Academic69

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

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Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — Cardiff University

Time After GraduationLower Quartile SalaryMedian SalaryUpper Quartile Salary
15 months£23,000£25,000£30,000
3 years£19,500£24,000£28,000
5 years£25,000£29,000£36,000
Official Data

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💼 Employment Breakdown

55%Working
15%Studying
15%Work & Study
60%Professional Jobs
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About Cardiff University

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