Shakespeare Studies

Course Overview

Pursue your ambitions in languages and area studies with the MA Shakespeare Studies at King's College London, University of London. Based in London, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. Taught jointly between King’s and Shakespeare’s Globe, our unique MA course offers you the opportunity to study the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. You will be able to draw on expertise at both King’s and Shakespeare’s Globe, studying Shakespeare close to the types of theatres for which he wrote and just a stone’s throw from where his plays were originally performed. At the Globe you will learn about early modern playhouses, audiences, performance practices and get toplay on the stage and at King’s you will cover early modern drama and other literary genres, examining Shakespea... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 92% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £26,000 within three years, a 100% continuation rate, and 77% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Tuition Fees & Funding

Home fee status: 25 August 2026 (23:59 UK time) If the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications.Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline

Graduate Outcomes

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