English Literature: Literature and Society: Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian

Course Overview

Offered by The University of Edinburgh, the MSc English Literature: Literature and Society: Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in languages and area studies. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. Our MSc in Literature and Society: Enlightenment, Romantic and Victorian gives you the opportunity to engage with a range of topics in literary study, centred on the literary history of England, Scotland and Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries. This taught masters programme includes two core seminar courses in literature, one per semester. These examine how literary genres in prose and verse developed alongside significant shifts in intellectual, social and political contexts from the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688 to the end of the Victorian era. A minimum ielts score of 7.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 83% student satisfaction rating, a 89% continuation rate, and 85% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

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