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PostgraduateMA

English: Renaissance and Eighteenth-Century Literature

University of Liverpool
Liverpool, England
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1 yearDuration
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£25,000Avg. Graduate Salary
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Course Overview

Offered by University of Liverpool, the MA English: Renaissance and Eighteenth-Century Literature provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in languages and area studies. Based in Liverpool, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. The Renaissance and Eighteenth-Century Literature MA pathway draws upon the Department's significant research and teaching strengths in these periods. Covering writers such as Shakespeare, Marlowe, Cavendish, Pope, Swift, Behn and Equiano, the pathway offers modules that consider: how literature responded and contributed to major social and political developments such as the rise of international travel, slavery and empire (including the role of Liverpool in that process); the transition from Renaissance alchemy to modern science; the literary contests fought over form and style across both... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with a median graduate salary of £22,500 within three years, a 90% continuation rate, and 84% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Shakespeare and Dramatic Adaptation
Early Modern Women Writers and Politics
Eighteenth-Century Satire and Social Critique
Literature and the Imperial Imagination
Editing Theory and Textual Practice
Renaissance Alchemy and Scientific Thought
The Slave Trade in Eighteenth-Century Writing
Postgraduate Research Methods in Literary Studies
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

Postgraduate Requirement2:2

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic6.56666

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

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Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — University of Liverpool

Time After GraduationLower Quartile SalaryMedian SalaryUpper Quartile Salary
15 months£23,500£25,000£28,000
3 years£19,000£23,000£27,500
5 years£22,500£27,500£34,500
Official Data

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💼 Employment Breakdown

69%Working
15%Studying
7%Work & Study
4%Seeking Work
85%Professional Jobs
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