English Literature - MA

Birmingham City University

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Masters Degrees

Qualification

1 Year

Course duration

8/31/2025

Start Date

US$24021

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The MA in English Literature is taught by a team of distinguished critics, scholars and creative writers, all working at the cutting edge of their disciplines. As well as developing your skills as a critical thinker, you will join a thriving intellectual community, and benefit from a range of guest seminars and masterclasses, many of which are organized through our Institute of Creative and Critical Writing. What's covered in the course? The course is aimed at undergraduates who want to take their interest in literature to the next level, as a career development opportunity or simply for the love of the subject. Students with interests in both literary criticism and creative writing can opt to take a module from our MA in Creative Writing. At the centre of the course is the module ‘Literature and Place’, which encourages students to think about how literary writing responds to, and creates, the places we inhabit and move through. Situated in the heart of a culturally diverse and always evolving city, you will be perfectly located to think about how writing intersects with the world it describes.

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Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of a 2.2 honours degree, or equivalent, in English Literature or a Humanities subject such as History, Philosophy, Modern Languages, or Classics.We also welcome applications from individuals who may not satisfy the normal entry requirements, but have equivalent professional qualifications and experience. These will be considered on an individual basis. Applicants who do not meet all of the essential entry requirements will be invited to interview.English language requirementsIELTS 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in each band, or equivalent

1 Year - Full time

Fee

£18,600.00 (US$ 24,021) per yearThis is a fixed fee Please check with institution

Start Date

8/31/2025

Address

City Centre Campus, 4 - 6, Cardigan Street, Birmingham, England, B4 7BD, CENTRAL ENGLAND, United Kingdom

About

Birmingham City University (BCU) has a long and rich history of education in the city, dating back to its beginnings as the Birmingham College of Art in 1843. By 1971 it had become a polytechnic university, and in 1992 it was granted full university status. In 2007 it was rebranded as BCU.
BCU offers courses in art and design, business, the built environment, computing, education, engineering, English, health care, law, social sciences, technology and the performing arts across its four faculties and three campuses. Their academic staff maintain close links with their respective industries, and many have achieved prominence in their fields; for example, the UK’s leading criminologist and the first female president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
The university's greatest strength is arguably its creative and performing arts programmes. It houses the Birmingham Government School of Design, which was the first college of design to open outside of London in 1843, as well as the Birmingham School of Music (now the Birmingham Conservatoire, opened in 1886). This puts BCU in a leading position within the UK’s higher education landscape.
BCU's student body of 25,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students includes half from the West Midlands, the majority of whom come from ethnic minorities. BCU was the first university in Europe to launch a Black Studies undergraduate degree to study the history, social movements and contributions of people of African descent.

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