Program Overview
The English at Loughborough University is a MA programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the English programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 14,950 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,600 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Loughborough, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the English programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Research Methods
- Dissertation
- Departures*
- Victorian Views
- Special Subject 1 (by arrangement only)
- History, Nation and Difference
- Modernist and Contemporary Genres
- Early-Modern Texts in Performance
- Early-Modern Contexts: Power, Gender, Religion and Race
- Discourse as Social Practice
- Critical Thinking
- Perspectives*
- Texts in Performance: Contexts
- On the Road: American Travel and its Meanings
- Diversions*
- Modern and Contemporary Texts in Performance
- Special Subject 2
- The American Novel Now
- Writing and the English Revolution
- Restoration Writings
- Court Cultures
- (Impoliteness): Theories and Applications
- The 20th-Century European Novel
- Exploring the Early-Modern Body
- Reading American Poetry
- Writers and the Writing Industries*
- Romantic Representations of the South Pacific
- Psychoanalysis, Creativity, Textuality
- Food and Early-Modern Literature
- Literary Londons
- The Romantic Orient
- Romantic Lives and Afterlives
- Weird Fiction
- Subjectivity, Sexuality and Power
- Research Methods
- Modernist and Contemporary Genres
- Dissertation
- History, Nation and Difference
- Critical Thinking
- The 20th-Century European Novel
- Romantic Representations of the South Pacific
- Psychoanalysis, Creativity, Textuality
- The Romantic Orient
- Romantic Lives and Afterlives
- Weird Fiction
- Research Methods
- On the Road: American Travel and its Meanings
- Dissertation
- History, Nation and Difference
- Critical Thinking
- The American Novel Now
- Reading American Poetry
- Research Methods
- Victorian Views
- Dissertation
- Literary Londons
- Weird Fiction
- Research Methods
- Early-Modern Texts in Performance
- Early-Modern Contexts: Gender, Religion and Race
- Dissertation
- Writing and the English Revolution
- Restoration Writings Court Cultures
- Exploring the Early-Modern Body
- Food and Early-Modern Literature
- Departures
- Research Methods
- Diversions
- Dissertation
- See the Negotiated Pathway list
- See the Negotiated Pathway list
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Upper second class (2:1) honours degree or equivalent in English, Drama or a related subject.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 14,950 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,600 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 14,950 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,600 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Loughborough University directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Charnwood, United Kingdom
Loughborough University is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen fields. The...
University Profile- Start Date 2017-10-03
- Language English
- Duration 12 months