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Degree MA
Duration 12 months
Deadline 1 December 2025
Delivery On-campus
Location Bristol, United Kingdom
Language English

Program Overview

The English Literature at University of Bristol 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 Literature 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

  1. Duration: 12 months
  2. Language of instruction: English
  3. Study mode: On-campus
  4. Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the English Literature programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:

  1. Researcher / Academic
  2. Cultural Programme Manager
  3. Editor / Writer
  4. Translator / Interpreter
  5. Museum Curator
  6. Communications Specialist

Program Curriculum

Course Structure

  1. [\'Introduction to Literary Research (core unit)\', \'Pathway Unit\', \'Pathway Unit\', \'Second Pathway Unit or Half-Day Academic Conference Unit\', \'Half-Day Academic Conference Unit or Third Pathway Unit or Optional Unit\', \'Court and City 1\', \'Court and City 2\', \'Shakespeare and Literary Relations (semester 1)\', \'Hamlet: Text and Interpretation (semester 2)\', \'Intertextual Shakespeare (semester 2)\', \'Romantic Poetry and Poetics (semester 1)\', \'Romantic Genres, Language and Aesthetics (semester 2)\', \'Romanticism, History, Politics (semester 2)\', \'British Poetry: 1900-1945 (semester 1)\', \'British Poetry: 1945-Present (semester 2)\', \'Twentieth-Century American Poetry (semester 2)\', \'Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages\', \'Freud and Shakespeare\', \'How Poets Work\', \'Introduction to Old English\', \'Literature and Medicine\', \'Making It New: Classical Poetry in English\', \'Medieval English Drama\', \'Paradise Lost\', \'Place in Victorian and Recent Fiction\', \'Postcolonial Imaginings\', "Thomas Hardy\'s Fictions", \'Victorian Poetry: Doubt, Belief and Dissent\', \'Women and Writing\', \'Half-Day Academic Conference\']

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

Entry requirements

Normally an upper second-class or equivalent degree in English Literature, or sufficient proof of ability for the course.

Language requirements

An IELTS score of 7.0 in all bands. We also accept other language tests; please see our website for details.

Tuition & Financial Information

Detailed tuition information is not available. Please contact the university for the most current tuition and fee information.

Application Deadline

1 December 2025

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University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

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University Profile
  • Application Deadline 1 December 2025
  • Start Date January 2026
  • Language English
  • Duration 12 months