Program Overview
The Wild Writing - Literature at University of Essex 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 Wild Writing - 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
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 14,950 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 5,950 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Colchester, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Wild Writing - Literature 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
- Dissertation
- The New Nature Writing
- Memory Maps: Practices in Psychogeography
- Literature and the Environmental Imagination: 19th to 21st Century Poetry and Prose
- Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis (optional)
- US Nationalism and Regionalism (optional)
- Managing for Ethics and Sustainability (optional)
- Pollution: Impacts and Management (optional)
- Conservation Management and Practice (optional)
- Environmental Economics (optional)
- An emphasis on practice, going outside of the classroom where possible
- Field trips to the local area
- Visits from the authors you are studying
- Seminars may include introductions by your tutor, presentations by you, and discussion based on a programme of reading
- Training in research skills in the sciences including practical work in computer labs
- Biology modules may involve field sessions
- Literature modules assessed by essays of 4,000-5,000 words, usually combining a creative piece and critical commentary
- Biology modules include assessed coursework
- You produce a dissertation of approximately 20,000 words
- This takes the form either of a critical essay, or a creative piece with an accompanying critical commentary
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
UK entry requirements
A degree with an overall high 2:2.
International and EU entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications from applicants studying in the EU and other countries. Emailpgadmit@essex.ac.ukfor further details about the qualifications we accept. Include information in your email about the undergraduate qualification you have already completed or are currently taking.
IELTS entry requirements
IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum component score of 5.5 except for 6.5 in writing
If you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 14,950 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 5,950 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 14,950 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 5,950 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Essex 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 University of Essex
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
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University Profile- Start Date Oct, 2026
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
