Master’s

Study and research within our dynamic English Department here at King’s, one of the largest and oldest departments of English in the UK.

The King's College London Department of English has a thriving and diverse community of postgraduate students pursuing taught MA programmes or doctoral research in English or Creative Writing. Our MA programmes range from the medieval to the contemporary and all provide specialist teaching, often in partnership with London’s cultural institutions, expert dissertation supervision and research training.

Subject-based degrees allow students to specialise in their chosen area, with opportunities to drawn from the research interests of the department's academics. There is a strong emphasis on the social and political elements of reading, with theory-driven course content.

We have more than one hundred doctoral students in the Department working on an impressive range of projects covering all aspects of English studies from the medieval to the contemporary. On our PhD programmes, supervisory guidance is augmented by a full, staged programme of training, professionalisation and skills events.

Postgraduate students gather at our student-run, seminar series, ‘The Abstract’, as well as at our postgraduate conference and other Department social events and seminars.

Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory MA

Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study the intersection of literature, culture, and theory since 1945 and learn from a research-active team of renowned contemporary literature scholars

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Early Modern English Literature: Books That Matter MA

Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study early modern English literature texts published between 1500 and 1700 in the city that inspired them - with the British Library as your classroom

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Medieval Studies MA

Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Study MA Medieval Studies in the Departments of English and History at King's College London.

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Modern Literature & Culture MA

Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Pursue your interest in modern literature and culture with a master’s that thinks across period boundaries and boasts a varied range of optional modules.

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