
Sonya Andermahr
Reader in English Studies
English – Contemporary Literature MA
Level:
Postgraduate
Duration:
Full Time: 1 year
Part Time: 2 - 4 years
Starting:
September
Fees UK 22/23:
Full Time: £7,470
Part Time: £4,250 Year one (100 credits)
£3,400 Year two (80 Credits)
Fees International 22/23:
Full Time: £15,000
Location:
Waterside
For questions regarding study and admissions please contact us:
study@northampton.ac.uk
0300 303 2772
This exciting English – Contemporary Literature MA course examines the role of contemporary literature in a number of different contexts. You will have the chance to explore a diverse range of texts, across varied modules, with the chance to explore a topic of your choice in specialist detail through your dissertation. You could study post-1945 classics, including late modernists like Samuel Beckett, as well as surveying the latest novels.
You may explore specialist fields such as trauma fiction or gender and sexuality, master the latest literary theories, or investigate new genres and popular narrative media, including contemporary gothic literature, film, video games and comic books.
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Senior Lecturer in English & Creative Writing
As Programme Leader for the MA English, Rod Rosenquist will be delighted to answer any questions and to welcome you onto the programme.
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