
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 23/24:
Full Time: £8,010
Part Time: £4,450 Year one (100 credits)
£3,560 Year two (80 Credits)
Fees International 23/24:
Full Time: £16,500
Location:
Waterside
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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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