English Literary Studies (MA)

Explore English literature in-depth with a master’s degree at the University of Southampton. Our course gives you the opportunity to pursue literary topics and genres from a wide selection of authors and periods, including: Shakespeare Jane Austen Holocaust literature Victorian print culture literature and law On completion of the course, you’ll be ready for careers in teaching, publishing and arts administration. You’ll get the chance to carry out advanced-level research and independent critical thinking, and to make effective use of archives, manuscripts, and research libraries. We'll help you examine how literature shapes the public understanding of diverse fields such as: climate change economics medicine religion We offer a flexible module structure which is designed to give you an advanced understanding of cultural analysis, textual interpretation and theoretical method. You can specialise with one of 4 subject-specific pathways, or take a more general approach by choosing module

IELTS: overall 6.5; reading 6.5; writing 6.5; speaking 6.0; listening 6.0

International students: £25,400 per year

UK students: £9,250 per year

UK/Home: £9,250 per year

International: £25,400 per year

September 2026

Application deadlines UK students The deadline to apply for this course is midday UK time.

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