MA English Literature

at Anglia Ruskin University - Cambridge

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT

12 months full-time (September start)

Year 1

Our Masters in English Literature degree starts with a study of Shakespeare’s works and their creative reception. You will consider the context of the social changes at work in his era and in the following centuries. You’ll also examine key cultural contexts, such as gender, race, politics and power, as well as re-appropriations of his work including prequels and sequels in fiction and drama.

Writing that relates to the revolutions and major reforms of the ‘long’ 19th century will form the focus of the second core module. Social and political change will also provide the framework for your analysis of literature from the 20th and 21st centuries.

A further core module focuses on research methods and will equip you with the skills needed to complete your Major Project. This is your opportunity to explore in depth a topic that reflects your academic interest.

In consultation with the Course Leader, you will have the opportunity to replace one core module with an Independent Learning Module or a module from our MA Publishing or MA Creative Writing courses.

Publishing modules include:

• Creativity and Content in Publishing
• Legal Rights and Digital Issues in Publishing
• The Business of Publishing
• Production Processes in Publishing
• Creative Writing modules include:
• Patterns of Story: Fiction and Forms
• Workshop: the Short Story
• Workshop: the Novel
• Modules are subject to change and availability.

Assessment
Assessment includes a combination of essays, critical reviews and presentations, as well as a 15,000-word dissertation. You can get advice on essay writing at consultation workshops which are built into the course.

Core modules

• Major Project
• Shakespeare and Society
• Revolution and Reform in the Long Nineteenth Century
• Twentieth and Twenty First Century Fiction and Social Change
• Research Methods - English Literature