MA Literature

at University of Essex

Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field. The following modules are based on the current course structure and may change in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.

Year 1

COMPONENT 01: CORE

• Dissertation
• Dissertation Preparation: Postgraduate Research and Writing Skills

UK entry requirements

A 2.2 degree in Creative Writing, Theatre/Drama Studies, Literature, Film and Media Studies, Modern Languages , Art History, Music, Philosophy, History, American Studies, Performance studies, Journalism, Law, Politics and Sociology.

You may be asked to provide a piece of creative writing if you do not hold a degree in a relevant field.

International & EU entry requirements

A degree with an overall grade of between 51 to 56% OR 5.4 to 6/10 OR 2.16 to 2.4/4 depending on the degree institution

English language requirements

IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum component score of 5.5 except for 6.5 in writing

Home/UK fee
£9,200

International fee
£19,740

Fees will increase for each academic year of study.

A good literature degree opens many doors and our students have gone on to work in a number of careers such as writers, and others are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators.

We offer supervision for PhD, MPhil and MA by Dissertation in different literatures and various approaches to literature, covering most aspects of early modern and modern writing in English, plus a number of other languages.

Our University is one of only 11 AHRC-accredited Doctoral Training Centres in the UK. This means that we offer funded PhD studentships which also provide a range of research and training opportunities.

We work with our Student Development Team to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.