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English and American Literature MA
at University of Kent

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 19,300
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 87

Program Overview

Explore the richness and diversity of English Literature from a wide range of periods, cultures, and genres. Strengthen your skills, develop your specialism and expand your critical and theoretical knowledge.

Immerse yourself in your chosen topics and create a bespoke course that suits your interests.

Cutting-edge literary and theoretical study: You’ll work alongside world-leading researchers with expertise ranging from the medieval to the contemporary
Teaching new literature and new theories: Explore diverse topics such as new modernist studies, Native American literature and decolonial knowledges, global writing and the environment, and the new Brexit novel.
Make your voice heard: be at the forefront of debate in our lively, confident, and engaged research community
Join a new generation of critical thinkers: develop your own critique of a culture in crisis and sharpen your critical language

A vibrant academic community: As a postgraduate student in the School of English, you’ll benefit from a lively, confident, and engaged research culture, sustained by a creative, cutting-edge intellectual community.

Course Content
Modules

The following modules are indicative of those offered on this programme. This list is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. You may also have the option to take modules from other programmes so that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas that interest you.

Compulsory modules currently include
- ENGL9982 - Advanced Literary Research (2 credits)
Optional modules may include
- ENGL8001 - Race and Power (30 credits)
- ENGL8180 - American Modernism, 1890-1940 (30 credits)
- ENGL8380 - Re-visioning:Twenty-first Century Translation (30 credits)
- ENGL8450 - Global Victorians (30 credits)
- ENGL8520 - Colonial and Postcolonial Discourses (30 credits)
- ENGL8650 - Post-45: American Literature and Culture in the Cold War Era (30 credits)
- ENGL8660 - Transatlantic Literature and Culture 1880-1920 (30 credits)
- ENGL8680 - Queer Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Narratives of Sex and Gender (30 credits)
- ENGL9000 - Illness and Disability in American Culture (30 credits)
- ENGL9090 - Medical Humanities: An Introduction (30 credits)
- ENGL9130 - American Culture and Conflict (30 credits)
- ENGL9160 - Postcolonial Writing and the Environment (30 credits)
- ENGL9220 - Animal Humanities: Evolution to Extinction (30 credits)
You have the opportunity to select elective modules in this stage.

Compulsory modules currently include
- ENGL9980 - Dissertation:GPMS (60 credits)
Entry Requirement
For entry to a Kent postgraduate degree programme (Master's), Indian students typically need to have completed a three or four-year undergraduate degree (Honours Bachelor degree or Professional degree) at an accredited university or college. General Bachelor degrees may sometimes be considered. Exact requirements will depend on the postgraduate degree you are applying for and the institution you have studied at.
For programmes that require a 2:1 we usually ask for a First Class degree, a final CGPA of 6.0/10, or 60%. Students from top institutions may be considered with a high Second Class degree, a final CGPA of 5.5/10, or 55%. For programmes that require a 2:2 we usually ask for a high Second Class degree, a final CGPA of 5.5/10, or 55%.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£19300 per year

Career Prospect

Many career paths can benefit from the writing and analytical skills that you develop as a postgraduate student in the School of English. Our students have gone on to work in academia, journalism, broadcasting and media, publishing, writing and teaching; as well as more general areas such as banking, marketing analysis and project management.

Cost Of Studying At University of Kent

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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English and American Literature MA at University of Kent