Taught Courses

Study for your master's degree with our dynamic English Department here at King’s, one of the largest and oldest English departments in the UK.

Our postgraduate students can choose courses and modules from a selection that covers more than a thousand years of literary history, from medieval to contemporary times.

Here you will be taught by staff who are rich in professional experience, including distinguished poets, novelists and theatrical practitioners with expertise covering an amazing range of topics and authors.

Two of our master’s courses are taught together with experts from the British Library (Early Modern English MA) and Shakespeare’s Globe (Shakespeare Studies MA), meaning that you will benefit from learning not only from experts in their field at King’s but also from experts based in our prestigious partner organisations.

Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory MA

Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study the intersection of literature, culture, and theory since 1945 and learn from a research-active team of renowned contemporary literature scholars

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Early Modern English Literature: Books That Matter MA

Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September

Study early modern English literature texts published between 1500 and 1700 in the city that inspired them - with the British Library as your classroom

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Medieval Studies MA

Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Study MA Medieval Studies in the Departments of English and History at King's College London.

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Modern Literature & Culture MA

Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Pursue your interest in modern literature and culture with a master’s that thinks across period boundaries and boasts a varied range of optional modules.

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