Master’s

Our postgraduate taught courses allow you to build on your learning, with teaching from academics recognised as leaders in their fields. Courses have core components which can be combined with a variety of other modules from the Department and the wider Faculty.

To advance your understanding of literatures from across the globe, take a look at our Comparative Literature MA. With topics stretching beyond the ancient and modern literatures of Europe to the Americas, Australia, India, the Middle East, and north and sub-Saharan Africa, you have the chance to learn from academics actively participating in state-of-the-art Comparative Literature research.

The Critical Theory MA gives you the opportunity to study the history and applications of critical methodologies across the humanities. Students on this programme interrogate a wide range of modern schools of thought and areas of critical enquiry including Marxism, biopolitics, race, technology and sexuality.

Interested in the medieval period? On our Medieval Studies MA, you will look in depth at the Middle Ages and their relevance to today, and have the chance to consider medieval manuscripts in both their original and digital forms. The combination of literature, history and culture will give you a tangible sense of the period and looks at the different ways the Middle Ages have been understood from the 17th century to the present day as well as how new ways of studying the period are emerging in the digital era.

The Global Cultures MA is a fully online course, offering flexibility around your other responsibilities or geographic location. Break down cultural barriers with this Master's course and study complex topics such as race, diversity and inclusion, gender studies and migration.