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Department of English
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Postgraduate

Study and research within our dynamic English Department here at King’s, one of the largest and oldest departments of English in the UK.

 

The King's College London Department of English has a thriving and diverse community of postgraduate students pursuing taught MA programmes or doctoral research in English or Creative Writing.Our MA programmes range from the medieval to the contemporary and all provide specialist teaching, often in partnership with London’s cultural institutions, expert dissertation supervision and research training.

We have over one hundred doctoral students in the Department working on an impressive range of projects covering all aspects of English studies from the medieval to the contemporary. On our Ph.D. programmes, supervisory guidance is augmented by a full, staged programme of training, professionalisation and skills events.

Postgraduate students gather at our student-run, seminar series, ‘The Abstract’, as well as at our postgraduate conference and other Department social events and seminars. We are a welcoming and supportive community and we look forward to hearing from you.

 
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 internationally renowned contemporary literature scholars

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

A unique opportunity to be taught by the British Library and study in the city that inspired many key early modern English literature texts published between 1500 and 1700.

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

A unique opportunity to study Shakespeare in central London at both King’s and Shakespeare’s Globe.

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

Study theatre, performance and critical culture at the heart of London’s Theatreland and take your learning beyond the classroom by immersing yourself in the nearby performance spaces.

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Career Paths

Career Paths

Hear about the career paths from former Undergraduate English students at King's College London

King's Language Centre courses

As well as offering all King's students a discount on Evening & Saturday Language Courses, the King's Language Centre supports the studies of our postgraduate students by offering credit-bearing modules and non credit-bearing modules (PG-only) free of charge.

Learning a language as a postgraduate student will encourage you to develop the ways in which you learn and retain information. The LC's postgraduate-only courses focus on reading and speaking skills and revolve around the student's own research.

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