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 FT, two years PT, September to September

Study Contemporary English literature at King's College London

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Early Modern English Literature: Text & Transmission MA

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Study MA Early Modern English Literature: Text & Transmission in the Department of English at King's College London.

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Eighteenth-Century Studies MA

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September

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

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Global Cultures MA, PG Dip, PG Cert

Duration MA: minimum 2 years, maximum 6 years

PG Dip: minimum 16 months, maximum 4 years
PG Cert: minimum 8 months, maximum 3 years

Break down cultural barriers with an online master's from King's College London. Study complex topics such as race, diversity and inclusion, gender studies and migration from experts in their field.

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