Our specialist MA English Literature programme offers you the chance to tailor a broad range of module choices to your own interests. Create your own bespoke degree: choose a general route through the curriculum (ideal if your interests are wide-ranging), or choose one of our defined specialist routes to gain an understanding of the movements, debates, and literary practices that shaped a particular period or theme.You will be supported by world renowned scholars, working at the cutting edge of literary studies.You willFind your niche with support from staff with a rich variety of research specialismsConsider fundamental questions about the nature of literatureStudy in a leading centre of research with a renowned teaching teamCreate a bespoke degree that reflects your interestsGain specialised, transferable research skillsQueen Mary’s London location means you’ll also have the wealth of London’s literary culture on your doorstep: our MA makes the most of this advantage, ensuring you explore the city’s galleries, libraries and other cultural institutions.What you'll studyThe programme is designed for students to choose their own routes through the course material. On the degree you may choose modules that approach literature through discrete historical periods, considering the material production of our aesthetic and narrative lives over time. You might be interested in our modules that encounter London as a centre of cultural production, where students go out into town and visit historical monuments, contemporary galleries, and the urban infrastructure in between. AssessmentYou will be assessed by a 1000-word writing assignment and a 4000-word independent research essay for each module you take, in addition to the dissertation research project of 15,000 words.