This is a flexible and challenging masters course, delivered by a team of tutors with internationally recognised academic expertise in an array of specialist areas.MA English Studies allows you to build your own bespoke masters experience, selecting from a range of units to reflect your interests in the further study of English. Choose to study the course on campus full-time in one year or part-time over two. You can choose to follow one of our bracketed specialisms: MA English Studies (The Gothic), MA English Studies (Postcolonial Studies), MA English Studies (Nineteenth-Century Studies), MA English Studies (Trauma Studies) or MA English Studies (American Studies).

Career prospects

This programme will be a considerable asset to those who wish to pursue careers in teaching, arts administration, advertising, film and television, publishing, the media, journalism, business, public relations, politics and other careers which require a critical awareness of aspects of contemporary culture and an ability to assimilate and present a coherent argument. This programme will also prepare you for further study at PhD level.

Recent graduates have progressed to PhD study at Manchester Metropolitan University and several have gone on to complete PGCEs. Our 'Practices' core unit equips you with the skills needed to conduct academic research at postgraduate level, as well as transferable skills appropriate for the professional workplace you will present research papers, use social media platforms in the translation and dissemination of their ideas, and collaboratively organise a one-day conference.

MA English Studies provides an opportunity to gain the expertise and skills required to support predicted growth in the creative, digital, new media and communications industries.