Literature postgraduate degrees in North West England

10 universities offer 20 postgraduate courses. To get the best results for postgraduate literature degrees, enter your predicted grades.

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University of Lancashire

2 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 66th
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Best experience is the facilities, and the student centre. Worst experience? I have two: the accommodation office and the actual course. During summer break, I am having a lot of problems trying to find somewhere to stay until September 6th, and they have offered me an extension in the same building where I currently am - on the top floor, and I am disabled, which they know. They five hundred quid for me to stay there for just six weeks - disgusting. Second - the course. I was really enjoying it until the summer placement (Bone Boot Camp). The mornings were fine, as we were talking about the skeleton - I want to go into bioarchaeology and osteoarchaeology when - or if - I graduate. There were too much emphasis on social media, or a 'Social Media Takeover' as it's called. ! And I thought archaeology and anthropology were sciences, not to be taken lightly, but this makes it seem like a joke, and a bad one, at that. It's clear this course is engineered to appeal to much younger students, and not someone nearly 50, as I am. I am good with technology, but I don't think social media should be part of this course, or career. If I wanted to be an influencer, I would be putting dumb videos on YouTube or TikTok. I just can't take it seriously anymore, and all this stress of what's happening right now? I am really thinking about dropping out, because it's not worth the aggravation. I gave up my home, and my job to do this, and it was obviously a sacrifice that I shouldn't have made. UCLAN is great if you're under 35. If not, you're screwed

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Lancaster University

3 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 20th
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WUSCA ranking: 74th
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Best aspects: The university provides a supportive learning environment with helpful lecturers and good academic resources. The campus is generally welcoming, and there are plenty of opportunities to develop skills both academically and personally. Worst aspects / Improvements: One issue that needs improvement is the heating and hot water system, as it does not always work properly. At times, students only have access to cold water, which can be uncomfortable and difficult, especially for students who are sensitive or have health issues related to cold temperatures. Ensuring reliable heating and hot water would greatly improve student comfort and wellbeing.

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English Literature PhD
clock icon 3 years full time
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Year 1
  • Research Methodology and Reflective Practice in English Literature I
  • Research Methodology and Reflective Practice in English Literature II
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  • Research Methodology and Reflective Practice in English Literature I
  • Research Methodology and Reflective Practice in English Literature II
  • Research Training and Professional Practice in Creative Writing
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Liverpool John Moores University

2 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 50th
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WUSCA ranking: 7th
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Good student life, city is easy to navigate Resources for help could be better advertised More mock exams should be made available and more instructions on how to structure exam questions/what is needed to get a first More knowledge on how many marks needed for certain grades could be made more known

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MA English Literature
clock icon 1 year full time
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Year 1
  • Dissertation
  • Mobilities
  • Place
  • Research Methods for English Studies
  • Public Culture and Collaborative Practice
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  • Research Methods for English Studies
  • Mobilities
  • Dissertation
  • Place
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Liverpool Hope University

1 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 58th
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WUSCA ranking: 47th
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The best aspect of the uni experience would be the campus. There are many things to do here, as long as you actually head over to the Hope Park campus. I didn’t do this for the first two years but did in the final year and it was life changing!

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Manchester Metropolitan University

1 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 39th
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WUSCA ranking: 4th
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The best aspects are the student union and the facilities available. I think it could be improved if we had more books generally available at the library without requiring click and collect, since right now the library feels like a study space but not a real library.

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University of Salford

1 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 86th
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WUSCA ranking: 35th
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The most positive point is the student support, so many ways to reach out for help regarding your studies and future carrer plans! In terms of student life I feel that while the university has a strong international presence, its student body is less nationally diverse compared to other universities, where international enrolment is spread across a wider range of countries.

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MA Literature and Culture
clock icon 1 year full time
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Year 1
  • Final Project
  • Professional Practice
  • Theory, Text, Writing
  • Adaptation, Translation and Retelling
  • Anthony Burgess and the Archive
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University of Liverpool

6 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 21st
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WUSCA ranking: 31th
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I really like the University of Liverpool. It's a nice environment with friendly and helpful staff and student support and plenty of opportunities if you seek them out. I would argue that student life isn't very commuter friendly though. It's quite a walk from the train station, no lockers and societies often run late into the evening.

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University of Cumbria

1 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
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I can honestly say apart from having to my lifestyle to incorporate study in amongst work and family life i have had no negative experiences. The support from the tutors on this course has been above and beyond and the resources they provided for optimal learning have been amazing. If extra support is needed they are only just an email or a teams meeting away and if they cant help you will be sign posted in the right direction. I feel for not considering myself to be an academic person i have excelled in this course but this was only due to the support provided.

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Year 1
  • A Natural Education: Children's Literature and the Lake District
  • British Romanticism and the Lake District
  • Contemporary Cumbrian Fiction
  • Dissertation
  • Literary Tourism and Cultural Heritage in the Lake District
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Malvern International PLC

1 literature courses GREATER LONDON
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University of Manchester

2 literature courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 15th
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WUSCA ranking: 32th
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Worst is library computers, they have to include usbc for computer extension. I like the organisation I wish they had more international student support considering we’re paying 3x more for the same thing

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  • Dissertation (MA)
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