Literature postgraduate degrees in Northern England

21 universities offer 50 postgraduate courses. To get the best results for postgraduate literature degrees, enter your predicted grades.

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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 4 years part 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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Accessibility to facilities such as laptops, support and materials makes it a great place to study. The facilities are also top notch and the buildings are convenient. The quality of lectures can be improved on

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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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Newcastle University

3 literature courses NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 19th
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WUSCA ranking: 30th
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Great social life, good options for student societies, a lot of student support. A lot of professionals teaching on the course and it gave me exactly what I wanted for my career progression into genetics

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English Literature MLitt
clock icon 2 years part time
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Year 1
  • English MLitt Dissertation
  • English MLitt Research Assignments
  • Research Methods (Literature)
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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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University of Hull

2 literature courses YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE
Subject ranking: 53rd
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The university is diversified and inclusive, welcoming international student from all over the world, with staff who are ready to listen and create a bespoke learning experience for student The ambience if the university is serene, feee from urban stress and traffic hereby creating a relaxed environment For learning. The university has a broad range of campus activities to build the socio-academic lifestyle of student and prepare them for the world outside the university

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Year 1
  • Creative Writing Portfolio
  • Dissertation
  • Research, Creativity and Engagement
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Northumbria University, Newcastle

2 literature courses NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 41st
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WUSCA ranking: 13th
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I am a remote learning student. I think there isn't as many interactive online sessions as I would have expected and the sessions there isn't a lot of class collaboration between students. However, support at university has been second to none, whenever I have got in touch with a department I have received a response within a working day.

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MRes English Literature
clock icon 1 year full time
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Year 1
  • EL7019 - Research Methods: Traditional and Digital
  • EL7021 - Critical Contexts
  • EL7028 - MRes Dissertation
  • HI7011 - Research Development
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MA English Literature
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  • EL7019 - Research Methods: Traditional and Digital
  • EL7021 - Critical Contexts
  • EL7022 - MA English Literature Dissertation
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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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