COURSE CURRICULUM

The MA in Literature, Culture and History offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying literary and cultural texts across different historical periods. The course combines specialist study, theoretical exploration, and critical inquiry, allowing students to tailor their learning to their own academic and research interests. Whether focusing on a specific historical era or engaging with ideas that span centuries, students are encouraged to pursue innovative and original work. The program is supported by faculty whose research expertise ranges from the medieval to the modern and contemporary periods, ensuring strong academic guidance across diverse topics. Key areas of departmental strength include the study of materiality and the body, ecology and political economy, philosophical approaches to literature, decolonisation and radical politics, novel theory, and poetics and experimental writing. Through engagement with theoretical frameworks and conceptual methods, students develop advanced analytical and research skills essential for literary and cultural analysis. The course prepares graduates for a wide range of careers in education, publishing, cultural organisations, and the wider creative industries. It also provides a strong foundation for further academic study or doctoral research in literature, cultural studies, and related humanities disciplines.