English Literature
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Entry requirements
You should normally hold an upper second-class honours degree, or its equivalent, in English Literature or a related subject.
If it is some time since you completed your undergraduate education, or you do not meet the standard requirement, it may be possible to consider your application based on evidence of other relevant personal and professional experience, the support of your referees, and examples of written work.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language you will need to provide certification of your English language proficiency. For this course you will need an IELTS score of at least 7, with at least 6.0 in each element.
Months of entry
September
Course content
Our MA in English Literature offers an exciting and challenging course of graduate study covering a range of periods and genres from the Renaissance to the Contemporary.
During the course you will:
- take core compulsory modules that provide a secure grounding in the key methods of postgraduate study
- choose two elective modules from a wide range of options, periods and genres
- undertake an advanced in-depth study of a topic of your choice from English Literature for your dissertation.
You'll study with internationally-renowned scholars who regularly publish in their field. And you will have access to inspiring, on-campus literary resources such as:
- Man/Booker Prize archive
- Royal Literary Fund fellows
- the Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre.
As well as full reader access to the Bodleian Library, one of the most important research collections in the world.
Oxford is one of the most literary cities in the world. Home to J. R. R Tolkien and C.S Lewis, and inspiration to countless authors, poets and dreamers - what better city in which to study literature?
Information for international students
Pathways courses for international and EU students
We offer a range of courses to help you meet the entry requirements for your postgraduate course and also familiarise you with university life in the UK.
Take a Pre-Master's course to develop your subject knowledge, study skills and academic language level in preparation for your master's course.
If you need to improve your English language, we offer pre-sessional English language courses to help you meet the English language requirements of your chosen master’s course.
Fees and funding
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PGDip
- part time15 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time9 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PGCert
- part time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time4 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Enquiries
- query@brookes.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1865 484848