MA Post-1900 Literatures, Theories and Cultures: The University of Manchester

Course description

This MA programme is designed to introduce students to the great diversity of post-1900 literature, literary criticism and cultural theory, as well as to the manifold interrelations between these areas of creative and scholarly practice and enquiry.

The programme aims to produce students who have the knowledge, skills and attributes to undertake research in the diverse area of literatures and cultural theories since 1900. Graduates holding a first degree in English or a related subject will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the discipline and to specialise according to their anticipated career progression. On completion of the programme students will be able to demonstrate a sound, historically informed knowledge of the great diversity of post-1900 literatures and cultural theories, as well as the interrelations between the two.

Module details

Typical course units include:

England, Identity and Writing:

• The Empire and After, 1918-90
• Key Issues in Twentieth-Century Cultural Criticism

Telling Tales:

• Appropriating Narratives
• Post-Gay Culture
• Foucault

Post-colonial Cultures:

• Gender, Identity and Community
• Post-colonial Cultures
• Modernist Children
• Contemporary Scottish & Writing
• The Irish and Scottish Migrant Imagination.

Students may also choose a course unit offered by another discipline area as one of their options.

Career opportunities

On completion many English postgraduates go (or return) to jobs as teachers or librarians, continue their research, or go to academic jobs. Career paths are extremely varied, however, as other English postgraduates go on or return to careers in law, publishing, retailing, and a range of other fields.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: A First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent, in English or a closely related area.

English language: Students whose first language is not English are required to take either the IELTS or TOEFL test. On the IELTS test applicants are normally expected to score a minimum of 7.0 overall; on the TOEFL test a minimum score of 600 (paper test) or 250 (computer test) is expected.