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Literatures of Engagement
The Literatures of Engagement programme from Maynooth University addresses this sense of crisis by recognising the significant role that literature and the critical discourses associated with the study of literature, have in both reproducing and analysing cultural values and ideologies, but also in articulating responses and resistance to those.

English Literature
This English Literature programme from Newcastle University allows you to work around your own research interests. It will prepare you for further research within and beyond academia.

Portuguese
Pursue research you are passionate about. This Portuguese course from Newcastle University combines taught and research elements, allowing you to explore in depth a specific area of Portuguese studies such as linguistics, Latin American culture and politics, the Spanish novel, or Latin American film.

History of the Book
The History of the Book programme at School of Advanced Study, University of London studies the making, manufacturing, distribution and reading of books, and thus offers a unique way of understanding different literary, cultural, social, intellectual and technological processes in history.

Creative Writing - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Creative Writing - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Birkbeck, University of London.

Digital and Public Humanities
This master’s degree in Digital and Public Humanities from Ca' Foscari University of Venice examines the relationship between the humanities and digital technologies while facilitating the promotion and dissemination of cultural activities.

Creative Writing - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year Creative Writing - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.

English Literature
The English Literature programme at the University of Glasgow gives you the chance to pursue your own interests in English Literature at postgraduate level by selecting from a rich variety of courses led by internationally renowned experts.

English Literature
Our English Literature MA pathway course delivered by Queen Mary University of London offers you the chance to tailor a broad range of module choices to your own interests. Create your own bespoke degree: choose a general route through the curriculum (ideal if your interests are wide-ranging), or choose one of our defined specialist routes.

Applied Linguistics (International) - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year Applied Linguistics (International) - Pre-Master's Programme from OnCampus Ireland at University of Limerick offers successful students guaranteed progression* to a range of partner universities.

Literature
The Literature degree from University of Essex offers a distinctively comparative approach to the study of literature; at Essex you don't just study English literature, you study world literature in English. You explore literature across time, geography, and genre, combining scholarly research with innovative, practical ways of engaging with texts.

Gaelic Literature (Online)
This Gaelic Literature (Online) course delivered by the University College Cork provides students with an in-depth introduction to a distinctive body of literature, giving expression to the many identities of the Gaelic world, and extending over 1200 years, from monastic to modern times.

Literature and Publishing
Founded in 1995, this long-established and perennially popular Literature and Publishing degree delivered by University of Galway remains Ireland’s only postgraduate programme dedicated to literature and publishing.

American Studies
The American Studies programme of the University of Glasgow is at the forefront of the study of American society and culture, with a dedicated research centre: the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies.

Celtic and Gaelic
Whether you are interested in literature, language, history or culture, the Celtic and Gaelic programme at the University of Glasgow provide a supportive environment for postgraduate research.

Instruction of English as a Foreign Language MA
The Instruction of English as a Foreign Language program is a two-semester, practice-oriented course that prepares students for a career in English language teaching. It provides up-to-date knowledge of language learning and teaching, while developing the ability to connect theory, research, and practice in classroom instruction, assessment, and materials development.

Spanish
Pursue research you are passionate about. This Spanish programme from Newcastle University combines taught and research elements, allowing you to explore in depth a specific area of Spanish studies such as linguistics, Latin American culture and politics, the Spanish novel, or Latin American film.

The Multilingual Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies
The Multilingual Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) allows you to specialise in two or more languages? Become a multilingual professional and dive into other languages and cultures!

Comparative Literature
The Comparative Literature programme of the University of Glasgow offers interdisciplinary study across linguistic cultures as well as academic fields. Benefitting from a strong and diverse School of Modern Languages and Cultures, you will be able to take courses in the comparative study of literatures, film, visual arts, or societies of two or more language areas

English Literature - American Modern Literature
The English Literature - American Modern Literature programme of the University of Glasgow focuses on the American Literature of the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The required courses range across fields and genres including art history, film, ecocriticism, sociology, urban studies, travel writing, and music.