875 Master's degrees in Literature

In the Literary Studies (research) programme of the University of Amsterdam, you will study literature as a cultural practice that is capable of (re)shaping the world. Literature offers critique and provides creative answers to new and old questions. You will examine literary texts and literary culture from a transnational, theoretical and historical perspective.

Literature, Romanticism and the English Lake District from University of Cumbria can enhance prospects in a range of careers that demand high-level analytical and interpretative skills as well as advanced skills in written and oral communication.

Celtic Studies (Full-time) from The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is a unique distance-learning programme which offers students interested in Welsh and Celtic Studies the opportunity to study various aspects of the history, literature and cultural heritage of the Celtic regions in their own homes.

Get the support of a talented community of peers? Focus on fiction, narrative nonfiction or poetry in the graduate M.F.A. Writing program from University of New Hampshire, which has launched the careers of hundreds of poets, novelists, storywriters, essayists and memoirists.

The Korean Literature degree at University of Hawaii at Manoa is offered in the field of Korean literary studies in major genres of poetry, fiction, and drama from the classical period to the 21st century.

The Literary and Cultural Studies programme at Carnegie Mellon University is a full-time, public master’s degree. It provides rigorous training in literary theory and media studies to prepare students for doctoral research or professional roles. The curriculum focuses on analytical skills through close faculty mentorship.

The aim of the study programme Anglophone Studies at Justus Liebig University Giessen is to impart advanced linguistic, literary and cultural knowledge and specific didactic knowledge and skills as well as comprehensive skills in the field of academic methodology in the subjects studied.

The Creative Writing (NEOMFA) at The University of Akron is a terminal Master of Fine Arts degree designed for aspiring authors. This full-time programme focuses on advanced craft across multiple genres, including fiction and poetry. Students benefit from a unique four-university consortium providing extensive resources.

The MA in English - Literary Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is an intensive taught programme, one year for full-time students and two years for part-time students.

The Master in Japan in Asia Cultural Studies at Nagoya University offers students an excellent opportunity to develop a deep understanding of, and critical insights into, the rich and complex relations between Japan and other East Asian countries in modern world history and globalizing contemporary society.

The Literature and Creative Writing program at Western Sydney University offers you the opportunity to think across creative, critical and disciplinary categories, and to produce either works of scholarship or creative writing (or related creative work that crosses into other areas including music, art, performance and film).

The Italian Literary and Cultural Studies Program at the University of Connecticut is one of the most respected in the nation. It offers a full range of courses, from elementary language up to graduate courses in literature and critical.

Literature and Arts is a two-year, part-time MSt degree from University of Oxford in interdisciplinary studies in literature and arts. The course takes place over four five-day residences and two online modules. You will select two options from each of three periods of British history.

The Literature programme at the University of Auckland is a postgraduate research degree designed for advanced scholars. This MLitt offers a public study mode over one year of full-time engagement. It provides a rigorous platform for students to execute a substantial research project within the Faculty of Arts and Education.

The graduate program in French and Francophone Studies at Pennsylvania State University generates and analyzes culture and society and literature. For example, programs of study can concentrate on such topics as genres, themes, periods, cultural anthropology, philosophy, socio-cultural and literary history, stylistics, urbanism, visual studies, and women’s and gender studies.

Within this English Literature MA degree from University of Leeds you’ll be able to specialise in your particular field and make unexpected connections between disparate areas, such as Renaissance plays about race and identity, or the Victorian media revolution, Black British writing or the Brontës, psychoanalysis or postcolonialism.

The MA and the PhD in English-Literary Studies are awarded by the Graduate College. Instruction is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The MA is offered with or without a thesis at The University of Iowa.

The M.A. in Theology degree at Seton Hall University offers students the rich heritage of Catholic Church teaching, providing them with an extensive academic foundation in specific theological disciplines.

The Children's Literature M.A. at Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive 30-credit postgraduate programme delivered in a flexible online study mode. It develops advanced expertise in folklore, mythology, and literary theory, preparing students for professional roles in education, publishing, or further doctoral research.

The MFA Program in Writing at the University of California, San Diego welcomes brave and innovative writers and encourages the formation of mutually-supportive, inspiring literary communities. The program is small, with typically 4 to 8 new students admitted and funded each year.