323 Part-time Master's degrees in Literature

The English Literature course at University of Bristol aims to deepen your passion for literature while developing the rigorous specialist skills essential to postgraduate-level research.

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.

Deepen your knowledge of narratives, cultures and ideas in University of Surrey masters in English Literature. Our internationally-recognised experts will help you take your passion for great writing, and your research skills, to the next level.

The Wild Writing - Literature, Landscape and the Environment degree from University of Essex allows you to explore this landscape and the wilder landscapes of Britain, as well as those across the world, through a combination of modules. 

The English Literature programme of the University of Glasgow is in the top 50 of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, for English Language & Literature.

The Publishing Studies MRes from University of Stirling helps you to develop an analytical and research-driven approach towards publishing.

The English Literature - Renaissance and Eighteenth-Century Literature degree delivered by University of Liverpool draws together two of the richest and most fascinating periods in English literary history, encouraging you to think of them as being both in continuity and in contest with one another.

This Creative Writing (Distance Learning) from Teesside University is your opportunity to develop your writing practice at the times that work for you, wherever you are in the world.

This English Literature MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University enable you to study a specialist area of literature.

The English Literature - Modern and Contemporary Literature degree delivered by University of Liverpool will be shaped and informed by leading international researchers in the literature and culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 

Find your own path through the literary and cultural history of the period. This Literature of the Romantic Period, 1775-1832 programme from University of York helps you develop an understanding of the engagement of Romantic writing with a range of political, social and aesthetic issues in the period.

Research your literary passions and become an expert in your chosen area of literature. At Birmingham, the research interests span medieval to modernism, digital cultures and the future of fiction. Learn more at the English Literature (by research) programme from University of Birmingham.

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.

Explore your passion for English Literature and writing on this innovative English Literature course from Leeds Beckett University. You can specialise in either, or both, creative writing or literary studies.

Are you curious as to why the fantastic can be found all around us in the 21st century, from videogames and films to poetry, television, novel series, and so-called 'mainstream' fiction? The English Literature - Fantasy programme of the University of Glasgow allows you to engage with one of the most vibrant literary genres of the last two centuries - and a major cultural phenomenon of our time.

The Contemporary Literature and Culture programme from Loughborough University  enables graduates to explore British and American fiction, poetry, and drama, analysing contemporary issues such as #MeToo, the Covid pandemic, and climate change, and understanding how literary prizes influence the production of today’s literature.

Research in Comparative Literatures and Cultures sits within the School of Modern Languages and builds on two areas of strength within the school: transnational studies and intermediality. University of Bristol offers the Comparative Literatures and Cultures programme.

The Chinese Studies programme from Newcastle University is an opportunity for you to pursue research that you are passionate about. It combines taught elements to develop your subject knowledge and research-based elements to encourage your skills as a researcher.

The Master’s by research in Classics at the University of Malta offers you the opportunity to delve deeply into the philosophical, literary, religious, and creative traditions of civilisations which have shaped humanity’s development.

The English Language and Literature degree offered at the University of Westminster will provide you with a thorough understanding of the linguistic features of English from a wide range of perspectives (theoretical and applied, synchronic and diachronic). The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.