323 Part-time Master's degrees in Literature

The Literature and Creative Writing programme from University of Essex allows you to choose a creative-practice pathway or a theoretical pathway. Studying literature and creative writing at Essex means that you can build your degree around your interests.

The Scottish Literature programme of the University of Glasgow hosts the only academic unit in the UK exclusively dedicated to the teaching and research of Scottish 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.

The MA Creative Writing and English Literature degree from The University of Hull is perfect if you want to enhance your creative writing skills but are also interested in English Literature. You’ll study contemporary text with published writers and scholars and can specialise in either creative writing or English Literature – or both.

This Theatre Studies programme of study at the University of Malta is conducted mainly by research. It will offer you an opportunity to undertake an independent research project in a chosen area of theatre studies.

Explore the relationship between literature and film in an exceptionally broad array of contemporary and historical contexts, and from a variety of different perspectives with the Film and Literature degree from University of Essex.

The English Literature - Science Fiction Studies programme from University of Liverpool provides you with a range of options in the academic study of science fiction, as genre and cultural mode. 

The Children's Literature and Literacies programme at the University of Glasgow is the first programme in Scotland dedicated to children’s and young adult’s literature as a primary resource and a field of academic study. You will develop a specialisation that is highly valued in professions such as education, library services and children’s media.

The Publishing Studies MLitt course from University of Stirling covers the whole process of planning, editing, production, marketing and publication management in print and digital environments.

The M.A. by research in Anglo-Italian Studies at the University of Malta offers you the opportunity to conduct research in the field of Anglo-Italian cultural relations, with special reference to language and literature.

Deepen your love of literature and learn how to analyse a range of texts with the English Literature programme from University of Birmingham. Explore a range of literary periods or specialise on one of the pathways.

Studying for an English Literature programme from University of Liverpool allows you to advance your literary scholarship and pursue areas of interest across a wide variety of genres and historical periods.

With this MA English Literature degree from University of Hull, you’ll gain insight into society, culture and politics by developing an understanding of the power of language and why it affects how we interpret and communicate with the world around us.

The Comparative Literature programme from SOAS University of London is an opportunity to study literature from the regions of Africa and Asia. Covering universal themes but in a unique, multi-cultural domain, you will explore a wide range of literature and its place in culture and society. 

The Victorian Literature and Culture programme from University of York explores the engagement of nineteenth-century literature with a wide range of political, social and aesthetic issues. You will encounter writing in a variety of styles and genres, and come to be familiar with both contemporary and modern critical perspectives. 

The English Literature (Part-time) MA degree at Northumbria University gives you the key skills to navigate and offer a critique of narrative and storytelling. How is literature politicised? How are classic texts adapted for the contemporary moment? Literature’s continued relevance is everywhere. 

Pursue your passion for English literature, inspired by experts at the forefront of world-leading research.

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.

Guided by a team of internationally recognised experts, in the English Literature - Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory programme of the University of Glasgow you will investigate the key texts and concepts that shape our understanding of literature and culture across a period of radical change from 1880 to the present.

Research in the Department of English brings the core values of our discipline - textual scholarship, critical and theoretical analysis, and contextual knowledge - to the dynamic and changing field of English literary studies. University of Bristol offers the English Literature programme.