Overview

The structure of the English Literature and American Studies from The University of Manchester is flexible, which means that you can choose to combine your interests in English and American culture, or you can choose to focus more exclusively on one or the other . The division of English, American Studies and Creative Writing at the University of Manchester provides a thriving environment, with its vibrant research culture, its close links to the Centre of New Writing, its involvement in the Manchester Literature Festival and its access to the world-class John Rylands research library.

While this MA offers you a range of exciting modules that are chronologically or geographically specific, all modules are informed by recent theoretical and historical developments that allow you to think about categories like `literature', `culture' and `history' in nuanced and fresh ways.

Career opportunities

Upon successful completion of their course, many English postgraduates go on or return to jobs as teachers or librarians, continue their research, or go on to academic jobs.Career paths are extremely varied, and other English postgraduates go on or return to careers in law, publishing and retailing, as well as into many other fields.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

American Studies: Theories, Methods, Practice

Radical Subcultures

Shakespeare: Theory and the Archive

The Times of Literature

Space, Place and Text

Wondrous Transformations: Translating the Medieval Past

Before `Sexuality': Bodies, Desires and Discourses, 1660-1900

Revolutionary Poetics: 1789-1840

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00

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More details

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Literature American and Australasian studies View 22 other Masters in American and Australasian studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Writing Sample Requirements: we require an academic-standard essay (in English) no more than 4,000 words long and relevant to subject matter taught on the MA here at Manchester. The sample should follow the standard conventions for academic writing and focus on a topic relating to either the study of literatures in English or cultural studies.
Please upload the writing sample under the 'CV/Resume' option in the Supporting Documents section of the application form.
If English is not your first language, please apply after you have obtained proof of English language that meets our requirements.

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Tuition Fee

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International

27000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27000 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

13000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13000 GBP per year during 12 months.

MA (part-time)

UK students (per annum): £6,500
International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,500

Living costs for Manchester

645 - 1197 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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