Overview

You'll undertake an intensive and challenging investigation of the literatures in this period, as well as units that introduce you to leading research in the broad field of modern and contemporary writing.

Units provide opportunities to study modernism and its margins, postcolonial writing, radical subcultures, American culture, contemporary fiction and much more.

We focus theoretically on the relationships between texts and the various contexts in which they're produced and in which they circulate.

Via detailed engagements with the minutiae of aesthetic form, we consider the connections between aesthetic and political practice, with particular focus on representations and constructions of sexuality, class, gender and race.

Career opportunities

On completion of this Modern and Contemporary Literature course from The University of Manchester, many of our postgraduates continue their research to develop careers in academia.

However, career paths overall are extremely varied and skills are transferable.

The high standard of arts research training, both formal and practical, opens doors to many kinds of public and private sector graduate careers requiring research skills and the formulation of projects and policy documents.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Historicising the Contemporary: Literature and Politics 1970-2000

Queer Cinema and Beyond

Modernisms

Postcolonial Literatures, Genres and Theories

Critical Thinking in Gender and Sexuality Studies

Literary Landscapes

Key Issues in Literary and Critical Theory

Forms of Fiction

Literature and the Contemporary Literary Industry

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Literature Modern History View 75 other Masters in Modern History in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class _{(recommended)}

English requirements

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100

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7

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Other requirements

General requirements

If your academic background is not directly related to studies in English and American literature, and/or if English is not your mother tongue, we require an academic-standard essay (in English) relevant to the subject no more than 4,000 words long.

Tuition Fees

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28500 GBP / year

≈ 28500 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

13000 GBP / year

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Additional Details

MA (part-time)

UK students (per annum): £6,500
International, including EU, students (per annum): £14,250

Living costs

Manchester

United Kingdom

645 - 1197 GBP / month

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