Overview

The English - Issues in Modern Culture programme from University College London (UCL) provides contexts for understanding these works in relation to historical, social, political, philosophical and technological developments of the period.

The programme explores a range of media, forms and genres using a variety of scholarly approaches, and encourages the development of independent research skills.

The core module encourages close reading of works by writers of the period, while the optional modules offer the opportunity to analyse technologies, media, philosophical perspectives and art forms underpinning writing from 1850 to the present.

Careers

Graduates from this MA will be strongly equipped to find employment in fields such as professional writing, publishing, journalism, film and television, advertising and marketing, third-sector work, social enterprise, and teaching.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Modernity and the City

Underworlds

Filming New York

The Wireless Imagination

Hauntings

Blackness and the City

Queer Fictions and the City

Psychoanalysis and Modern Culture

Chance and the Avant Garde: Accident, Error and Catastrophe in Literature and Culture since 1960 to the Present

Queer Literature, Queer Theories

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-26 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-28 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

96

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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96

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard will normally be required.

This is a competitive MA, however, and the majority of our successful applicants either have, or are predicted to gain, a first class undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

35400 GBP / year

≈ 35400 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

16800 GBP / year

≈ 16800 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time: UK: £8,400Overseas: £17,700

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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

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IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Additional Details

Living costs

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