Ranked 8th in the Guardian University Guide 2016, 10th for research intensity in the recent Research Excellence Framework exercise, and consistently achieving over 90% student satisfaction in the National Student Survey, the School of English at Kent offers an exciting and welcoming environment for study.
- 6 Masters
- Public Institution Type
Master's Programmes
Humanities (6)
- University of Kent
- M.A. Creative WritingUniversity of Kent
- M.A. EnglishUniversity of Kent
- University of Kent
- M.A. Postcolonial StudiesUniversity of Kent
- University of Kent
Social Sciences (3)
- University of Kent
- University of Kent
- M.A. Postcolonial StudiesUniversity of Kent
About
Education
You will be taught by leading international researchers and award-winning creative writers in a location steeped in literary history.
Our programmes – English and American Literature, Creative Writing, Contemporary Literature and Postcolonial Literature – cover all periods from Chaucer to the Contemporary and at every step of the way students choose their own pathway through the subject.
All our undergraduate degrees are available with a year abroad or a year in industry and our postgraduate programmes are taught at centres in Paris and London as well as in Canterbury.
Research
Research Centres:
- Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies
- Centre for Creative Writing
- Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Writing
- Centre for Studies in the Long Eighteenth Century
- Centre for Modern Poetry
- Centre for Victorian Literature and Culture
- Centre for American Studies
- Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)
Career
91% of Kent English students that graduated in 2013 found employment or went onto further study within 6 months of graduating. Our degree provides students with a range of highly developed transferrable skills which enables our students to go into a variety of careers.
School of English Scholarships
Below you will find scholarships for School of English. Distinction can be made between scholarships provided by the University and those provided by independent providers.
Provided by university
Grant
10000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Scholarship for conversion MSc in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
Merit-based Need-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
1000 GBP
Deadline
22 Sep 2024
Music Performance Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
The BAME in Higher Education Ambition Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
18622 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
SoCoBio, South Coast Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (BBSRC)
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
500 GBP
Deadline
30 Sep 2023
Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 EUR
Deadline
Not specified
Paris School of Arts and Culture Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
1500 GBP
Deadline
31 Dec 2023
Loyalty Discount for UK or Home Fee paying students - exclusively for Kent graduates
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
31 Dec 2023
Loyalty Discount for EU/Overseas Students
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
18622 GBP
Deadline
20 Jan 2024
Kent Research Institute Scholarships: Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Kent Business School Hardship Bursary
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
01 Oct 2023
Kent Business School Early Bird Discount
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
2500 GBP
Deadline
Anytime
Kent Business School Course Director's Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
International Scholarships for Taught Masters Students
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
International Scholarship for Taught Masters Students, January start
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
35700 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Croucher Foundation Scholarships (for students from Hong Kong)
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Computing Taught Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
10000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
Need-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
10000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
British Council GREAT Scholarship for Justice and Law: Nigeria
Merit-based Need-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
1000 GBP
Deadline
30 Aug 2024
Kent Community Master's Scholarship - SSPSSR
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
10000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Scholarship for conversion MSc in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
Merit-based Need-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
1000 GBP
Deadline
22 Sep 2024
Music Performance Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
The BAME in Higher Education Ambition Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
18622 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
SoCoBio, South Coast Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (BBSRC)
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
500 GBP
Deadline
30 Sep 2023
Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 EUR
Deadline
Not specified
Paris School of Arts and Culture Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
1500 GBP
Deadline
31 Dec 2023
Loyalty Discount for UK or Home Fee paying students - exclusively for Kent graduates
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
31 Dec 2023
Loyalty Discount for EU/Overseas Students
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
18622 GBP
Deadline
20 Jan 2024
Kent Research Institute Scholarships: Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Kent Business School Hardship Bursary
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
01 Oct 2023
Kent Business School Early Bird Discount
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
2500 GBP
Deadline
Anytime
Kent Business School Course Director's Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
International Scholarships for Taught Masters Students
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
International Scholarship for Taught Masters Students, January start
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
35700 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Croucher Foundation Scholarships (for students from Hong Kong)
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
3000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Computing Taught Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
10000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship
Merit-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Provided by university
Grant
5000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
Need-based
Read more about eligibility
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
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Services
Library services
- Literary Canterbury
Some of our taught postgraduate programmes allow students to spend a term at our Paris Centre, where you cannot help but find literary inspiration.
- Literary Paris
As a student of literature at the University of Kent you will be surrounded by centuries of literary history.
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