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MA Literary Studies: Pathway in Modern and Contemporary Literature

Goldsmiths, University of London

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Goldsmiths, University of London

Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Goldsmiths, University of London

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

This pathway of the MA Literary Studies focuses especially on twentieth and twenty-first century literature.

Why study the MA Literary Studies: Modern and Contemporary Literature pathway at Goldsmiths?

  • On the compulsory module for this programme, you'll look at the most significant trends, influences, and movements in twentieth-century literature. This includes literary realism, expressionism, absurdism, writing on the Holocaust, and the emergence of poststructuralism and postmodernism.
  • We study some of the most important European and American texts of this time period and situate them within their relevant cultural contexts. We'll get you reading and analysing works by James Joyce, Andr茅 Gide, Samuel Beckett, W.G. Sebald, Primo Levi and Virginia Woolf 鈥� among others.
  • You'll have the opportunity to pursue your wider interests by studying three options from the large provision of the department, choosing at least one of these in an area that is relevant to modern literature.
  • You will be able to further develop your interest in literary theory or literary-theoretical approaches to literature and culture through a 15,000-word dissertation to be submitted at the end of your programme of study.

Skills

You'll develop transferable skills, including:

  • enhanced communication and discussion skills in written and oral contexts
  • the ability to analyse and evaluate different textual materials
  • the ability to organise information; the ability to assimilate and evaluate competing arguments

Careers

Graduates of this programme have gone on to pursue careers in:

  • publishing
  • journalism
  • public relations
  • teaching
  • advertising
  • the civil service
  • business
  • industry
  • the media

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

拢 18,560per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London

  • University League Table

    60th

  • Campus address

    Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, Lewisham, SE14 6NW, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    78th out of 96 7

    77th out of 91 1

    79th out of 101 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    118 58%

    59th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    32nd

    20

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.98 75%

    88th

    3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    117 57%

    56th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    72nd

    22

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.95 74%

    85th

    1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    112 54%

    76th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    59.0 59%

    55th

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.82 70%

    92nd

    7

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