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    MSc 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Course Description

The MA in World Literature at Warwick draws on our Department’s renowned expertise in theoretically-driven world-literary and postcolonial studies to offer a year-long course that is unique in the UK.

Considering your position as a future scholar and global citizen, this MA will immerse you in the study of writing and culture from across the globe. You will take a core module in the methodology and theory of world literature, choose from a range of modules that address issues in modern and contemporary world literature, and write a dissertation on an (approved) topic of your choice with a specialised supervisor.

Entry Requirements

  • 65% in an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.
  • Applicants are asked to provide a writing sample to demonstrate suitability for the course.

 

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Fees

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Programme Funding

We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries.

Student Destinations

Graduates from our courses have gone on to work for a range of employers, including: Deloitte; International Institute for Environment and Development; TeachFirst; The Times; V&A Museum; Yale University Press. They have pursued roles such as: arts officers, producers and directors; higher education teaching professionals; journalists, newspaper and periodical editors; management consultants and business analysts and marketing associate professionals.

Module Details

Core modules

  • Fundamentals of World Literature
  • Dissertation

Optional modules

Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

  • Petrofiction: Studies in World Literature
  • Narratives of American Empire
  • World Literature and the Anthropocene
  • Theory from the Margins: Postcolonialism and the Radical Tradition
  • Feminist Literary Theory

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