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MA in Literary Studies Goldsmiths, University of London
Introduction
This exciting, intellectually rigorous programme gives you the opportunity to develop the study of literature from a variety of perspectives through a number of flexible pathways.
The pathways you can take are:
- Pathway in American Literature & Culture
- Pathway in Comparative Literature & Criticism
- Pathway in Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas
- Pathway in Critical Theory
- Pathway in Modern Literature
- Pathway in Romantic & Victorian Literature & Culture
- Pathway in Shakespeare: Early & Modern
These enable you to combine theoretical angles with the close reading of a wide range of texts, from different media (literary, film, visual), periods, and cultural, geographic and linguistic backgrounds – though all texts will be studied in English, in English translation, or with English subtitles.
Admissions
Curriculum
What you'll study
Overview
Each of the seven pathways centres around a compulsory module which will ground you in the specific features of the period/region/theoretical discipline covered.
| Pathway | Compulsory Module |
| Pathway in Comparative Literature & Criticism | Studies in Comparative Literature & Criticism |
| Pathway in Modern Literary Theory | Theories of Literature & Culture |
| Pathway in Modern Literature | Modern Literary Movements |
| Pathway in Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas | Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas |
| Pathway in American Literature & Culture | American Literature & Culture: Critical & Theoretical Concepts |
| Pathway in Romantic and Victorian Literature & Culture | Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romanticisms |
| Pathway in Shakespeare: Early & Modern | Shakespeare and the Early Modern |
A Study Support Workshop will run a number of sessions throughout the year, including sessions on, for example, resources, essay-writing at Master's level, planning and developing dissertation projects.
You will also be able to take part in GLITS, the department's weekly research seminar; in LINKS, the London Intercollegiate Network for Comparative Studies; and in the many activities organised by the Graduate School and other Goldsmith's departments.
Option modules
You will also choose three option modules from the wide range of options taught in the Department to reflect your own particular interests. You may also take the compulsory module of another pathway as one of your options.
In addition, you also undertake a dissertation.
Assessment
Extended course essays; dissertation of 15,000 words.
Rankings
Goldsmiths is ranked in the world's top 100 for English Language and Literature (QS World University Subject Rankings 2021).
Program Outcome
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
Gallery
Career Opportunities
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
English Language Requirements
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