Postgraduate English Literature courses
The Department of English Literature is one of the leading departments for the postgraduate study of English Literature and culture in the UK. We are one of the top 50 English departments in the world (QS 2021) and our students explore, research and study a wide range of literary specialisms, from Old English to Digital Cultures and everything in between. Our perspectives on the field - theoretical, historical, and intellectual - are diverse and methodologically rigorous.
Our postgraduate programmes have an excellent staff-to-student ratio and we offer supportive guidance and expert tailored supervision so that students can pursue their own research interests.
Students are part of an active community in the department, with conferences, reading groups and events run by the postgraduate students as well as academic staff. Students are also encouraged to take part in our wide variety of research centres from Reformation and Early Modern Studies to Modernist Cultures.
Each year, students have the opportunity to participate in the department Graduate Conference for MA/MRes/MPhil/PhD students. This is organised by a graduate student committee who are in charge of curating the theme and call for papers, putting together the programme, and managing a small budget to cater the event.
- Shakespeare and Creativity MACourse information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA Shakespeare and Creativity taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham.
- English Literature PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our PhD English Literature doctoral research degree programme at the University of Birmingham
- Comparative Literature and Critical Theories MACourse information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA Comparative Literature and Critical Theory taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham
- Digital Media and Creative Industries MACourse information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA Digital Media and Creative Industries taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham
- English Literature MACourse information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA English Literature taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham
- Comparative Literature PhD (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)Course information for prospective doctoral researchers on the University of Birmingham's PhD Comparative Literature
- Fall in with ShakespeareFall in with Shakespeare short course run by The Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham.
- Shakespeare MA (On campus or by distance learning)Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA Shakespeare taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham.
- Sexuality and Gender Studies PGCert (Distance Learning)Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our PG Cert Sexuality and Gender Studies (Distance Learning) programme at the University of Birmingham
- Shakespeare Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our Shakespeare Studies PhD/PhD by Distance Learning/MLitt/MA by Research doctoral research degree programme at the University of Birmingham.
- Spring into ShakespeareSpring into Shakespeare course run by The Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham.