English Literature, American Studies & Creative Writing, MA by Research / PhD

Entry requirements

For entry requirements, please visit the English Literature, American Studies & Creative Writing page

Months of entry

September

Course content

• Modern and contemporary British fiction and/or poetry
• Literature in translation
• Theatre history and drama
• American and African American literature, cultural history, protest and folk music
• The Black Atlantic
• Literatures of slavery
• Race and literature
• Postcolonial studies
• Science fiction and Politics
• The graphic novel
• Unreliable narration
• Ecocriticism and literature
• Literature for children and young adults
• Creative writing

• Poetry
• Novel writing
• Screenwriting and playwriting
• Life-writing and creative non-fiction
• Hybrid and experimental writing
• Representations of mental health
• Writing for children and young adults
• Historical fiction
• Science fiction and fantasy

• You’ll be joining a team of established research and published authors and have the opportunity to work with internationally and nationally recognised scholars and writers who are specialists in their field.
• We have an extremely active research environment: our staff run and are members of significant national Research Centres such as Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR) and the UCLan Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX).
• We will go the extra mile to make sure that you receive the best supervision and support possible.

Fees and funding

For fees and funding, please visit the English Literature, American Studies & Creative Writing page