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MA - Master of Arts
University of York - Heslington Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
Carry out extended research from across a range of literary periods and genres. Develop your ideas under the guidance of expert academics to build a sustained argument. The MA by research is available on a full-time or part-time basis. You'll receive training in research methods and an opportunity for supervised study leading to the presentation of a dissertation which offers a sustained argument in relation to any period of English literature, or any of our related areas of study.You'll write a supervised dissertation of between 25,000 and 30,000 words. This word limit includes quotations and footnotes, but excludes the bibliography and plate/figure captions.
