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Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture (MLitt)

University of St Andrews

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  • Qualification

    MLitt - Master of Letters

  • Location

    University of St Andrews

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The MLitt in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture is an intensive one-year taught programme run by the School of English. The course offers an all-round introduction to the literature of the 16th and 17th centuries, with particular focus on the work of William Shakespeare. Covers both elite and popular writing, the influence of other continental vernaculars, and the importance of print and manuscript media. Features a range of critical and interpretive perspectives. Develop your skills as a researcher within a specific area of study by taking special topic modules in manuscript, print, speech and the editing of Renaissance texts. Become part of a welcoming and lively academic community. St Andrews is a consortium member of the Folger Shakespeare Library Institute in Washington DC and also hosts a number of research groups relevant to the English Renaissance.Explore the key developments in modern and contemporary literary studies in dialogue with leading scholars in the fields of Shakespeare studies, Shakespearean book history, Renaissance popular literature and 17th-century literary culture.One year full time or two years part time.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 25,880per year

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University information

University of St Andrews

  • University League Table

    4th

  • Campus address

    University of St Andrews, College Gate, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AJ, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    1st out of 93 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    212 100%

    1st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    84.0 84%

    6th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.32 83%

    22nd

    15

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