School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies

Postgraduate English study at Portsmouth

Postgraduate study and research in English Literature can be undertaken at the University of Portsmouth through the newly-founded Centre for Studies in Literature (CSL) and its team of research-active specialists in English Literature.

Masters study

For those considering a taught postgraduate course in English Literature, the MA programmes at the University of Portsmouth can provide a unique combination of academic depth and cross-disciplinary reach. 

Current MA courses are listed below:

• MA Literature, Culture and Identity

Information about applying for these courses is available from the Humanities Admissions team.

PhD research

Doctoral study may be undertaken in a range of specialisms within English literature and critical theory, with particular focus on subjects in:

• Early Modern Writing
• Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
• Twentieth and Twenty-First Century British and American Literature
• Nation, Identity and the Postcolonial

PhD candidates are generally supervised by a team of three staff.  Full details of the range of academic research interests at Portsmouth may be viewed in the staff pages of the Centre for Literary Research.