MLitt in English Literature: American Modern Literature

Program Overview

The Masters in American Modern Literature at the University of Glasgow explores American literature from the late 19th century to the present, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and research skills. Students engage with traditional and contemporary narratives, developing critical and analytical abilities for careers in academia, publishing, education, and beyond. The program features renowned North Americanists, dynamic teaching methods, and exceptional archival resources.

Program Outline

Masters in American Modern Literature:

Degree Overview:

• Focuses on American Literature from the late 19th century to the 21st century.
• Emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to American culture, drawing on film, music, philosophy, and art.
• Develops research skills and allows students to pursue their own research interests in American modern literature.
• Provides a strong grounding in traditional and contemporary narratives of modern American literary history.
• Offers a dynamic and comparative approach to writers and canons.

Outline:

• Structure:
• Three core courses: Cities, Institutions, Movements, Entertainments, and Anthologies
• Three optional courses:
• The American Counterculture, 1945-75
• American Fiction of the 1930s
• Canadian Literature (PGT)
• F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton and Dialogues of American Literary Modernism
• The Mind of the Contemporary American Novel
• Dissertation
• Semesters:
• Semester 1:
• ENGLISH LITERATURE RESEARCH TRAINING COURSE
• MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1
• Semester 2:
• MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE 2
• Summer:
• MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE DISSERTATION
• Optional Courses:
• Students may choose from other courses within the college's PGT offerings and, with the convenor's permission, one course from elsewhere in the college and university.

Assessment:

• Dissertation (15,000 words)
• Coursework

Teaching:

• Taught by a team of internationally-renowned North Americanists.
• Uses a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, and group discussions.
• Emphasis on independent research and critical thinking.

Careers:

• The program prepares students for careers in academia, publishing, education, and other fields.
• Graduates will develop critical and analytical skills, including:
• Confident and persuasive communication
• Problem solving through creativity and critical thinking

Other:

• The program offers superb archival resources in the Special Collections of the library, the Hunterian Art Gallery and Museum, as well as the nearby Kelvingrove Museum.

Tuition fees for 2024-25 MLitt UK Full-time fee: £10650 Part-time fee: £1184 per 20 credits International & EU Full-time fee: £24000