Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Professor Catherine Morley introduces the MA courses in English Literature and Creative Writing at Leicester. Whether you want to deepen your knowledge of literature or develop your voice as a writer, these postgraduate courses are designed to support your goals.
The MA in English Literature offers a flexible range of modules from Early Modern writing through to contemporary 21st-century fiction, alongside research-focused study that culminates in a dissertation. The MA in Creative Writing focuses on workshops, developing style and substance in your writing, and building the research and craft skills you need as an author, leading to a substantial creative dissertation.
Both courses help you develop advanced skills in analysis, research, communication and creative practice that are valued in careers such as law, education, publishing and editing. Catherine emphasises that students join a welcoming academic community where lecturers help you refine your interests and equip you with skills that will stay with you for life, and her simple advice is to go for it and take that next step in your studies.
Explore our MA English Literature and MA Creative Writing here: le.ac.uk/english/study/postgraduate
Professor Catherine Morley introduces the MA courses in English Literature and Creative Writing at Leicester. Whether you want to deepen your knowledge of literature or develop your voice as a writer, these postgraduate courses are designed to support your goals.
The MA in English Literature offers a flexible range of modules from Early Modern writing through to contemporary 21st-century fiction, alongside research-focused study that culminates in a dissertation. The MA in Creative Writing focuses on workshops, developing style and substance in your writing, and building the research and craft skills you need as an author, leading to a substantial creative dissertation.
Both courses help you develop advanced skills in analysis, research, communication and creative practice that are valued in careers such as law, education, publishing and editing. Catherine emphasises that students join a welcoming academic community where lecturers help you refine your interests and equip you with skills that will stay with you for life, and her simple advice is to go for it and take that next step in your studies.
Explore our MA English Literature and MA Creative Writing here: le.ac.uk/english/study/postgraduate
