Course Modules

On completion of four modules a dissertation is undertaken by MA students through independent study with tutor supervision. It is divided into two 30- credit modules that focus on planning and developing practitioner inquiry (part 1) and evaluating and disseminating […]

This module will deal with connections between the reader, author and cityscape. Using Venice as an example, as well as key psychogeographic works by Benjamin, de Certeau, Debord, Sinclair and others, you will examine key works created and inspired by

This module explores the role of literature in making the modern world. Using texts from around the world, you will consider a new sense of the globe, colonial relations and the new post-colonial world. You will consider our sense of

This module will familiarise you with a series of key texts from the late Victorian period, covering the 1880s through to the turn of the century. It will focus on some of the major conflicts and controversies associated with this

This module explores the first half of the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the radical developments and experimentation associated with modernist literature. You will engage with the forms developed by modernist writers in order to write about the period

This module will familiarise you with a series of key texts from the early and mid-Victorian period, covering the 1830s through to the 1860s. You will focus on some of the major conflicts and controversies associated with this time of

This module provides students with a lively mix of content that explores the historical and critical elements of comedy while also providing a learning environment where students can integrate some of the basic skills of creating a short performance with

This dissertation level project allows you to build on the practical skills and subject knowledge developed throughout the course. It gives you the opportunity to work as autonomous writers, deepening and enhancing knowledge and understanding of your chosen subject. Crucially,

The module aims to introduce you to the process of research and development when creating a feature film concept for cinema release. You will explore the opportunities available to UK based writers when developing feature films ideas. The constraints and

This module examines the role of the screenwriter in the development of narrative based computer games. You will explore the role the screenwriter plays in developing characters, dialogue and worldbuilding. You will also be introduced to the debates around narrative