MA Persian and English Literature
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: English Literature or combined English at B) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Persian and English Literature, an undergraduate joint honours degree in English Literature and Hebrew and Jewish Studies and Middle Eastern languages. The four-year programme is designed for beginners and heritage language learners, providing advanced language proficiency alongside English literary training across the late Middle Ages to the present. The first year covers domestic transformation, international challenges, post-war independence and conflict, poetry, drama, and prose. The second year introduces the religion of Islam and Islamic and Middle Eastern cultures. The third year continues with Persian and Middle Eastern literature and culture alongside English literature and reading theory.
Modules
- domestic transformation
- international challenges
- post-war independence and conflict
- poetry
- drama
- prose
- the religion of Islam - an exploration of the religion's branches, key texts, central beliefs and rituals
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Cultures - an introduction to the literary, aesthetic and intellectual culture of the Middle East, from the eve of Islam to the modern period
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- Persian and Middle Eastern literature and culture
- English literature, including reading theory