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MA Modern and Contemporary Writing

University of East Anglia

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    University of East Anglia UEA

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    16-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Course Overview

Our MA in Modern and Contemporary Writing combines criticism and creativity. It’s a unique opportunity to study contemporary literature where it's being made and where modernism is alive in the present.

Here a world-leading group of scholars in 20th- and 21st-century literature is intertwined with Europe’s most prestigious department of Creative Writing, and with the British Centre for Literary Translation. Here leading writers such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Angela Carter, W.G. Sebald, Ian McEwan, and Malcolm Bradbury taught and studied alongside pioneering critics such as Lorna Sage and Clive Scott.

The MA is very flexible. You’ll study classics of modernism, while choosing from optional modules in modern and contemporary literature. You can also take modules in creative writing, and modules bridging creative writing and criticism. We lead the discipline in the new field of the ‘creative-critical’. And you can also take modules in neighbouring disciplines such as gender studies, race studies, and film. You’ll also have opportunities to develop your interests in translation and in neighbouring disciplines such as philosophy, film, anthropology, and American studies.neighbouring disciplines such as philosophy, film, anthropology, and American studies.

At UEA, you ’ll be part of a vibrant literary world. Based in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing (by the way, you can follow us on Instagram!), you’ll’ be able to attend readings and author visits at UEA Live, volunteer with the UEA Publishing Project and visit the renowned British Archive for Contemporary Writing. Norwich is a UNESCO World City of Literature and host to the National Centre for Writing.

As a postgraduate here, you’ll be part of a vibrant mix of MA and PhD students who are engaged in modern and contemporary literature in a variety of ways, whether it be through producing critical studies of novels, poetry or plays, or through writing their own. Our students progress to careers in publishing, teaching, media, academia, journalism, marketing, and more. Many have progressed to do a PhD or gone on to publish their creative, critical, and scholarly work.

Application deadline

31 July 2025

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 22,700per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

  • University League Table

    21st

  • Campus address

    University of East Anglia UEA, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

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UEA is a highly respected university. It offers a safe environment on the edge of the historic and diverse city of Norwich and beautiful English countryside.
UEA's global student body is well supported from the moment of application, right through to becoming an alumnus, with student satisfaction as a key priority.
Key employers for UEA's international students include Siemens, BDO, HSBC, PwC and Apple.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    31st out of 96 10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    146 72%

    27th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    65.0 65%

    77th

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.08 77%

    68th

    21

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