This innovative and flexible programme gives students the opportunity to specialise simultaneously in several areas of English Studies: Literature 1500 to the Present; Drama and Creative Writing; Medieval Literature and Language; English Language and Applied Linguistics. Students who are keen to pursue a career teaching English in higher education, together with in-service teachers who wish to update their skills, will also find this course particularly useful, as it provides an ideal introduction to the main subject-areas encompassed within English Studies. This MA will particularly suit students if they wish to broaden the range of their experiences as an undergraduate without losing the focus and depth which characterises postgraduate study. This course is particularly relevant to students who are keen to pursue a career teaching English in higher education, together with in-service teachers who wish to update their skills.