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University of Birmingham: School of English, Drama, and Creative Studies
By choosing the School of English, Drama and Creative Studies at Birmingham, you’re joining a large, diverse and vibrant postgraduate community, with around 700 postgraduate students. Here, you’ll feel engaged, motivated and challenged, as part of our inclusive community that has a strong research culture.
Postgraduate programmes:
We provide a strong choice of Masters or Doctoral programmes to suit your ambitions and interests, backed by academic expertise, in subjects areas including:
- English Literature
- English Language and Linguistics
- Drama
- The Shakespeare Institute
- Film
- Creative Writing
- Digital Media and Creative Industries
From part-time and distance learning, to short courses, you’re sure to find the right programme for you.
Whatever your programme of study, you can look forward to a stimulating, engaging experience of the highest quality.
Opportunities:
During your studies, you will gain insights that extend far beyond the classroom. For instance: on our MA Shakespeare programmes you will benefit from our exciting collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which provides a truly unique learning experience. Or with MA Digital Media and Creative Industries you will work directly with our cultural partners on live briefs, providing you with first-hand experience of how creative organisations operate. And with MA Film and Television: Research and Production you will have an opportunity to undertake an industry placement, with the chance to work with a range of industry professionals at broadcast television or independent production companies, or through discrete creative projects.
At Birmingham, we’re dedicated to helping you pursue your ideas, transfer your knowledge and realise your vision. It’s why we continually invest in new resources and look at ways to improve our research facilities. Beautiful Westmere House is our Postgraduate Researcher Hub. Here our postgraduate researchers come together to meet, connect, collaborate and innovate.
From bestselling novelists to award-winning industry expert staff, you will experience high-quality teaching and supervision that will help you take your skills and career to the next level.
Postgraduate experience:
Immerse yourself in our vibrant campus and the bustling second city of Birmingham. Your studies will come to life as you step into the heart of Birmingham's rich cultural scene. Explore literature, film, drama, and arts festivals, and make the most of Birmingham's diverse cultural attractions, including historic theatres, the country's oldest working cinema, and Europe's largest regional library.
Or if you choose one of our on-campus MA Shakespeare programmes, you will study at The Shakespeare Institute in the heart of Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, which offers you an academic experience unequalled by any other university. You will study within walking distance of Shakespeare's birthplace and the theatres of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Wherever you are based, you’ll enjoy the support and facilities of a global, research-intensive university.
Funding:
We are dedicated to ensuring that excellence is rewarded, and that fears about finance do not constrain prospective students. For this reason, we offer several funding initiatives.
Contact details
School of English, Drama and Creative Studies, University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom
calpg-comms@contacts.bham.ac.uk
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/index.aspx
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