Master of English Studies

COURSE VIDEO Master of English Studies 2:46 The Master of English Studies is designed for research students from Australia and overseas, secondary school teachers and those interested in studying English literature at an advanced level. It focuses on four core approaches: critical reading, literary history, genre and literary comparison (including the question of English as a world literature).



Does a Shakespearean sonnet send shivers down your spine? Do you know your Austen from your Auden? Your Yeats from your Keats? Bring together contemporary critical theory with literary narratives and investigate how and why literature continues to enjoy particular resonance in the 21st century. Consider the ways in which the study of literature in English works in a specifically Australian cultural context.



Why study with us?

The Department of English at the University of Sydney is ranked as the best in Australia and 18th in the world by the 2015 QS World University Rankings.



Our reputation is established in literary studies across a wide historical and geographical range. We offer a more extensive choice than any other English department in Australia.



Our scholarly experts teach in a broad spectrum of fields: medieval; early modern; 18th and 19th century; modern and contemporary; American and Australian literatures; and various aspects of cultural theory.



You also have the option of taking creative writing units of study in contemporary poetry, fiction and screenwriting.