Masters Degrees (Shakespeare)

This unique programme has been designed to create forward-thinking conversations about what Shakespeare is and what Shakespeare can be in today’s world. Read more

Immerse yourself in the works of Shakespeare with our MA in Shakespeare and Education. This distinctive MA explores pedagogy and the ways in which Shakespeare has been used in the classroom at different historical and cultural moments. Read more

Do you want to immerse yourself in the works of Shakespeare? Are you interested in understanding how Shakespeare’s plays work in performance? This innovative Shakespeare Institute programme allows you to study the way in which Shakespeare’s plays have been read, interpreted and performed through history, up to the modern moment. Read more

This programme offers an unrivalled opportunity to study Shakespeare in the heart of his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. Read more

Taught jointly between King’s and Shakespeare’s Globe, our unique MA course offers you the opportunity to study the theatrical world of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Read more

If you’re interested in the performance of Shakespeare and want to study original and contemporary professional practices, this MA is for you. Read more

This pathway of the MA Literary Studies is ideal if you’re keen to study Shakespeare at an advanced level. Centred on Shakespeare and early modern literature and culture, you’ll also explore the reception and performance of Shakespeare in later times. Read more

The MLitt in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literary Culture is an intensive one-year taught programme run by the School of English. Read more

If you want to undertake further English literature study with an MA, but don't want to specialise in any one area, MA English Literature may be the perfect… Read more

Designed primarily for students with previous experience and/or training, the MA Acting - Classical masters programme at Central is a creatively, physically and intellectually demanding, advanced level, conservatoire acting programme specialising in Classical plays. Read more

The English MA offers the best of both taught and research-focused postgraduate courses, enabling students to concentrate on their chosen assessments and individual interests while teaching them the practical skills involved in Humanities research, ranging from first-hand experience of conference management, presenting work and writing for publication. Read more

Offered in partnership with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and the George Washington University, this program has been creating a new community of classical actors since 2000. Read more

Combine your interests for dramatic texts, theatre history and literary studies at University of Warwick. This English and Drama MA offers an exciting opportunity, with cutting-edge modules and easy access to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. Read more

Our PhD research programmes will allow you to explore your own interests in English literature, supported by the expertise of our staff. Read more