English Literature Lancaster University

Overview

Through the English Literature course from Lancaster University you will meet regularly on a one-to-one basis with your tutor to discuss your work, and this can be either online or in person.

• Our literary connections are embedded in the city and nearby Lake District. Many of our special literary events, such as talks from visiting scholars and authors, take place in The Storey, Lancaster’s Victorian Art Centre or at Lancaster’s spectacular medieval Castle.
• The archive-rich Wordsworth Museum at Grasmere is usually the venue for our annual study retreat day, and the Department’s May Gathering, a social event, is usually held at Lancaster’s ancient Priory, as is our annual October Lecture.
• It is entirely possible to complete this PhD programme online via distance learning

• We seek, when possible, to offer students the opportunity to undertake limited, but paid, undergraduate teaching at some point during their programme of study.

You will have access to a rich array of libraries, archives and special collections, enabling you not only to develop as a scholar, or critic but also, if you wish, to develop skills relating to work as an archivist, librarian, or curator.

Career opportunities:

With our extensive links with not only the academic world but also publishers, literary festivals, and museums, we can help you prepare for the future that best suits you.

Many of our students go on to publish their doctoral work and some go into academic posts at universities.

Others have gone on to successful careers in other areas, including:

• Publishing
• Arts management
• Archival work
• Media
• University administration