The master's degree expands your knowledge beyond bachelor's level through scientifically based analyses of literary texts and training in seeing literature in a context of history of literature and general cultural developments.
The first half of the study consists of coursework - a selection of courses intended to provide academic breadth and the necessary depth for writing of the thesis in the second half of your study. In support of the work with the thesis we emphasize teaching of topics within discipline history and theoretical and methodological issues.
Student Life
Join English Masters Society!
Some of your fellow students and faculty members have joined forces in order to facilitate a forum in which we can all come together during and in the run-up to our thesis writing. This forum is called the English Masters Society and has a Facebook group
The Department of Literature, Area studies and European Languages have active student organizations. They arrange both social and academic activities. For more information, see "Livet rundt studiene"
Become active in British Society Blindern, which has many social and academic activities. Join their Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/bsblindern
Another great possibility is to join British Politics Society!
Study abroad
The Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages co-operates with acclaimed educational institutions in Great Britain, USA, Australia and Canada. A study period abroad equivalent to 30 credits can be integrated into the first year of study. The department requires courses undertaken abroad to be of advanced academic post-graduate/graduate level.
If you are interested in studying abroad, see here. If you have questions or need help to incorporate studies abroad into your MA degree, contact your student adviser.
Career opportunities
A master degree from the English Literature Program offers a variety of job opportunities, both in the private and the public sector and also in different types of organizations. The most common career opportunities for students with a Master's degree in English Literature are (based on the Norwegian labour market):
Work:
- Education and research: education and training, administrative tasks related to counseling and advisory tasks, executive functions and report production, as well as research.
- Public administration: Administrative work including executive tasks, advisory functions, reporting and analysis.
- Information/Publishing/Media: Journalism and editorial work, production in radio/TV/music/web, PR and information, consultancy and analysis in public or private organizations, publishing houses and media businesses.
- NGOs/special interest organizations.
- Translation.
- Business services/consultancy: consultancy, counseling and advisory tasks, sales and marketing, project development and leadership functions.
Use our database to search for jobs categorized after line of business:
Further Studies:
- Doctoral research: With a master's degree from the Faculty of Humanities, you have the possibility to apply for a doctoral research fellowship at the faculty, see: Faculty of Humanities
- Practical-pedagogical education: If you would like to become a teacher you can take the practical-pedagogical education. You need at least 60 credits in two of the teaching subjects in which the university also offers didactics.
As a student at the master programme in English literature, you can register as a member of the faculty's alumnus network called HF Alumnus.This is a network where you can get in touch with former students and stay updated concerning both research and studies at the faculty, both during and after completing your studies.
From studies to a professional career:
- Karrieresenteret. The University's Carreer Center
- Would you like to be a trainee? Read more about it here.