Renaissance Literature 1500-1700

The Renaissance Literature 1500-1700 program from University of York is an intensive and exciting survey of the literary culture of the 16th and 17th centuries. The transformations in religion, politics, the technologies of writing and publication, science and global exploration, which continue to resonate today, prompted some of the most vibrant, difficult, and rewarding writing ever produced.

Postgraduates of the Renaissance Literature 1500-1700 degree offered at University of York go into academia and teaching, arts administration, journalism, broadcasting, public relations, social work, politics, the civil service, and management consultancy. Many alumni have also gone on to become successful novelists, poets and playwrights.

Quick Facts:

• You’ll be introduced to key authors, texts, and ideas from the period, and will construct a distinct, individually chosen program of study from a wide range of options. You’ll develop your research skills and apply these to a substantial piece of independent research, taught and supervised by world-leading scholars in one of the UK’s most prestigious centres for early modern studies.?
• You’ll gain a foundation for doctoral research in early modern literature and culture, as well as transferable skills for related careers in teaching, publishing, arts management and journalism. You’ll engage with the research culture of the Department of English and Related Literature and the Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, with a diverse schedule of seminars, conferences and reading groups for you to attend. You’ll be part of the Humanities Research Centre, a vibrant interdisciplinary hub which enables you to form close social and intellectual bonds over the course of your study.

Career opportunities

• Academia
• Advertising, marketing, and public relations
• Arts administration
• Civil and diplomatic services
• Government and law
• Heritage and conservation
• Journalism and broadcasting
• Publishing
• Teaching

Courses include:

• Shakespeare

• Postgraduate Life in Practice

• Why Read Literature?: Lessons from the Renaissance

• Religion and the Book

• Theories of Everything