Master of Arts in Critical Theory Kings College London, UK

This critical theory master’s will equip you with a solid understanding of foundational critical theory texts and teach you how to engage with the contemporary discourse that informs current debates about race, class, gender, climate change, and beyond.

It’s a multidisciplinary course that empowers you to follow your own interest, thanks to a wide range of optional modules across the humanities and social sciences. You’ll graduate with knowledge of the intellectual history of critical theory and the tendencies emerging from continental philosophy and with the skills to apply these theoretical discourses to different objects and fields.

Key benefits

• Focus on continental philosophy and the history, study, and applications of critical methodologies across the humanities
• Diversify your study with a variety of multidisciplinary optional modules
• Learn from a range of active researchers who are publishing in their fields of specialism
• Produce your own piece of research with a dissertation
• Enjoy all the benefits of learning in London.

This MA in critical theory offers a blend of English and Philosophy study that will develop your critical thinking skills and allow you to apply theoretical discourses across different objects and fields. Thanks to a focus on diverse perspectives, this master’s prepares you to critically engage with contemporary social, cultural, and political issues. It will also hone your research and writing abilities, furnishing you with transferable skills desirable for further academic study or careers in journalism, publishing, or cultural analysis.

You’ll begin your Critical Theory MA by gaining in-depth knowledge and understanding of the landmark critical texts from this field. You’ll study continental philosophy, Marxist political thought, psychoanalytic theory, structuralist literary analysis, and more. During small-group seminars, you’ll get to discuss the key ideas and concepts of a series of short but dense, provocative, paradigm-shifting texts.