Nineteenth-Century Centre
The Nineteenth-Century Centre at the University of Birmingham provides a collaborative network for scholars working across traditional disciplinary, national, and temporal boundaries. We host regular events of interest to our members and mobilise the rich resources of the local area to support both research and teaching.
Studying the nineteenth century at Birmingham
Studying the nineteenth century at Birmingham
Undergraduate Degrees
Students interested in the nineteenth century can benefit both from the centre’s activities and a range of resources and collaborations, including the Cadbury Research Institute, the Barber Institute, the Lapworth Museum, and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
There are various options for students wanting to study English Literature at the University of Birmingham, including various joint-honours possibilities.
More detailed information about undergraduate study can be found on the departmental page.
Postgraduate Taught
The department offers specific pathways allowing students to specialise during MA study. The Literature and Culture MA programme has a Long Nineteenth Century pathway with a variety of core and optional modules designed to allow students to gain a greater theoretical, contextual, and critical understanding of a wide range of topics in the nineteenth century. Students also benefit from the Centre’s activities, including but not limited to access to the Long Nineteenth Century Research Seminars.
Postgraduate Research
Students in the department have the option of completing an MA by research, or a PhD. As above, students interested in the nineteenth century will benefit from the wide range of links to other resources, and the range of research interests in the English Literature department.
See staff profiles for more information about staff research and supervisory interests.
The departmental postgraduate page has more information on postgraduate degrees.
Contact us
Contact us
For further information about the University of Birmingham’s 19C Centre activities or degree programmes, please contact: 19cc@contacts.bham.ac.uk
19C Centre at the Department of English Literature
School of English, Drama and Canadian and American Studies
College of Arts and Law
University of Birmingham
B15 2TT, United Kingdom
[Image above: The Death of Chatterton by Henry Wallis (1855-56), oil on canvas, 254x174mm, Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham. For more information, visit Birmingham Museum Trust’s collection website.]