Comparative Literature (MLitt) 12 months Postgraduate Program By University of St Andrews |Top Universities
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Study Level

Masters

This course explores the transnational understanding of literature and culture, providing students with a critical evaluation of theoretical approaches combined with the intensive study of an extremely broad range of European texts and their relations to other literatures. The taught portion of the course consists of four compulsory modules and a range of optional modules held over two semesters. Classes are delivered through a mixture of lectures (with around 20 students) and seminars (which vary from individual one-to-one teaching up to ten students). The taught portion of the course consists of four compulsory modules and a range of optional modules held over two semesters, plus a 15,000-word dissertation. Classes are delivered through a mixture of lectures (with around 20 students) and seminars (which vary from individual one-to-one teaching up to ten students). Modules are assessed through coursework; there are no final exams for this programme.

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Study Level

Masters

This course explores the transnational understanding of literature and culture, providing students with a critical evaluation of theoretical approaches combined with the intensive study of an extremely broad range of European texts and their relations to other literatures. The taught portion of the course consists of four compulsory modules and a range of optional modules held over two semesters. Classes are delivered through a mixture of lectures (with around 20 students) and seminars (which vary from individual one-to-one teaching up to ten students). The taught portion of the course consists of four compulsory modules and a range of optional modules held over two semesters, plus a 15,000-word dissertation. Classes are delivered through a mixture of lectures (with around 20 students) and seminars (which vary from individual one-to-one teaching up to ten students). Modules are assessed through coursework; there are no final exams for this programme.

Admission requirements

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More programs from the university

At undergraduate level, the University of St Andrews currently offers part-time, foundation, full-time, non-degree programs in over 20 subjects, including: 

  • Medicine
  • Social anthropology 
  • History 
  • Language and comparative literature
  • Earth and environmental studies 

At postgraduate level, the University of St Andrews offers a number of degrees, including: 

  • Anthropology, art and perception 
  • Statistics 
  • Postcolonial and world literatures
  • Peace and conflict studies 

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