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Degree: | Master (Master) |
Discipline: |
Languages
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Duration: | 24 months |
ECTS points: | 120 |
Study modes: | full-time |
University website: | Literature with a Specialization in English-language Literature |
Annual tuition (EEA) | tuition-free |
Annual tuition (non-EEA) | ca. 8,200 USD University currency: 90,000 SEK This applies to citizens of United States (USA) |
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The specialisation “English-language Literature” presents a broad outlook over literary studies today, viewing English language literatures in relation to other international literatures by way of comparative studies.
In addition to courses on the theory of interpretation and narrative, the programme offers you in depth studies of selected literary classics and their reception history, critical perspectives on the relationship between literature and society, as well as insights into a number of current theoretical approaches in literary studies.
“English-language Literature” is one of thirteen specializations within the Master’s Programme in Literature at the Faculty of the Humanities, at the Faculty of the Humanities and it is offered by the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. The programme starts every autumn and comprises four semesters of full-time study, concluding with a 30-credit degree project in the form of a master’s thesis. As a student, you normally take four half-time courses of 7,5 credits per semester, each half of the semester consisting of two parallel courses. During the second and third semester of the programme, you may take a total of four optional courses (30 credits), of which at least two must be in subjects other than English, and two proficiency courses (15 credits).
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