Master‘s Programme in Intercultural Literature Studies - General

The programme is made up of compulsory, elective, and optional courses comprising a total of 120 credits. Students can choose either a general programme or a specific specialisation, of which there are three: literature in English, literature in French, and literature in German. Central to the programme are five compulsory courses (60 credits) in which students problematise theoretical and methodological issues within the research field of intercultural literature studies and define their own area of study within this research field. The programme includes the study of a large number of texts from research conducted in the field, and students complete a research project in the form of a final Master’s thesis. The programme is supplemented with elective and optional courses in the main field of study as well as courses in literary studies at second cycle. The compulsory courses for each specific specialisation are taught in the language of that specialisation. Other courses are taught in English. All students from all specialisations take the compulsory courses together as a group. In addition to the compulsory courses corresponding to 60 credits, the following are required for the specific specialisations: · for specialisation in literature in English: compulsory courses corresponding to 30 credits in literature in English as described in this programme syllabus, and 30 credits in elective or optional courses in the main field of study or literary studies courses at second cycle. · for specialisation in literature in French: compulsory courses corresponding to 22.5 credits in literature in French as described in this programme syllabus, and 37.5 credits in elective or optional courses in the main field of study or literary studies courses, of which a maximum of 7.5 credits can be at first cycle and at least 7.5 credits must be in literature in French. · for specialisation in literature in German: compulsory courses corresponding to 22.5 credits in literature in German as described in this programme syllabus, and 37.5 credits in elective or optional courses in the main field of study or literary studies courses, of which a maximum of 7.5 credits can be at first cycle and at least 7.5 credits must be in literature in German. The School of Language, Literatures and Learning that has responsibility for the programme collaborates with other universities, both national and international, where courses relevant to intercultural literature studies are offered. Information about this collaboration can be found in the programme room and can also be obtained from the programme director or a study and career counsellor.