Crossways in Cultural Narratives

Compulsory

Semester 1

• Literary and Cultural Theory 1: provides research training by exploring a range of literary and cultural theories through which texts may be conceptualised, criticised and analysed.
• undergraduate language module chosen from French, Italian or Spanish
• one optional module

Semester 2

• Dissertation Progress: a series of one-to-one meetings with the supervisor in which specific areas and issues of the topic of your dissertation are explored.
• Two optional modules.

Semester 3

• Dissertation Report (an extended scholarly essay of approximately 10,000 words) or Short Dissertation Report (an extended scholarly essay of 6,000 words) and Work-Related Project (a placement or project designed to explore the application of academic and intellectual skills with the world of employment).

Two optional modules.

Optinal

This is a sample of the optional modules available for Crossways in Cultural Narratives. Optional modules are subject to change each year, and attendance may be limited (see the University’s position on curriculum development).

• Apples and Oranges: Issues in Comparative Literature
• Literary and Cultural Theory 1
• Literary and Cultural Theory 2
• Problems of Culture and Identity 1
• Problems of Culture and Identity 2
• Research and Professional Skills
• Specialised Research in Middle Eastern Literatures and Cultures, French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, Russian Studies or Spanish and Latin American Studies
• The Contemporary Canon: Why Books Sell

Dissertation

You will write the dissertation in one of the principal languages of your study, but it does not necessarily need to be in the language of the country of study during Semester 4.

Dissertations are supervised by a principal and a support supervisor from two universities of the consortium. These supervisors will provide topic guidance and support throughout the research and writing process.