Crossways in Cultural Narratives Erasmus Mundus MLitt
Postgraduate
In St Andrews
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Postgraduate
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St andrews (Scotland)
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2 Years
The Erasmus Mundus MLitt in Crossways in Cultural Narratives is a two year EU-endorsed, multidisciplinary and multilingual programme delivered by a consortium of international universities. At St Andrews, study in this degree focuses on the areas of cultural identities and comparative literature.
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The Erasmus Mundus MLitt in Crossways in Cultural Narratives is a two-year taught postgraduate programme open to both European and non-European students. It is run by an international consortium of the following universities:
Bergamo, Italy
Nova Lisboa, Portugal
Poznan, Poland
Perpignan, France
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
St Andrews, Scotland
Sheffield, England
Guelph, Canada
Tres de Febrero, Argentina
Tübingen, Germany
Mexico City, Mexico.
The MLitt in Crossways in Cultural Narratives develops in students capacities of conceptualisation, synthesis and analysis. They will have the opportunity to network on a European scale and will learn how to integrate knowledge management.
Students are prepared for leadership roles in a variety of international careers, including:
cultural dimension of marketing strategies
cultural management
higher education
parliamentary research
professional criticism
specialised journalism
strategic planning.
A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in the field of arts, languages or social sciences.
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Subjects
- Comparative Literature
- Principal languages
- Writing Process
- Cultural Theory
- Literary and Cultural
- Professional Skills
- French Studies
- German Studies
- Italian Studies
- Russian Studies
Course programme
Below are the modules which are compulsory for study at the University of St Andrews.
For more details of modules offered at St Andrews, including weekly contact hours, teaching methods and assessment, please see the latest module catalogue which is for the 2018–2019 academic year; some elements may be subject to change for 2019 entry.
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- 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
- 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.
- Dissertation Report (an extended scholarly essay of approximately 10,000 words) orShort 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.
- one optional module
- Mundus Dissertation: 20,000-word dissertation on an approved topic.
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 .
- 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
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.
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Crossways in Cultural Narratives Erasmus Mundus MLitt