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Master of Western Literature (Leuven)

Master

In Leuven ()

£ 777.06 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

906 €

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Duration

    Flexible

You have an interest in literature, literary analysis, and the larger social and cultural debates about culture and literature.
In your undergraduate studies, you have gained a thorough understanding of at least one language, and the literature written in that language.
You are familiar with the methodological and heuristic techniques of literary study and with the theoretical background of literary analysis.
You are able to conduct preliminary research within the field of literary studies and to report on this research in a clear and scientific language.

About this course

1. The student can make a critical analysis of a literary text and situate it in the broader cultural-historical context of Western literature.

2. The student can develop a scholarly and critical interpretation of literary texts and other cultural phenomena and can communicate this interpretation in both written and oral form for both a scholarly and a general audience.

3. The student has an informed understanding of the specific status of literature as a linguistic system that interacts with broader social and cultural contexts.

4. The student is familiar with the diverse ways in which Western literature has been an object of study, both from a historical and a contemporary perspective. The student is familiar with historical and current engagements with the following questions: (a) what is Western literature?, (b) how has the idea of Western literature been conceptualized and problematized, (c) how does Western literature interact with its contexts?, and (d) how do different literary traditions interact within the larger framework of Western literature?

5. The student is familiar with new methods and approaches within literary studies, cultural studies and literary theory. The student can critically assess these methods and approaches and apply them in a specific research context.

6. The student understands the ways in which different humanities and social science disciplines influence literary studies. The student can employ insights from these disciplines in his or her own research.

As a graduate of the Master of Western Literature programme, you will have acquired a wide range of skills that you will be able to use in a large number of professional contexts. Your strengths will mainly be your ability to reflect on complex cultural phenomena, your insight into and facility with plurilingualism and interculturality, and your ability to bring those insights across in the media and/or in educational contexts.

Through your advanced insight in intercultural relations, you will be exceptionally well placed to work in an international context (e.g., embassies, European institutions, translating services, and international companies). In addition, you will have acquired an extensive knowledge of literature and the skills for reporting on it. The publishing world, the media, and journalism will therefore offer more possibilities.
After taking a teacher training programme, you will also be able to start teaching.

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Subjects

  • Literature
  • Social
  • Cultural
  • Tradition
  • Phenomena
  • Political
  • Intercultural
  • Canon
  • Literary genre
  • Cultural-historical
  • Western literature

Course programme

The Master of Western Literature is a unique initial master's programme aimed at an in-depth, intercultural and comparative study of literature in different Western traditions and epochs. As one of the world's oldest universities, located in a multi-lingual society and at the heart of Europe, KU Leuven is a unique location for a programme that focuses on the dynamic interactions between various literatures, languages, and cultures, as well as on intercultural and international aspects of literature.

This master's programme stands out both nationally and internationally for its advanced degree of specialisation in literary studies and its unique intercultural and multilingual perspective.

Specialists in various national literatures and in literary theory collaborate to ensure the high level and quality of the courses. The programme's broad spectrum of national literatures allows you to combine these according to your own interests and thus to deepen your knowledge, à la carte. At the same time, this advanced level of specialisation is combined with a critical, theoretical and broadly comparative perspective. Finally, the concept of 'Western' literatures is thoroughly examined and questioned against the background of more general social, political, and cultural perspectives, both from historical and contemporary points of view.

Additional information

The tuition fee for the 2018-2019 for non-EEA students will be €3,500

Master of Western Literature (Leuven)

£ 777.06 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

906 €