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Languages, Literatures, Cultures MA Develop your knowledge and understanding of specific literary and cultural traditions from around the globe.
The MA in LLC is a uniquely wide-ranging course that allows you to engage critically with literatures emerging from diverse cultural contexts across the world. It combines an extensive theoretical foundation with thorough knowledge in the fields of literary and cultural studies.
Course fact file Course length 1 year full-time. Entry requirements A BA degree (2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant subject, such as a language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian), literature or linguistics from a recognised national or international university.
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It offers you an opportunity to study cultural texts in their original language, and encourages you to pay attention to the local, national and regional contexts within which they originate. Whether you work with texts in one or several non-English languages, we will also invite you to think within an international context and to cross borders, disciplines and canons in your discussions. You will be able to work with specialists in your area(s) of expertise and to choose from a wide range of innovative modules. This course will provide a solid foundation proceeding to a PhD, as well as training students for employment in the culture sector. Typical course content Core module: • Critical Theory and Frameworks
• World Literature and Translation
• Dissertation.
• Science, Technology and the Re-making of Nature
Examples of optional modules:
• Visual Modernities
• Selected Topics in World Literatures
• Work Placement.
• History of Translation
Teaching and learning The core module sets out the intellectual framework for the course, offering a broad overview of key conceptual debates in world literature, together with methodologies and critical tools for the study of literatures and cultures. The optional modules provide further specialised areas of study in related topics of interest to individual students, and the dissertation involves detailed study of a particular aspect of a topic related to the broad area of world literature.
Assessment Assessment includes coursework essays on the core course, selected modules and a dissertation.
