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Literary Studies (research)

Master

This reseach master programme offers the possibility to combine one year research skills (60 ec) with one year specialization in the literature of one’s choice (60 ec), f.i. Italian, German, Dutch, French, English, Comparative Literature, etc.

Besides the obligatory courses (see below) the student can choose three electives (each 10 ec -> 30 ec) from his or her specialization (f.i. Italian, German, Dutch, French, English, Comparative Literature, etc.) and combine them with his or her thesis subject (25 ec).

First year

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2

FIRST SEMESTER

Obligatory Course
Research School Course 5
LUCAS seminar. Aby Warburg and the Weimar Republic: cultural theory for the 21st century 5

Optional courses
Approaches to Literature 10

Elective: Periode. Choose one of two or choose Interculturality 1
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Art and Architecture of the Burgundian Era 10
Modern and Contemporary Studies: The Crisis, Literature, and the Humanities 10

Elective: Specialization. Choose a specialization elective or Interculturality 1
Specialization Elective Literary Studies (research) 10

Interculturality 1

Choose Interculturality 1 instead of your period elective or your specialisation elective
Interculturality 1: Key Concepts 10

SECOND SEMESTER

Obligatory course
Methodological Concepts in Art and Literature 10

Elective from your Period of specialization

Choose a period elective from the courses below or Interculturality 2
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Natural History in Word and Image (800-1600) 10
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Paris c. 1750, the Birth of the Modern Art World 10

Elective: Specialization. Choose a specialization elective or Interculturality 2
Specialization Elective Literary Studies (research) 10

Interculturality 2

Choose Interculturality 2 instead of your period elective or your specialisation elective
Interculturality 2: The Global Imagination 10

Second year

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2

FIRST SEMESTER

One obligatory course
Thesis seminar and colloquium 10

Period Elective

Choose a period elective from the courses below or Interculturality 1
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Art and Architecture of the Burgundian Era 10
Modern and Contemporary Studies: The Crisis, Literature, and the Humanities 10

Specialization Elective

Choose a specialization elective or Interculturality 1
Specialization Elective Literary Studies (research) 10

Interculturality

Choose Interculturality 1 instead of your period elective or your specialisation elective
Interculturality 1: Key Concepts 10

SECOND SEMESTER
Research School Course 5
MA Thesis Literary Studies (research) 25