Master’s Programme in Literature with a Specialization in English-language Literature

About this programme

In addition to courses on the theory of interpretation and narrative, the programme offers you in depth studies of selected literary classics and their reception history, critical perspectives on the relationship between literature and society, as well as insights into a number of current theoretical approaches in literary studies. “English-language Literature” is one of thirteen specializations within the Master’s Programme in Literature at the Faculty of the Humanities at the Faculty of the Humanities and it is offered by the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. The programme starts every autumn and comprises four semesters of full-time study, concluding with a 30-credit degree project in the form of a master’s thesis. As a student, you normally take four half-time courses of 7.5 credits per semester, each half of the semester consisting of two parallel courses. During the second and third semester of the programme, you may take a total of four optional courses (30 credits). The first semester of the programme contains three courses taken by all students of the programme, irrespective of their specialization: During the second semester of the programme, there are no obligatory courses, which gives you the possibility of studying four optional courses. The third semester contains 15 credits worth of optional courses, one course in English for academic research course, and one seminar-based theory course, which serves as preparation for the master’s thesis. The programme’s final semester is devoted exclusively to the degree project, which is done within one full-seme