KU Leuven

Máster en Estudios Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos

This master's degree delves into the study of Spanish and Latin American cultures taking into account the current context of globalization. The core of the program is made up of subjects related to the cultural dimension of the area (literatures, languages, art, cinema, architecture, cultural history). Special attention is devoted to the interactions between Flanders and the Spanish-speaking world, as well as to processes of identity formation in Spain and Latin America.

What is the program about?

As a Belgian university deeply marked by its multicultural past (and present), KU Leuven offers a multidisciplinary post-initial master's degree focused on the interaction between different cultures in the Iberian and Ibero-American world. The historical and cultural ties between the former Netherlands and Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries (visual arts, music, architecture...) are studied, as well as linguistic variation among Spanish speakers and the mutual influences between Spanish and Spanish-American literatures and cinemas. Contemporary theoretical perspectives on interculturality and globalization are explicitly integrated into the discussion.

Structure

In the core of the programme, you take one compulsory subject from each of the four disciplines: linguistics, literature, history and art history. In addition, you write a master's thesis related to one of these four disciplines or to one of the elective courses, and you attend a seminar to support the master's thesis.

You can customize your program by completing it with elective courses in the four disciplines mentioned above or in film, philosophy, theology, economics, sociology and anthropology. You can also take additional courses (in French and Spanish) at the partner university in Louvain-la-Neuve.

There is the possibility of opting for a four-month stay in Spain, Portugal or a Latin American country.