9 Modern Literature Degree Programs

In the Modern Literature and Culture master’s program, you'll explore 19th- and 20th-century literature and culture from Britain, North America, and the English-speaking world. From Victorian novels to postcolonial life writing, this MA offers diverse topics and the opportunity to study literature across periods.

This degree course aims to train master’s graduates who have a considerable overall cultural knowledge in the humanities and who are able to understand and study specific topics in the field of literary history, philology, the history of language, literary theory, and the history of criticism. It also gives ample space to the study of foreign languages, philologies and literatures as an indispensable tool for international communication and critical reflection, even in a comparative perspective.

Taught in collaboration with the British Library, explore early modern literary texts through critical lenses such as race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, religion and nationality, and acquire bespoke tools to study neglected texts and to decide why they matter, what key questions they can answer about the early modern period and our own time, and how they should be edited and re-presented to modern readers.

The Master of Western Literature offers an in-depth, intercultural, and comparative study of literature from different Western traditions and periods. Specialists in literatures in different languages and from almost a dozen national traditions introduce you to a broad range of theoretical and methodological perspectives.

GEMMA Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Women’s and Gender Studies – is a postgraduate programme that consists of two years of study (120 ECTS) and is taken in 2 out of 7 prestigious European universities that participate in the Consortium.

Comparative literature is the study of interrelationships among literary texts, themes, periods, theories, and genres without specific regard for national or linguistic boundaries. Beloit’s comparative literature major draws on the college’s strong offerings in modern languages, classics, English, and international studies.

Modern Languages, Literature, and Cultures provide expertise in two languages and knowledge of a third — as well as the literature and culture of the relevant communities. The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is composed of five areas: French, German, Hispanic Studies, Japanese, and linguistics. This program exposes you to the practical study of language within small class sizes to provide an opportunity to acquire many skills that will serve you well in your future endeavors, including superior communicative competence, cultural awareness, and aesthetic literacy.

Both the major and minor are interdisciplinary and foster a global perspective, combining a broad background in various aspects of medieval and early modern culture with more specialized study in a selected field. These fields of emphasis or specialized study include medieval and early modern art history, history, literature (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, or Latin), music, philosophy, or religion.

The Master in World Languages and Literatures M.A. program is designed to provide students with an advanced understanding of language, literature, and culture across diverse global contexts. The progr...