13 World Literature Degree Programs

The Master in World Literature enables students to gain a broad acquaintance with a gamut of literature across genres from around the world, transitions in the field of literary studies, literary and cultural texts, theories, and methodologies of study as well as undertake coursework with specific, closely defined topics on a variety of literature and cultures and through a variety of materials.

The MA in World Literature offers a flexible and dynamic approach to studying literature from around the globe. Students explore a wide variety of texts, themes, and literary traditions, encouraging t...

The School of International Chinese Studies at East China Normal University accepts applications from international students interested in pursuing a 3-year research-oriented program for a Master degree in Literature. The program is based on ECNU’s main campus in Shanghai. Our program focus is on Chinese literature and culture, and we encourage comparative studies between China and other cultures as we strongly believe that literary and cultural dialogue is very necessary for the world.

The program in World Literature and Culture, B.A., explores a wide range of global texts, ideas, and cultural practices, encouraging students to analyze literature within broader social, historical, a...

The Bachelor's in World Literature program offers students a comprehensive exploration of diverse literary traditions from around the globe. It emphasizes critical reading, analysis, and understanding...

Reading can transport you across time and space in a personal and intimate journey. Our diverse curriculum includes texts from many continents and historical eras to help students understand the world they live in—and create the world they want to see. Our student-friendly, tight-knit program offers small classes, one-on-one independent studies, and exciting study abroad opportunities. But you don’t have to get on a plane to discover new worlds: from poetry slams at the Nuyorican Café, to medieval courtyards at the Cloisters Museum, to the Afrofuturist Room at the MET, we will take you on exciting journeys right here in New York City!

The World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree that focuses on developing proficiency in one or more foreign languages while exploring the rich literature and ...

Language is the root of all of culture. At the same time, it is a spiritual container which all language speakers have so the study of our language gives us a chance to develop. By learning comparative studies of Korean language and Korean literature, we can attain a more desirable future for Korean language and literature. The doctorate degree investigates in more detail what you would normally brush upon when studying a master's course.

English majors at Franciscan University take a front row seat in the great conversations of the ages. You will immerse yourself in poetry, plays, memoirs, essays, short stories, novels, all springing from the fertile minds of history’s great communicators. Telling the stories of cultures long lost or the ones in which the reader is most interested.

The main object of the Japanese Language and Literature Department is to train Japanese Language and Literature undergraduates, with all the powers and responsibilities as provided by law, who have a capability of talking, writing, reading in Japanese and who can communicate with Japanese, translate Turkish-Japanese or Japanese-Turkish and who have good knowledge about Japanese culture, Japanese literature and Japanese history.

This Master's program in World Literatures offers students a chance to explore diverse literary traditions from around the globe. It emphasizes understanding how different cultures represent ideas, hi...

The Bachelor's in World Languages and Literatures (B.A.) program offers students a comprehensive education in multiple languages and cultural contexts, focusing on developing proficiency and cultural ...

The BA in World Languages and Literatures offers students the chance to develop strong language skills in one or more foreign languages, such as Spanish, French, or German. The program emphasizes cult...