Comparative Literatures and Cultures

The MA in Comparative Literatures and Cultures at University of Bristol gives you the opportunity to study the encounters and exchanges between literatures and cultures across Europe and beyond. We welcome graduates of all arts and humanities disciplines.

You will become acquainted with the theory and practice of comparative cultural study, and consider how concepts of national cultures cross borders and interact with ideas of the global and transnational. You will gain a thorough grounding in cultural theory, critical reading and research skills, and put this theoretical knowledge into practice by studying topics and themes that span the disciplines, national contexts and time periods taught by experts in theSchool of Modern Languages.

While knowledge of a foreign language is not a requirement for this program, you will have the opportunity to learn a language at a variety of levels, from beginner to advanced, and to engage with material in foreign languages throughout the MA. TheMA in Comparative Literatures and Cultures at University of Bristol culminates in a dissertation - an extended piece of original academic research.

As a postgraduate, you will be considered a full member of the academic community, with the opportunity to participate in the many research seminars and conferences taking place within the Faculty of Arts.

Careers

Studying comparative literatures and cultures allows you to develop a range of analytical skills and a multicultural and interdisciplinary awareness that will allow you to excel in many different professions. Graduates of this program will be well prepared for doctoral studies in the humanities and arts, as well as careers in

Courses include:

• Institutions of Culture

• Cultural Encounters

• Research Skills

• Dissertation (Comparative Literatures and Cultures)

• Tradition and Experimentation in Twentieth-Century European Fiction

• The Rise of the Novel in 19th-Century Europe