Profile Literary Studies - 1 Language

English
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
60
 ECTS
1 year

In order to complete the master’s programme (60 ECTS), students need to take:

1. Compulsory courses (24 ECTS): The master's thesis (18 ECTS), the research methodology course (3 ECTS) and the course “Linguistics and Literary Studies in Brussels” (3 ECTS).

2. Language related courses (12 ECTS): Students can choose the courses in their selected language.

3. Profile related courses (24 ECTS): Students can choose the courses in their selected profile.

Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies

Compulsory courses (24 ECTS)

Master Thesis Linguistics and Literary Studies
18
Research Methodology: Literary Studies
3
Linguistics and Literary Studies in Brussels
3

Language-related courses (12 ECTS)

You choose courses for 12 ECTS in your chosen language out of the following options:

Dutch

Contemporary Dutch Prose
6
Aspects of Poetry Study
6
Dutch as a Second Language
6
Sociolinguistics and Language Change
6

English

Contemporary Literature in English
6
Postcolonial Literature in English
6
English Linguistics: the Acquisition of English
6
Historical English Linguistics
6
Advanced English Linguistics
6

French

French Poetry: Modernism and Avant-Garde
6
Poetry and Intermediality
6
Syntax of Modern French
6
Acquisition of French as a Foreign Language
6

German

Intermedial Aspects in German Texts and Theatre
6
German-Language Literature and Cultural History
6
German Linguistics
6
German as a Foreign Language
6

Italian

European and Italian Literature from the 18th Century to the Present
6
Modern Literary Genres in Italy
6
Italian Language in the Media
6

Spanish

Essayistic Genres in Hispanic-American Literature
6
Spanish Theatre
6
Acquisition of Spanish as a Foreign Language
6
Spanish Linguistics: Syntaxis and Semantics
6

Profile-related courses (24 ECTS)

You choose courses for 24 ECTS out of the following options:

Contemporary Literature in English
6
Intertextuality and Intermediality
6
Metatheatre
6
Multilingualism and Literature
6
Postcolonial Literature in English
6
Theory of Literary Translation
6
Theatre and Performance Studies
6
Storytelling: Dramaturgy and Screenwriting Research
6
Aspects of Poetry Study
6
Aspects of Theatre Theory
6
Contemporary Dutch Prose
6
Intermedial Aspects in German Texts and Theatre
6
German-Language Literature and Cultural History
6
Poetry and Intermediality
6
French Poetry: Modernism and Avant-Garde
6
Chair Émile Lorand in French Literature
6
Emile Lorand-course Spanish Linguistics and Literary Studies
6
Essayistic Genres in Hispanic-American Literature
6
Spanish Theatre
6
Emile Lorand-course: Italian Linguistics and Literary Studies
6
Modern Literary Genres in Italy
6
European and Italian Literature from the 18th Century to the Present
6
Reason and Engage. Critical Reflections on Humanity and Society
6
StadsSalonsUrbains
6
Internationalisation and Society Linguistics and Literary Studies 2
6
Total number of ECTS
60

Within the profile Literary Studies, the languages German, English, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish can also be chosen from a special list of ULB course units (Max. 1 course, 6 ECTS)



First Semester

- Histoire approfondie du théâtre anglophone (Prof. M. Maufort) ENG

- Auteurs des Etats-Unis d'Amérique (Prof. F. Bellarsi) ENG

Second Semester

- Tendances littéraires et culturelles allemandes (Prof. H. Mitterbauer) GERMAN

- Littérature canadienne anglaise (Prof. M. Maufort) ENG

- Explication approfondie d'auteurs hispaniques (Prof. R. Lefère) SPAN

- Questions de littérature italienne (Prof. C. Gigante) ITAL

Students who wish to make use of this possibility must submit their request via the form 'request equivalent study parts ULB LW', which can be found on the faculty website.