380 Master's in Literature in Europe

Develop powerful research and communication skills while exploring great British and American works.

The Irish Writing programme at Trinity College Dublin offers an in-depth exploration of literature from the seventeenth century to today. This M.Phil. degree is available via full-time or part-time study modes. Students engage with Ireland’s rich literary heritage through expert-led seminars in a vibrant public university.

This Highlands and Islands Literature MLitt course from the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) allows you to study the writers and literatures of the Highlands and Islands, in the communities to which they belong. 

The M.A. in English Literature and Culture at Birkbeck, University of London gives you the chance to study the literature, culture and theory of modernity from the nineteenth century to the present day, so that you are exposed to a rich background of cultural study on this period. 

During the MLitt in Comparative Literature at the University of St Andrews develop skills in cross-cultural communication, cultural competence and empathy – all highly valued by employers in an increasingly globalised world.

Taught by experts from the Centre for Victorian Studies, this English Literature - Victorian Literature, Art and Culture course at Royal Holloway University of London  offers you the opportunity to study nineteenth-century literature and art history in the midst of the outstanding Victorian architecture of our Egham campus.  

The aim of the Literature - Culture - Media, General Literature programme from Lund University is to strengthen students’ historical knowledge and theoretical understanding of relations between literature, culture and modern media.

The aim of the Literature - Culture - Media, Scandinavian Studies programme from Lund University is to strengthen students’ historical knowledge and theoretical understanding of relations between literature, culture and modern media.

The foundational principle of the Linguistics and Literary Studies at University of Antwerp is English is that you don’t have to make an agonising choice between what could be your two passions: language and literature. You can combine both of these fascinating fields of study in a one-year Master’s programme of 60 ECTS credits.

The Literature with a Specialization in English programme from Stockholm University presents a broad outlook over literary studies today, viewing English language literatures in relation to other international literatures by way of comparative studies.

The one-year, English-taught master's programme in English Literature and Culture focuses on the interaction between literature and key political and social issues such as identity, migration, memory and the metropolis, but also between literature and the literary tradition, and literature and film.

This M.A. in European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature degree at Ca' Foscari University of Venice is a highly specialised programme concentrating on a single language-literature-culture, selected from seven available pathways. 

The English Literary Studies MA course at Durham University offers choice, flexibility and the opportunity to specialise. You can learn from the rich variety of research expertise in the Department and you also have the chance to concentrate on a particular area of literary study.

This Anglophone Modernities in Literature and Culture MA course at the University of Potsdam offers insights into Anglophone literatures and cultures worldwide. Apart from providing European and American perspectives, the program also includes an analysis of African, Asian, and Australian phenomena of literary and cultural modernity.  

The Comparative Literature programme offered at the University College London (UCL)  is taught on an interdepartmental basis by staff who cover an exceptionally wide range of expertise. The flexible nature of the programme enables students to develop their own interests whilst gaining a thorough understanding of modern literary theory and comparative literature.

The international Master’s degree programme in Children's Literature, Media and Culture (Erasmus Mundus) offered at Aarhus University explores the rapidly evolving fields of literature, media, and education with a specific focus on children and young adults. 

The Global Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of St Andrews will deepen your literary and cultural knowledge while fostering intercultural competence and transferable skills for life in an increasingly globalised world.

The Turkish Language and Literature graduate program from Bogazici University is a two-year long program (excluding the scientific preparation period in which prerequisite courses are taken by some students).

The English Literature programme from Ulster University allows you to focus either on literature or creative writing practice. Whether you are a recent graduate, a budding creative writer, a teacher keen to upskill, or returning to education for your own personal development, the variety and breadth of this programme will appeal to you. 

The Erasmus Mundus Children's Literature, Media and Culture master's degree at Autonomous University of Barcelona is structured into 4 semesters, three of which consist in academic training, with professional work placements at the end of the third semester, while the fourth semester is fully dedicated to working on your supervised Master Thesis.