French Literature and Culture Leiden University

Overview

This French Literature and Culture MA programme offered at Leiden University offers courses in all the 'traditional' canons of French literature, but also goes beyond them, with francophone literature from origins as diverse as the Caribbean and the Maghreb. Study French literature from the Middle Ages to the present, while improving your fluency in oral and written French.

You will be able to design your curriculum according to your career goals or interests. Concentrate on French literature from the 20th and 21st century, or on courses related to medieval or early modern literature. You will also be able to combine French literature courses with Masterlanguage and French linguistics courses. 

With one of the broadest ranges of courses available, covering the full range of traditional and modern subjects within French Studies, you can tailor your degree to match your individual interests.

Leiden University is an international centre of expertise in the Humanities, which means that you learn from faculty who are scholars of international standing. Small classes offer a high level of individual one-on-one support and guidance. At the Leiden University Library you will find our famous collection of original manuscripts, books, and periodicals.

French Literature and Culture at Leiden University is an accredited degree programme. After successful completion of this programme, you will receive a master’s degree in Literary Studies and the title Master of Arts (MA).

Career prospects

• French teacher in a secondary school

• French teacher in professional higher education

• Literary translator

• Business translator

• Editorial secretary & editor at a publishing house

• PhD candidate at a Dutch or foreign university

• Publishing assistant at a publishing house

• Marketing and communications officer at a telecom company

• Policy advisor at a Dutch university

• Foreign rights manager at a publishing house

• Journalist at a press company