Overview
Description
The Languages, Literatures, Cultures MA course offered by Durham University has a broad global reach and draws together a wealth of expertise in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Hispanic and Russian Studies. This inclusive approach to languages, literatures and cultures presents a distinct opportunity for students who wish to pursue a degree in world literatures and comparative studies with a firm emphasis on working on materials in their original language(s), with due attention to the local, national and regional contexts in which they originate.
Whether working with text in one, or several non-English languages, the course invites students to think within an international context, to cross borders, disciplines and canons, to reflect on questions of cultural transmission and exchange in literature, as well as to explore literary interactions with wider intellectual and cultural phenomena, such as translation, philosophy and visual culture.
The course provides an exceptional critical base that prepares and invites students to proceed to a PhD in a corresponding field, encouraging throughout a research-led approach which culminates in the dissertation. With a strong emphasis on urgent current themes and debates, it also equips you with high-level critical skills in literary, cultural and conceptual analysis and argument that can lead to employment in the literary, culture, arts and heritage sectors.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Selected Topics in World Literatures
- World Literature and Translation
- Science, Technology and the Re-making of Nature
- Visual Modernities
- History of Translation
- Work Placement
- Crossing Cultures: Word, Text and Image in Translation
- Transnational Cinema
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Credits
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Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies Literature View 433 other Masters in Area & Cultural Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Subject requirements, level and grade
- You will be expected to have a BA degree (upper-second class degree or equivalent) in a relevant subject, such as language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian), literature or linguistics from a recognised national or international university.
- Students holding a degree in a non-language-related field may be admitted provided they can demonstrate they have the required competence (C1 following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) in one of the above mentioned languages.
- Two positive academic or equivalent professional references are required.
Tuition Fee
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International
23500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 23500 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
10700 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10700 GBP per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Durham
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Scholarships Information
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