Comparative Literary Studies Utrecht University

Overview

Comparative Literary Studies  programme at Utrecht University  invites you to read, think, and write beyond boundaries — national, linguistic, disciplinary. Whether you’re passionate about world literature, postcolonial theory and fiction, cultural memory, or multispecies poetics, this programme equips you to examine literature’s role in shaping and challenging the world around us.

Career Prospects

Graduates of the Comparative Literary Studies programme at Utrecht University are fully equipped to pursue a Phd in the international field of literary studies. Your training also makes you equipped to pursue alternative career paths requiring advanced skills in analysing and managing textual information or specific knowledge of literature in an international context (publishing, cultural and educational policy, heritage institutions). Graduates who have specialised in one language area may also find employment in international organisations.

After successfully completing the Research Master’s programme in Comparative Literary Studies, you will be able to formulate a research proposal for a PhD project in your specialism within the field of literary studies. Furthermore, you will have an overview of the place that your own research plan occupies in the context of international research in literary studies.

Accreditation

Accredited by the NVAO - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.