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MA Literary Studies: World Literature and Comparative Criticism pathway
at Goldsmiths University of London

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,600
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

Why study the MA Literary Studies: World Literature and Comparative Criticism pathway

Discuss the history, main concepts, and debates on world literature and comparative literary criticism while analysing a wide range of texts from different periods and media, and from diverse cultural, geographic, and linguistic backgrounds.
Pursue your wider interests thanks to a flexible structure by studying three options from the varied and unique provision of the department. At least one of these options must be in an area that is directly relevant to comparative and world literary studies. Options range across American, Black British, Caribbean, contemporary, modern, postcolonial, Romantic and Victorian literature, literary and critical theory, linguistics and translation studies.
Further develop your knowledge and expertise through a 15,000-word world literature and comparative criticism dissertation on a topic of your choice, agreed upon with a tutor and developed under supervision.
Benefit from the excellent Centre for Comparative Literature, of which you can become a member.

Course Content
Module title
- Studies in Comparative Literature & Criticism
You also take three option modules from the selection below.

Module title
- Theories of Literature & Culture
- Modern and Contemporary Literary Movements
- Literature of the Caribbean & its Diasporas
- Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romanticisms
- Shakespeare and the Early Modern
- Postmodernist Fiction
- American Science Fiction: 1950 Onwards
- Literature and Philosophy
- Documenting America: The Photo Text 1910 to 1960
- Twenty-First-Century American Fiction
- The Genres and Aesthetics of Contemporary Black British Writing
- European Decadence and the Visual Arts
- Contemporary Indigenous Literatures: Place, Politics and Identity
- Postcolonial Fiction: Theory and Practice
- Romantic Shakespeare
- The Contemporary American Novel in the Era of Climate Change
- Interculturality, Text, Poetics
- Contemporary African American Literature
- Modern and Contemporary Women's Writing: 1920s To Present
- Between Languages: Multilingualism and Translation in Contemporary Literature
- Text in Performance: Shakespeare
- Historicising the Field of Black British Writing: From the Romans to the Present
Entry Requirement
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant/related subject.

You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.

Although the ability to read in another language will be useful, it is not compulsory. All texts will be studied in English, in English translation, or with English subtitles.

International qualifications
We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate-level study.
Fees & Scholarships
Annual tuition fees

These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2022/2023 academic year.
- Home - full-time: £8620
- International - full-time: £16600
If your fees are not listed here, please check our postgraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office, who can also advise you about how to pay your fees.

It’s not currently possible for international students to study part-time if you require a Student Visa, however this is currently being reviewed and will be confirmed in the new year. Please read our visa guidance in the interim for more information. If you think you might be eligible to study part-time while being on another visa type, please contact our Admissions Team for more information.
Career Prospect
Skills

You'll develop transferable skills, including:
- enhanced communication and discussion skills in written and oral contexts
- the ability to analyse and evaluate different textual materials
- the ability to organise information; the ability to assimilate and evaluate competing arguments
Careers

Graduates of this programme have gone on to pursue careers in:
- publishing
- journalism
- public relations
- teaching
- advertising
- the civil service
- business
- industry
- the media

Cost Of Studying At Goldsmiths University of London

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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MA Literary Studies: World Literature and Comparative Criticism pathway at Goldsmiths University of London