Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literature (English)

This Master's programme offers advanced course units in English Linguistics and Literary Studies. Although students take up course units in both scientific disciplines, they have the ability to focus upon one of them. The language of instruction for all course units is English.

Master's Programme
1 year 60 credits
Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
Dutch
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What

This Master’s programme offers specialised course units in English linguistics and literary studies. Linguistic and literary subjects are analysed as a theoretical problem, often in relation to societal questions. Various linguistic and literary theories will be used to offer different perspectives on the subjects. The course units are organised in the form of seminars, with an intensive interaction between lecturers and students. Students participate in class discussions, offer presentations and write research papers. The aim is to improve upon their linguistic proficiency and academic analytical skills. Students take up course units in both scientific disciplines but have the opportunity to focus upon one of them through elective course units and the topic of their Master’s dissertation.

For whom

The admission requirements vary. Depending on your prior education, you are either able to enrol directly, or there are additional requirements.

Structure

The programme is made up of:of

• thirty credits (six course units) in English linguistics and literary studies. We offer twelve course units. Students need to take at least two course units in English linguistics and two course units in English literary studies. The other two course units can be chosen freely;

• fifteen credits of elective course units. Students are free to choose any course unit. They can also take more course units in English linguistics and literary course units, even from the Bachelor’s programme;

• fifteen credits Master’s dissertation. Students are free to choose their own research topic in English linguistics or literary studies.

Labour Market

Masters in (English) linguistics and literary studies typically engage in jobs in the following sectors:
(1) Education: secondary education, higher education, adult education, vocational language training;
(2) Professional communication: jobs in internal and external communication of enterprises and governmental institutions (copywriter, language corrector, spokesperson, language coordinator, translator);
(3) Media and culture: museum, libraries, cultural institutions, written media, audiovisual media, professional journals, all sorts of leisure magazines;
(4) Coordinating positions in governmental institutions;
(5) Academic research.

A list of actual jobs acquired by our alumni can be found on www.taalenletterkunde.ugent.be/beroepen.