Master of Arts in Literary Studies

The Advanced Master of Arts in Literary Studies is an interuniversity programme organised by the University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University, and KU Leuven. It will expand your knowledge of contemporary literary theory, as well as historical and modern literature. Leading (inter)national literary scholars will teach you what makes literature such a vital research topic, and the various ways to study it.

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1 year 60 credits

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

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1 General Courses 14

1.1 Advanced Reference Framework

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Atelier	1	sem 1	nl	Sascha Bru	4

Literature from a Historical Perspective: Traditions, Concepts and Methods	1	sem 2		Koen De Temmerman	4

1.2 International Obligatory Course

6

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Mandatory International Module		1	year		Pieter Vermeulen	6

2 Elective Courses 30

Subscribe to 30 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 List of Electives

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 30 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Genetic Literary Studies: Modern Manuscripts	sem 1	nl	Olga Beloborodova	6

Age and Literature	sem 1	nl	Vanessa Joosen	6

Literature and Decolonisation	sem 1	nl	Pieter Vermeulen	6

Theory of Poetry: Capita Selecta	sem 1	nl	Yves T'Sjoen	6

The Avant-Garde Archive	sem 2	nl	Sascha Bru	6

Theory and Analysis of Narrative Texts: Recent Developments	sem 2	nl	Gunther Martens	6

Frames of Remembrance: Cultural Memory in Graphic Novels	sem 2	nl		6

Translation and World Literature	sem 2	nl	Beatrijs Vanacker	6

2.2 Research Initiation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Initiation			year	nl	Pieter Vermeulen	6

2.3 Choice of Specialisation

To be taken: a maximum of 6 credits.

Students may choose a course from the Master of Linguistics and Literature or the Master of Western Literature (both KU Leuven) to complement their programme, provided the course offers demonstrable added value to their programme, for example, in light of their master's thesis or research initiation. Students should submit a reasoned request to the coordinator in a timely manner.

3 Master's Dissertation 16

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		1	year	nl	Pieter Vermeulen	16

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

Students have an advanced knowledge of contemporary international literary studies and are familiar with current trends in research and with important research traditions.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

Students have an advanced insight into the main literature research methods and techniques; they are able to critically evaluate and compare those methods and techniques and can apply them in their own research.
Students have insight into the cultural, linguistic, and methodological diversity of existing research traditions and can situate their own scholarly practice within those traditions.
Students are aware of the complexity of literary phenomena and can identify and translate relevant literary problems into pertinent research questions.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

Students have an interdisciplinary attitude that allows them to critically evaluate and integrate the contributions of other, related scientific disciplines into the study of literature.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

Students can mobilize their expertise and participate in international scholarly communication with researchers from other international research traditions; they can participate actively and critically in scholarly discussions with peers.
Students can effectively communicate their own research results, both orally and in writing, and both for an audience of specialists and non-specialists.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

Students have insight into the social and cultural role of literature, literature research and scientific research in general.

Competence field 6: Profession-specific competences

Students are able to mobilize the acquired research and communication skills in different professional and social contexts.