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Comparative Literature
|MA
|Part Time, Full Time
| Admissions status: Open
Comparative Literature studies literatures in the western Europe languages from antiquity to modernity, in Europe and its former colonies worldwide. A second pathway focuses on cross-cultural literature (literature across cultures). Tailored courses on comparative methodology and theory. Ideal foundation for research and careers in teaching, journalism, the arts
KEY BENEFITS
- Modules that cross period boundaries in adventurous ways.
- Coherent emphasis on the literature of the West and its empires
- Student body from a wide range of countries (eight in 2008)
- Located in the heart of London.
KEY FACTS
Programme leader/s
Professor Matthew Bell
Awarding institution
King's College London
Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent)
UK 180/ECTS 90
Duration
One year FT, two years PT, September to September.
Location
Strand Campus.
Student destinations
Research; arts administration; teaching; journalism; tourism or the financial sector.
Year of entry 2012
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