MA Comparative Literature

The Comparative Literature MA is a master's degree program offered by University College London (UCL). This course provides an opportunity for students to explore literature from different linguistic traditions and cultural backgrounds. With its transnational focus and commitment to methods of close reading, it is both challenging and rewarding. Course Content: As part of this course, students are taught to draw critical comparisons between different literary works and navigate across a wide range of literary styles, historical periods, genres, and themes. The program values both breadth and depth in reading literary texts. Through engaging seminars, a literature review, and a dissertation, students will deepen their understanding of the complexity of comparative literary studies. Key Modules: The key modules offered in this course include Comparative Literature: Methodology and Critique, Dissertation in Comparative Literature, Literature, and Modernity: Texts and Contexts, etc. Optional modules are also available which allow students to delve into areas of their personal interest. Future Careers: Graduates from the Comparative Literature MA programme have gone on to further research in the field, and also to successful careers in a range of areas including teaching, law, publishing, the arts, media, and performance. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.