Curriculum

All courses are taught in English and focus on English and Comparative Literature.

Semester 1 - block 1

• World, Text, Critic
• The Art of Criticism (language specific)
• Elective 1: Rewarding Literature

Semester 1 - block 2

• Cultural Crossovers in Literature
• Publishing: Manuscript to Bestseller or Masterlanguage Shakespeare for teachers
• Elective 2: The Heritage Industry

Semester 2 - block 3 & 4

• Thesis (English Literature or Comparative Literature)
• Internship, Masterlanguage or other elective

All courses (apart from the two shared courses The World, the Text, the Critic and Publishing: From Manuscript to Classic) are taught in Dutch and focus on Dutch literature.

Semester 1 - block 1

• World, Text, Critic
• Schrijverschap als ondernemerschap
• Elective 1: Trends in de Nederlandse literatuur

Semester 1 - block 2

• Literatuur: tussen lokaal en globaal
• Publishing: Manuscript to Bestseller or Masterlanguage Moderne Letterkunde in het onderwijs
• Elective 2: Case study Ned. Literatuur

Semester 2 - block 3 & 4

• Thesis (Dutch Literature)
• Internship / alternative: Masterlanguage Historische Letterkunde in het onderwijs/other elective

All electives/language focus courses are language specific; the courses shared across tracks (The World, the Text, the Critic and Publishing: From Manuscript to Classic) are taught in English; and students have a choice between English and Dutch as language of instruction in the core theory course in block 2 and the critical writing course in block 1.

Semester 1 - block 1

• World, Text, Critic
• Schrijverschap als ondernemerschap or The Art of Criticism (not language specific)
• Elective 1
  • French: Textes et cultures
  • German: Kultur und Identität
  • Spanish: Encuentros Culturales

Semester 1 - block 2

• Literatuur: tussen lokaal en globaal or Cultural Crossovers in Literature
• Publishing: Manuscript to Bestseller or Masterlanguage (see overview)
• Elective 2:
  • French: Littérature française contemporaine
  • German: Deutsche Gegenwartsliteratur
  • Spanish: Literatura hispánica actual

Semester 2 - block 3 & 4

• Thesis (French, German or Spanish Literature)
• Internship, Masterlanguage French / German / Spanish or other elective

To fulfil your compulsory choice components or as an alternative to an internship, you may choose to enroll in a selection of the national Masterlanguage (MaLa) programme.

More information

• Masterlanguage website (for Masterlanguage course enrolment)
• Your programme coordinator (for more detailed information about Masterlanguage)
• Getting approval for MaLa courses that are not listed here

Course overview

Track 1: English and Comparative Literature

• Block 2: Shakespeare for teachers

Track 2: Nederlandse literatuur

• Block 2: Moderne Letterkunde in het onderwijs
• Block 3: Historische Letterkunde in het onderwijs

Track 3: Modern Literature French, German, Spanish

• French
  • Block 2: Un auteur, une oeuvre
  • Block 3: Lieux de mémoire (880-1600)
• German
  • Block 2: Literatur, Kultur, Diskurs
• Spanish
  • Block 2: La imago del mundo hispánico
  • Block 3: Estudiar violencias en el mundo hispanico

In case you want to enroll in other MaLa courses, you will have to obtain permission from the programme coordinator as well as the board of examiners.

If you wish to deviate from the curriculum, you must first ask your programme’s Board of Examiners for approval or exemption. In case your request is granted, the changes will be processed in OSIRIS and integrated into your exam programme and Study Progress Review.

In order to graduate, you will need to meet your programme's exam requirements as described in the Education and Examination Regulations. Based on these criteria and your Study Progress Review, the Board of Examiners determines whether you have graduated. The courses that are listed on your Study Progress Review will appear on the International Diploma Supplement (IDS), the attachment that you receive with your diploma. Note that courses listed under the heading ‘Results-Other’ are not part of the examination syllabus and do not appear on the IDS.

If you have questions about your Study Progress Review or find errors in it, contact the Student Infformation Desk Humanities.