Literary Studies

The academic discipline of Literary Studies (Comparative Literature): what questions are asked and what sources and methods are used to answer them?

If you previously completed Tlc-Literary Studies, an Introduction (TL2V18001) you must choose the course Lit-Literary History 1: Antiquity and Middle Ages (LI1V21001) in period 1. To do so, please contact the Board of Examiners of your programme.

An introduction to thorough reading and analysis of prose (short stories) and poetry.

Repertoire in the field of literary theory as cultural criticism. You learn to analyse and interpret literary texts in the light of the most important cultural-critical texts from the 19th century to the present.

Following the course in period 3, the exploration of modern approaches continues, but now the field is extended to discussions around world literature.

Utrecht University students can register for a minor and the individual modules online via OSIRIS during the Faculty of Humanities course registration period. You must register for both the minor itself and each course module individually.

Courses with priority rules

If you wish to register for a course to which priority rules apply, make sure to register for both the course and the minor during the first two weeks of the course registration period. We will publish a list of courses with priority rules two weeks prior to the course registration period.

Registration study results

Once you have completed the course modules, provided that you were enrolled for both the minor itself and each course module individually in OSIRIS, the minor and study results will be listed on your Study Progress Review.

Deviation standard programme

If you wish to deviate from the standard minor programme, you must request approval from the Board of Examiners of the Bachelor's programme that offers the minor.

Students from other Universities can register for the minor and each course module using the digital registration form during the Faculty of Humanities course registration period. Besides that we also need a Proof of Payment of your tuition fees from your own educational institution. Please email the Proof of Payment to the Student Information Desk Humanities at studentdesk.hum@uu.nl.

Courses with priority rules

If you wish to register for a course to which priority rules apply, make sure to register for both the course and the minor during the first two weeks of the course registration period. We will publish a list of courses with priority rules two weeks prior to the course registration period.

Study results

Once you have completed the course modules with as passing result, you can apply for a list of grades (transcript) of the minor programme at the Student Desk Humanities.