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Comparative Literature and Latin MA (Hons)

University of St Andrews

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University of St Andrews
UCAS CODE: Q293

Course options

4 options available

  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Comparative Literature - Comparative Literature at St Andrews gives you the chance to explore a range of literatures – Arabic, Persian, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish in English translation, as well as texts from the UK and US – allowing you to gain insight into the different cultural traditions, socio-political and historical forces that have helped to form national and transnational canons. A focus on close reading and an introduction to issues surrounding literary translation as well as comparative methodologies will develop your analytical, descriptive, and evaluative skills. You will have the opportunity to read, discuss, and present reasoned arguments, and work on writing with precision and clarity.

Latin - Knowledge of Latin is the key both to an enormously rich body of literature and to in-depth understanding of a complex and influential culture. The MA (Hons) in Latin will develop your Latin language skills. It will also develop skills of literary and cultural analysis which are important for understanding of complex texts, arguments and problems in our own culture too. The course will require you to engage in depth with a wide range of texts from classical antiquity. It involves study of the many different genres of ancient Latin literature from epic poetry and elegy to historiography and letter-writing. You will be required to develop skills of reading and understanding these texts in the original language. In the process you will also gain a broad understanding of ancient social, cultural and political history.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 30,160per year

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University information

University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews

  • University League Table

    4th

  • Campus address

    University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews, KY16 9AJ, Scotland

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Classics

    1st out of 24 2

    3rd out of 96

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    200 100%

    1st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    98.0 98%

    1st

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.66 92%

    1st

    10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    194 96%

    2nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    3rd

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.37 84%

    7th

    12

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