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MA Comparative Literatures and Cultures

University of Bristol

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    University of Bristol

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Overview

The MA in Comparative Literatures and Cultures gives you the opportunity to study the encounters and exchanges between literatures and cultures across Europe and beyond. We welcome graduates of all arts and humanities disciplines. You will become acquainted with the theory and practice of comparative literary and cultural studies, consider how concepts of national cultures cross borders and media forms and interact with ideas of the transnational and intermedial. You will gain a thorough grounding in literary, cultural and intermedial theories, critical reading and research skills, and put this theoretical knowledge into practice by studying topics and themes that span the disciplines, national contexts and time periods taught by experts in the School of Modern Languages. While knowledge of a foreign language is not a requirement for this programme, you will have the opportunity to learn a language at a variety of levels, from beginner to advanced, and to engage directly with material in foreign languages throughout the MA. The programme culminates in a dissertation - an extended piece of original academic research. As a postgraduate, you will be considered a full member of the academic community, with the opportunity to participate in the many research seminars and conferences taking place within the Faculty of Arts.

Application deadline

25 August 2025

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 32,500per year

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University information

University of Bristol

University of Bristol

University of Bristol

  • University League Table

    16th

  • Campus address

    University of Bristol, Beacon House, Queen’s Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QU, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    15th out of 96

    6th out of 101 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    169 84%

    12th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    81.0 81%

    10th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.88 72%

    92nd

    3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    164 80%

    9th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    73.0 73%

    10th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.90 73%

    83rd

    6

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