Profile Literary Studies - 1 Language

English
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
60
 ECTS
1 year

In order to complete the master’s programme (60 ECTS), students need to take:

1. Compulsory courses (24 ECTS): The master's thesis (18 ECTS), the research methodology course (3 ECTS) and the course “Linguistics and Literary Studies in Brussels” (3 ECTS).

2. Language related courses (12 ECTS): Students can choose the courses in their selected language.

3. Profile related courses (24 ECTS): Students can choose the courses in their selected profile.

Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies

Compulsory courses (24 ECTS)

Master Thesis Linguistics and Literary Studies
18 ECTS
Research Methodology: Literary Studies
3 ECTS
Linguistics and Literary Studies in Brussels
3 ECTS

Language-related courses (12 ECTS)

You choose courses for 12 ECTS in your chosen language out of the following options:

Dutch

Contemporary Dutch Prose
6 ECTS
Aspects of Poetry Study
6 ECTS
Dutch as a Second Language
6 ECTS
Sociolinguistics and Language Change
6 ECTS

English

Contemporary Literature in English
6 ECTS
Postcolonial Literature in English
6 ECTS
English Linguistics: the Acquisition of English
6 ECTS
Historical English Linguistics
6 ECTS
Advanced English Linguistics
6 ECTS

French

French Literature: Cultures in Context
6 ECTS
Poetry and Intermediality
6 ECTS
Syntax of Modern French
6 ECTS
Acquisition of French as a Foreign Language
6 ECTS

German

Intermedial Aspects in German Texts and Theatre
6 ECTS
German-Language Literature and Cultural History
6 ECTS
German Linguistics
6 ECTS
German as a Foreign Language
6 ECTS

Italian

European and Italian Literature from the 18th Century to the Present
6 ECTS
Modern Literary Genres in Italy
6 ECTS
Italian Language in the Media
6 ECTS

Spanish

Essayistic Genres in Hispanic-American Literature
6 ECTS
Spanish Theatre
6 ECTS
Acquisition of Spanish as a Foreign Language
6 ECTS
Spanish Linguistics: Syntaxis and Semantics
6 ECTS

Profile-related courses (24 ECTS)

You choose courses for 24 ECTS out of the following options:

Contemporary Literature in English
6 ECTS
Intertextuality and Intermediality
6 ECTS
Metatheatre
6 ECTS
Multilingualism and Literature
6 ECTS
Postcolonial Literature in English
6 ECTS
Theory of Literary Translation
6 ECTS
Intermediality in Theatre and Performance
6 ECTS
Narrative Across Media
6 ECTS
Aspects of Poetry Study (NL)
6 ECTS
Contemporary Dutch Prose (NL)
6 ECTS
Intermedial Aspects in German Texts and Theatre (DE)
6 ECTS
German-Language Literature and Cultural History (DE)
6 ECTS
Poetry and Intermediality (FR)
6 ECTS
French Literature: Cultures in Context (FR)
6 ECTS
Chair Émile Lorand in French Literature (FR)
6 ECTS
Emile Lorand-course Spanish Linguistics and Literary Studies (ES)
6 ECTS
Essayistic Genres in Hispanic-American Literature (ES)
6 ECTS
Spanish Theatre (ES)
6 ECTS
Emile Lorand-course: Italian Linguistics and Literary Studies (IT)
6 ECTS
Modern Literary Genres in Italy (IT)
6 ECTS
European and Italian Literature from the 18th Century to the Present (IT)
6 ECTS
Reason and Engage. Critical Reflections on Humanity and Society (EN)
6 ECTS
StadsSalonsUrbains (EN)
3 ECTS
Internationalisation and Society Linguistics and Literary Studies 2 (MULT)
6 ECTS
Chinese Proficiency III (CH)
6 ECTS
Total number of ECTS
60

More optional courses (inter-university exchange)

Several programmes of our sister university Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) are offering their courses to students of the Multilingual Master in Linguistics and Literary Studies within the framework of the Brussels University Alliance (https://www.ulb-vub.be/en/homepage). Consult the list of courses available in the 2024-2025 academic year below.

Among the available ULB courses, you may only register one (6 ECTS); the course must match your profile. You cannot register exchange courses yourself — this is handled by our faculty secretariat. Request that an exchange course be registered for you by sending an email to faclw@vub.be before September 30, 2024, with the following details:

  • Your first name
  • Your family name
  • Your VUB student number
  • Your email address
  • The ULB course ID of the class you want to take

Profile: “Literary Studies”
ULB course ID ULB course title

MOI

SEM
GERM-B455* Tendenzen der deutschen Literatur

DE

2
GERM-B420* Histoire approfondie du théâtre anglophone

EN

2
GERM-B430* Auteurs des Etats-Unis d'Amérique

EN

1
GERM-B510* Littérature canadienne anglaise

EN

2
ROMA-B405* Explication d'auteurs hispaniques / Explicación de autores hispánicos

ES

2
ROMA-B415* Questions de littérature italienne I / Questioni di letteratura italiana I

IT

2