MA Languages, Literatures and Cultures in Durham United Kingdom | Durham University

Our Master of Arts in Languages, Literatures and Cultures leverages extensive expertise in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Hispanic, and Russian Studies to guide you on an academic exploration across continents. This program offers a fascinating examination of languages, literatures, and cultures, focusing on their transmission, exchange, and establishment.

The curriculum fosters your passion for global literatures and comparative studies by allowing you to analyze original-language literary works. You'll gain insight into their local, regional, and national contexts while investigating their intersections with translation, philosophy, and visual culture.

This full-time, one-year program features dynamic core and elective modules covering diverse topics—from 18th-century women's literature to anti-capitalist poetry, and from Enlightenment science to environmental philosophy.

A key requirement includes completing a dissertation that delves deeply into a specific aspect of world literature.

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures offers an inspiring learning environment, with particular emphasis on independent research conducted under expert supervision.

The School hosts several pioneering research groups, and we actively encourage your participation in our academic community. The Centre for Visual Arts and Cultures and Centre for Culture and Ecology provide exceptional platforms for scholarly engagement.