Study location	Netherlands, Nijmegen
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	2 year (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Tuition fee	€16,000 per year
Application fee	€75 one-time The handling fee is NOT applicable to: - Students with a nationality from the EEA countries or from countries that are candidates for EEA membership* - Students who receive a full scholarship (proven by uploading a grant statement) This fee will be refunded to you once you are fully enrolled as a student at Radboud University. The fee is NOT refundable when you are not admitted.

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree from a Research University in Literary Studies or a related area such as Cultural Studies, Liberal Arts, Classic, Dutch, Spanish, French, English, German, Arabic, American Studies, or any other language. If you have a completed Bachelor’s degree in a related area, your prior education first needs to be approved by the Examination Board, by a matter of an intake interview (via skype, zoom or similar). Your average grade during the second and third years of your BA studies has to have been at least a 7.5 and your Bachelor’s thesis had to have received a grade of at least 8.0. Please provide a list of all courses you have taken, are taking, and are planning to take including course content, the number of hours and literature used. See an example here. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / Dutch. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. It is required that you send verified copies of the entry qualification documents directly to the university by postal mail. Important! Never send original documents by post! Radboud University Central Student Administration P.O. Box 9102 6500 HC Nijmegen

Language requirements	English -IELTS Academic: ≥ 7.0 overall, subscores ≥ 6.5 -TOEFL iBT: ≥ 100, subscores ≥ 22 -Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 proficiency: C or above

Other requirements

CV/Resume Please upload your up-to-date CV/resume. Reference letter(s) Please upload a reference letter from your BA thesis supervisor (or any other relevant teacher). These must be signed and stamped or signed and official letterhead. Copy of your Bachelor’s thesis If you did not complete a thesis, please provide another scientific/research manuscript that you wrote individually (written in English).

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. ru.nl/../masters/literary-studies-research

Overview

Whether you prefer ancient Greek dramas, medieval Dutch poetry, contemporary American literature, or are more interested in general literary theory, this Master’s is suited to students wishing to contribute to literary scholarships. You will learn how to make new discoveries that will contribute to a better understanding of literary texts and how they function within society.

Some unique features of the Research Master’s programme in Literary Studies

- A strong focus on textual scholarship and methods of literary analysis and interpretation
- Extensive freedom to design a large part of your curriculum based on your research interests
- Interdisciplinary courses encourage you to view your own field from the perspective of other humanities disciplines
- Individual supervision of your development as specialist in your field by a personal tutor
- A thorough preparation for PhD research, including the writing of a publishable scholarly article and a proposal for a PhD project
- Strong encouragement to go abroad for at least a semester

Programme structure

The Master’s specialisation in Literary Studies is taught at the Faculty of Arts. It has a course load of 120 EC* (two years). The structure of the programme is presented here.

Career opportunities

TThis programme is primarily intended to prepare its students for an academic career, in particular as PhD researchers. About half of the graduates find such a position in the Netherlands or abroad. The other half also do well and often find academic research-oriented positions. Examples of the latter include:

- Researcher at a cultural or scientific organisation or research centre
- Assistant of a senior researcher
- Teacher at an institution for higher education
- Policy-making official in the fields of culture and science
- Editor in the field of historical or cultural scholarship
- Staff member of a publishing company or text agency, usually with regard to scientific, historical or cultural journals
- Curator of a cultural heritage institution or in the museum sector
- Consultant for a political party
- Journalist or critic