Master's programmes Language, Literature and Culture

The UvA offers a range of English-taught Master’s programmes in the fields of linguistics, literary studies, cultural studies and education. For example, choose a one-year Master’s that focuses on language, culture and area studies, a Research Master’s that zooms in on linguistics or a Dual Master’s in which you explore the practical application of language and communication in all its forms. How are you going to make a difference?

Master's

Comparative Literature (Literary Studies)

Grounded in literary and cultural theory, you will be trained to analyse cultural objects (both Western and non-Western) within an interdisciplinary theoretical framework and a globalised context.
Master's

English Literature and Culture (Literary Studies)

Explore the history and theory of literature in English, and study its relationship with other media, while engaging key issues of intellectual concern in society, politics and culture.
Master's

Language and Society (Linguistics)

Analyse language from a (socio)linguistic and pragmatic perspective while gaining proficiency in one of seven European languages.
Master's

Literature, Culture and Society (Literary Studies)

Focus on the ways in which contemporary literature, culture, and society are interlinked and inform and influence each other, while also specialising in one language of choice.
Research Master's

Literary Studies (research)

Literature offers critique and provides creative answers to new and old questions. You will examine literary texts and literary culture from a transnational, theoretical and historical perspective.
Dual Master's

Communication and Information

Gain a solid theoretical and methodological foundation for understanding the way in which language is used for informative and argumentative purposes, while specialising in one specific communicative genre.
Master's

Jewish Studies (Middle Eastern Studies)

Focus on Jewish culture and intellectual life from antiquity to the present in your personal tailor-made programme, next to a solid methodological basis.
Master's

General Linguistics

Explore how the systems of the languages of the world can vary and to what extent this variation is constrained.
Master's

Language, Literature and Education

Specialise in one of seven major European languages or language families and become a teacher in language and literature.
Research Master's

Linguistics and Communication

Study language and communication from various theoretical perspectives, including generative grammar, functional discourse grammar, optimality theory, neural networks, argumentation theory, rhetoric and discourse theory.
Master's

Latin American Studies

Gain a deep understanding of social transformations in Latin America from an interdisciplinary perspective. You will design your own research plan and carry out field research in this region.

Master's programmes Language, Literature and Culture

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