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409 Master's degrees in Literature in Europe

Audiovisual and Literary Translation
The Audiovisual and Literary Translation degree from University of Essex will allow you to further specialise in literature and literary translation, audiovisual translation, and general translation.
World Literature
The World Literature MA at University of Warwick draws on the English Department's renowned expertise in theoretically-driven world-literary and postcolonial studies to offer a course unique in the UK.
Medieval English
The MLitt in Medieval English at the University of St Andrews offers a rigorous programme of study covering the medieval literature of England and Scotland from the Anglo-Saxon period to the early Renaissance.
Literature, Culture and Thought
This Literature, Culture and Thought M.Phil programme from the University of Cambridge provides students with the critical and theoretical tools to enable them to undertake an in-depth study of specific aspects of European literature and culture and/or Latin American and Francophone contexts.

Global Literature and Culture
The Global Literature and Culture programme from University of York is a wide-ranging exploration of the cultural manifestations of colonial conquest, national identities, anti-colonial resistance and post-colonial struggles.
Analytic Philosophy
Analytic Philosophy from University of Bucharest is a two-year research master programme aiming to provide students with various useful skills and insights needed to do independent intellectual work in philosophy at postgraduate level.

Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture
The Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture programme from University of York offers you an intensive and exciting survey of the literary culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.

English - Literary Studies
The English - Literary Studies MA programme from the Queen's University Belfast offers a number of special features. Some modules engage with contemporary art and culture through field work, while other modules use connections to the History subject area and to the archives in Armagh, Belfast and Trinity College Dublin.
Transcultural Studies. Literature and Language Contact Within the Francophone Area
The degree programme in Transcultural Studies. Literature and Language Contact Within the Francophone Area at Heidelberg University entails analysis of the literary, linguistic and cultural phenomena which have arisen as a result of contact across territorial, ethnic, political and religious boundaries within the francophone linguistic and cultural area.
Contemporary Literature and Culture
The M.A. in Contemporary Literature and Culture at Birkbeck, University of London, is a one-year full-time programme designed for those passionate about modern literary studies. This course offers flexible attendance options, including online and on-campus formats, allowing students to engage deeply with literature and culture from the nineteenth century to the present.

Philosophy - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Philosophy - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Birkbeck, University of London.

American Studies
The American Studies programme of the University of Glasgow is at the forefront of the study of American society and culture, with a dedicated research centre: the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies.
Dickens Studies by Research
Dickens Studies by Research from University of Buckingham offers students unique access not only to world-class scholars and practitioners drawn from the field of Dickens Studies and the media but furthermore to the unique collections of the Charles Dickens Museum.
English Studies
The English Studies degree from Vilnius University offers students a rich, interdisciplinary opportunity to specialise in English Literature, Cultural Studies, and Linguistics.
Irish Writing
The Irish Writing programme of Trinity College Dublin offers an exploration of Irish writing in English from the late seventeenth century to the present. Trinity has educated many important writers, from Jonathan Swift to Samuel Beckett to Eavan Boland to Anne Enright.
German
The MLitt in German from University of St Andrews will deepen your literary and cultural knowledge while fostering intercultural competence and transferable skills for life in an increasingly globalised world.
World Literature
The World Literature degree program at the University of Bern is about critically examining conventional definitions of "world literature" and redrawing the boundaries in view of the conditions prevailing in a globalized and media-driven world.
Theory and Practice of English - Philology
Students receive the fundamental knowledge and professional skills in the area of modern interlingual and intercultural communication. Learn more in the Theory and Practice of English - Philology programme at South Ural State University.
Literature - Culture - Media, Children's and Adolescent Literature
The aim of the Literature - Culture - Media, Children's and Adolescent Literature programme from Lund University is to strengthen students’ historical knowledge and theoretical understanding of relations between literature, culture and modern media.

Classics and Ancient Civilizations
Do you want to become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or in the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East? Then the Classics and Ancient Civilizations MA programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam may be the programme for you.