Intercultural Literature Studies: Master‘s Degree Thesis

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

• describe in-depth methodological and theoretical knowledge and insights into current research issues, within the field of intercultural literature studies
• integrate knowledge and analyse, assess and manage complex phenomena and issues
• independently search, collect, evaluate, and critically interpret and analyse relevant information to a particular question
• carry out, within a set time frame, an independent study about literature that is of high academic value and that has a connection to research, and a clear method and theory, as well as argumentation that has a basis in informed text analyses
• in both written and oral form, while demonstrating sound communication skills, present and support both their results and the knowledge and arguments that form the basis of their conclusions
• critically analyse and discuss the academic work of others by providing a constructive response.

In the course, students conduct an independent literary study within a defined problem area with relevance for intercultural perspectives. Students present their study in the form of a scholarly thesis. The thesis is to be written in English and should be about 30,000 words in length. During the course, students are given the opportunity to present their work at a higher research seminar.

A scholarly thesis, the oral defence of this and the critical reading of the thesis of another student.

Seminars and obligatory supervision. The language of instruction is English.

The Swedish grades A–F.