Master’s Programme in Literature with a Specialization in Russian Literature

• Programme overview

  Year 1

  Semester 1

  • Introduction to Literary Interpretation, 7,5 credits (main field of study: Literature)
  • Scientific Methods and Research Ethics, 7,5 credits (main field of study: Philosophy)
  • Narrative Theory, 7,5 credits (main field of study: Literature)
  • Russian Poetry, Close Reading, 7,5 credits (main field of study: Slavic Languages)

  Semester 2

  Russian Fiction and Non-Fiction, 7,5 credits (main field of study: Slavic Languages)
  Optional courses worth a total of 22,5 credits (of which 15 credits must be in the main field of study: Slavic Languages)

  Year 2

  Semester 3

  Proficiency courses worth a total of 15 credits
  Optional course, 7,5 credits
  Seminar Course in Current Theoretical Perspectives, 7,5 credits (main field of study: Literature)
  The course English for Academic Research, 7,5 credits (main field of study: English) is taken as either a proficiency course or an optional course

  Semester 4

  Russian - Master’s Course, 30 credits (main field of study: Slavic Languages)

• How to apply

  Prerequisites and special admittance requirements

  Degree of Bachelor or equivalent in the relevant main field of study and English proficiency equivalent to English 6 in Swedish upper secondary school.

  Read our step-by-step guide on how to apply

• Contact

  Questions about the structure and content of the programme can be answered by the study counsellor, whom you can contact at studievagledare@slav.su.se.

  The coordinator for the Master’s Programme in Literature is Axel Englund, axel.englund@littvet.su.se.