Alternating years
Prerequisites
Taught by
Language of instruction
Duration
Level
Direct admission:
- Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde
After admission:
- Bachelor in Linguistics and Literature
Students with a degree other than 'Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde' (e.g. Bachelor's degree in a modern language, including literary theory) are required to submit a file showing substantial academic background in the field of study. In addition to the documents specified by the University's International Office (cf.http://www.kuleuven.be/applicationform/?js=1 ), this file should contain:
- certified course descriptions in Afrikaans, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish;
- proof of proficiency to CEFR level C1 in English and in the language(s) of the elective courses chosen. For English, this means an IELTS score of at least 7, or a TOEFL score of at least 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer-based test), or 100 (internet-based test).
- Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde
After admission:
- Bachelor in Linguistics and Literature
Students with a degree other than 'Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde' (e.g. Bachelor's degree in a modern language, including literary theory) are required to submit a file showing substantial academic background in the field of study. In addition to the documents specified by the University's International Office (cf.http://www.kuleuven.be/applicationform/?js=1 ), this file should contain:
- certified course descriptions in Afrikaans, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish;
- proof of proficiency to CEFR level C1 in English and in the language(s) of the elective courses chosen. For English, this means an IELTS score of at least 7, or a TOEFL score of at least 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer-based test), or 100 (internet-based test).
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Core Courses
Students take all courses of this group.
6 ECTS Western Literature: Concepts and Questions 
F0UX8A staff staff
- R.Meylaerts (coordinator)
- E.D'hoker
- R.Ingelbien
- R.Meylaerts
6 ECTS Literary Texts from the Western Canon 
F0UX9A staff staff
- E.D'hoker (coordinator)
- J.De Landtsheer
- J.Herman
- B.Philipsen
- D.Vandebosch
- N.
18 ECTS Dissertation F0VY1A staff- N.
staff
- N.
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Transversal Module
Students select one or two courses from this group.
6 ECTS Dynamics of Literary Change 
F0UY0A staff staff
6 ECTS Gender, Literature and Theory 
F0XI3A staff staff
- A.Gilleir (coordinator)
- E.D'hoker
- A.Gilleir
- A.Masschelein
6 ECTS Literature from a National and Postnational Perspective 
F0UY1A staff 6 ECTS Translation and Plurilinguism in Literature F0UY3A staff staff
- L.D'hulst (coordinator)
- E.Haddadian Moghaddam (substitute)
- R.Meylaerts
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Elective Courses
Students select courses for a total of 18 or 24 credits, depending on their choice in the transversal module. The credit total of elective courses and courses from the transversal modue should be 30 credits.
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German Literature
6 ECTS Deutsche Literatur: C.S. 
F4FB9A staff- N.
staff
- N.
6 ECTS Deutsche Literatur: Literatur und Philosophie seit der Aufklärung F0UZ0A staff staff
6 ECTS Deutsche Literatur: Literatur und Identität seit der Aufklärung F0UZ1A staff
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English Literature
6 ECTS English Literature: Postromantic Materialisms F0UZ2A staff staff
6 ECTS English Literature: Reading Identities in the British Isles F0UZ3A staff- R.Ingelbien
- B.Seynhaeve (cooperator)
staff
- R.Ingelbien
- B.Seynhaeve (cooperator)
6 ECTS English Literature: Reading America F0UZ4A staff 6 ECTS English Literature: Fiction after 1945 F0WJ5A staff
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French Literature
6 ECTS Littérature française : littérature du Moyen-Âge F4FC0A staff- N.
staff
- N.
6 ECTS Littérature française: littérature classique F0UZ5A staff staff
6 ECTS Littérature française: littérature française moderne F0UZ6A staff- D.Martens
- A.Reverseau (substitute)
staff
- D.Martens
- A.Reverseau (substitute)
6 ECTS Littérature française: littérature francophone moderne F0UZ7A staff staff
- L.D'hulst (coordinator)
- A.Reverseau (substitute)
- R.Meylaerts
- D.Martens (substitute)
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Italian Literature
6 ECTS Letteratura italiana: capita selecta F4FC1A staff- N.
staff
- N.
6 ECTS Letteratura italiana: poesia F0VA2A staff staff
6 ECTS Letteratura italiana: prosa F0VA3A staff- B.Van Den Bossche
- A.Robiglio (substitute)
staff
- B.Van Den Bossche
- A.Robiglio (substitute)
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Spanish Literature
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Literary Theory
6 ECTS Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy and Theology F0TS1A staff- A.Robiglio
- D.Verbeke (substitute)
staff
- A.Robiglio
- D.Verbeke (substitute)
6 ECTS Theatre, Theory and Culture F0UO2A staff staff
6 ECTS Literature, Religion and Art in Europe: an Interdisciplinary Approach F0VL7A staff staff
6 ECTS Changing Cultures in Europe F0XI4A staff- N.
staff
- N.
6 ECTS Comparative European Literature F0GA0A staff staff
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