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Course content
You take one compulsory module,
The Idea of Europe, which equips
you with the methodological and
historical framework for the MA.
You then take three further taught
modules offered at our Paris
School of Arts and Culture before
undertaking a final dissertation.
French and Comparative
Literature MA
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Locations: Canterbury;
Canterbury and Paris
It is possible to study this
programme based entirely in
Canterbury or split between our
Canterbury campus and our Paris
School of Arts and Culture.
This programme introduces
you to a wide range of theoretical
positions, enriching your
appreciation of the cultures,
texts and critical practices
examined in the various modules.
The programme encourages
comparison in a variety of
contexts: national literatures,
genres, media and theory.
The MA is aimed at graduates
in modern languages wanting to
consolidate their knowledge in a
wider context; English graduates
wishing to diversify their interests;
and graduates in other humanities
subjects (history, philosophy,
theology) who would like to apply
their knowledge to literary and
visual material.
If you are studying on the splitsite
programme, you spend your
first term in Canterbury before
relocating to our Paris School of
Arts and Culture for the spring
term. In Paris, you are based in
the heart of historic Montparnasse
and take modules designed to be
relevant to the experience of living
and studying in Paris. You are
encouraged to make full use of
the city’s cultural resources and to
integrate these into your studies.
For further information about the
Paris School of Arts and Culture,
please see p257.
Course content
Canterbury students take:
• Literature and Theory
• Three from: Literature
and Medicine; Postmodern
Detective Fiction; Real Fictions;
Tales of the Fantastic; Theories
of Art in Modern French
Thought; Writing the Self.
Canterbury and Paris students
take two modules from the above
list, plus two from:
• Diaspora and Exile; Film and
Modernity; Modernism and
Paris; Paris and the European
Enlightenment; Paris: Reality
and Representation; Paris:
The Residency
All students complete a
dissertation of 12,000 words,
written in either English or French.
Modern French Studies MA
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Locations: Canterbury;
Canterbury and Paris
It is possible to study this
programme based entirely in
Canterbury or split between our
Canterbury campus and our Paris
School of Arts and Culture
You study major writers and key
themes in French literature, visual
culture and thought from the 18th
century to the present day. The
programme is designed for
students with a variety of interests,
including literature, the visual arts,
philosophy and aesthetics. It also
reflects the research specialisms
of the staff involved.
If you are studying on the split-site
programme, you spend your first
term in Canterbury before
relocating to Paris for the spring
term. In Paris, you are based in
the heart of historic Montparnasse
and take modules designed to be
relevant to the experience of living
and studying in Paris. You are
encouraged to make full use of
the city’s cultural resources and
to integrate these into your
studies.
For further information about the
Paris School of Arts and Culture,
please see p257.
Course content
Canterbury students take:
• Four from: Literature and
Theory; Postmodern Detective
Fiction; Real Fictions; Theories
of Art in Modern French
Thought.
Canterbury and Paris students
take two modules from those
listed above and select their Parisbased
modules from those listed
in French and Comparative
Literature, see left.
All students complete a
dissertation of 12,000 words,
written in either English or French.
Research programmes
For the most up-to-date information,
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French PhD
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Location: Canterbury; Canterbury
and Paris
It is possible to study this
programme entirely in Canterbury
or to split your studies between
Canterbury and Paris. For the splitsite
option, you spend the first year
in Canterbury, relocate to our Paris
School of Arts and Culture for the
second year before returning to
Canterbury to complete
your studies.