BA(Hons) Comparative Literature

Structure
You can complete your Comparative Literature degree in three or four years. If you choose to do a year abroad, this will take place in Year 3, and the Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

 

YEAR 1

Compulsory

• Brief Encounters: Around The World In Short Stories
• Culture and Language
• Introduction to Comparison
• Introduction to Literature: Texts and Contexts
• The Scene of Learning
• Understanding Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Theory 

Choose two from

• Brief Encounters: Short Stories and Tall Tales
• Myth and Modernity
• The Opposite of Science: How to analyse poems
• The Romantic Experience in Europe (1800–1840)

 

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

 

YEAR 2

Compulsory

• The Scene of Reading

Choose seven from

• Colonial Literatures, Post-Colonial Perspectives
• Experiments in contemporary Women’s Writing
• Fairy Tales in the Modern World
• Homeward Bound: From the Odyssey to O Brother Where Art Thou?
• Literature and Philosophy
• Madness, Past and Present
• Migration through Photography
• Photography and Narrative
• Presentations of London in Modern European Literature and Film
• Why Belgium? Identities, Cultures, Narratives

 

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

 

YEAR 3

Compulsory

• The Scene of Writing

 

Choose seven from

• Comparative Literature Research Project
• Comparative Modernisms: the Case of China and India
• Constellations: Online Anthology Group Project
• Faust in Legend, Literature and the Arts
• First World War Literatures
• Grand Tours: 19th century Adventure Stories for Young Readers and their 20th Century Afterlives
• Lost in Translation?
• On the Subject of Sex II: Queen to Queer
• Photography: The Self and its Image
• The East in the West

 

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Student Visa Regulations

If you will require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must meet the minimum English Language requirements to meet the UKVI regulations.  The minimum IELTS requirement is 5.5 in all four skills (Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening).  However, many of our courses require higher grades.

 

Pre-sessional English Language Courses

If you fall slightly below our standard English language requirements, you may consider one of our Pre-sessional English courses.  Please note that you will require a UK government approved Secure English Language Test (SELT) for entry to our Thirteen week pre-sessional courses.  Currently, only IELTS for UKVI, PTE Academic (UKVI), LanguageCert International ESOL SELT and Trinity College London, Integrated Skills in English (ISE) are accepted. The Pre-sessional English course requirements are published according to the academic department within which your chosen course of study is administered.

Home fees £9,250

 

Overseas fees £20,000
 

Loans and grants
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.

 

Scholarships and bursaries
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.

 

Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.

Comparative Literature graduates have skills such as analytical and critical thinking, and the ability to produce high-quality written work. They also approach the world with a broad cultural understanding. Coupled with multiple opportunities for extra-curricular activities and work experience, they are well prepared for the world of work.

 

Some apply their degree knowledge directly, entering careers such as education and the arts, whilst others have transferred their skills into areas such as public relations.

 

Recent graduates have been hired by:

 

• Heineken UK
• Mission PR
• Nationwide
• St Peter’s Community Centre
• Tate Modern Project BBC
• Weekly Times Newspaper.