Master in European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature
This European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature degree at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice enriches your knowledge and skills in relation to the study of languages, literature, and culture in European, North American and postcolonial contexts.
Duration
2 years
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
2,499 €
Location
Venice, Italy
About the programme
This programme allows you to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the languages, literatures, and cultures of specific European, American or postcolonial contexts thanks to multiple study paths that allow a focus on French, German, Iberian, American, Slavic or Balkan studies. You develop both an advanced knowledge of the literary history and culture of your chosen focal region while simultaneously strengthening your skills in one of the languages that you study. As a result of collaborations with foreign universities that even allow you to obtain a joint/double degree, the programme is markedly international in nature.
The languages available are: Albanian, Anglo-American, Czech, English, French, German, Modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese and Brazilian, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swedish.
Career opportunities
Thanks to the skills and knowledge the programme provides, once you graduate you are prepared either to continue your academic career with a doctoral degree or to launch a career with national or international businesses, institutions and organisations, both public and private. You’ll find job opportunities in many fields, especially:
- Image management and public relations consultancy
- Interpreting
- Translation
- Linguistic/philological research or consultancy
- Archives
- Libraries
- Museum curation
Programme structure
This programme’s two-year study plan involves a wide range of course work as well as a curricular internship and a thesis.
Some of the subjects covered by the courses you will take include:
- American Language
- English Language
- 18th Century Studies
- 19th Century Novel
- 19th Century Studies
- American Literature
- Comparative Syntax
- Renaissance Literature
- Renaissance Studies
- American Cultural Studies