A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university, with a specialisation in languages or other humanities or an equivalent degree. Also required is 60 credits in English, literature or another subject that includes the same competencies.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 7. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries.
The literature and culture of the English-speaking world continue to exert an incalculable influence in the present moment. The Master's Programme in English, specialising in English Literature, will allow you to explore in-depth some of the most important texts in a body of cultural practices whose roots go back to the early modern period. It offers an opportunity to engage with the extraordinary variety of writing in English, which ranges from canonical landmark texts to the most recent and emergent literary forms. The Master's Programme in English, specialising in English Literature will introduce you to new critical and theoretical perspectives on this body of writing and enable you to gain a deeper and broader perspective on issues relating to Anglophone literature and culture as well as to key debates within contemporary scholarship. These issues include questions of migration and borders, colonisation and empire, race and ethnicity, and the transformation of literary and cultural practices. Our programme offers a first-rate foundation for research students, both from Sweden and abroad, who wish to reconsider literature's role in the construction, interrogation and revision of a nation's culture and identity. It is also excellent preparation for students who wish to continu