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Modern French Studies: Writing, Theory, and Visual Culture MA
This is a taught programme within the French subject area.
Outline
The MA in Modern French Studies consists of three strands which address the often complex relationship between texts and images. This programme is designed for students with a variety of interests, such as literature, art, literary theory and aesthetics. It also reflects the research specialisms and publications of the members of staff involved. It provides a unique opportunity to study the ways in which the literary, visual, and theoretical intersect.
Key facts
- Subject area: French
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time
- Start: September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or upper-second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
Programme structure
Course content
- Core module: Literature and Theory.
- Two from: The Shifting Gaze; Through a Lens; Varieties of Artifice.
- One from: The European Avant-Garde in Literature, Art and Film; European Tales of the Fantastic; Psychoanalysis and Literature; Writing the Self or from any MA programme offered by other departments in the Faculty of Humanities.
- Dissertation of 12,000 words,written in either English or French
Assessment
Assessment is by one 5,000-word essay for each module, and the dissertation.
Key facts
- Subject area: French
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time
- Start: September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or upper-second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
Contact details
Admissions enquiries
T: +44 (0)1227 827272
E: information@kent.ac.uk
Professor Peter Read
Department of French School of European Culture and Languages,
University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF, UK
T: +44 (0)1227 827410
E: p.f.read@kent.ac.uk
Key facts
- Subject area: French
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time
- Start: September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or upper-second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).
How to apply
Before applying, please read our ‘How to apply’ section.
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Key facts
- Subject area: French
- Location: Canterbury
- School: School of European Culture and Languages
- Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time
- Start: September.
- Fees and funding: More info
- Entry requirements: A first or upper-second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).