Study programme
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English
2024-2025
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (12 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 30 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master's Thesis
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett Seminar
Stevens Seminar
Literature - to be confirmed
- - NNB
New York City 1880-2020: Cultural History & Literary Representations
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Joyce Seminar
Children's Literature Summer School
Digital Humanities Summer School
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Language and the City
Curriculum and Syllabus Design
Pragmatics
Language Variation and Change in Adults
English Sociolinguistics
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Text Editing: Making Texts Communicate Effectively
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 12 ECTS-credits from the list or from
- other courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature, restricted to their language choices in the Bachelor's program,
- courses that belong to a different master's programme than "Linguistics and Literature", including master's programmes organised by other Faculties (approval by the Education Board is required),
- language courses from the Master of Teaching, restricted to their language choices in the Bachelor's program.
Students can choose only 1 Internship course, belonging to their Master's programme.
Internship
Scientific Internship
2023-2024
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master's Thesis
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett Seminar
Stevens Seminar
The American Historical Novel since 1950
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Joyce Seminar
Children's Literature Summer School
Digital Humanities Summer School
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Language and the City
Curriculum and Syllabus Design
Pragmatics
Language Variation and Change in Adults
English Sociolinguistics
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Text Editing: Making Texts Communicate Effectively
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master's programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor's language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master's programme than "Linguistics and Literature", including master's programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Scientific Internship
2022-2023
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Stevens Seminar
The American historical novel after 1950
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
- Vanessa Joosen
- Andrea Davidson
- Sonali Kulkarni
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
- Vanessa Joosen
- Mahlu Mertens
- Sonali Kulkarni
Joyce Seminar
Children's Literature Summer School
Digital Humanities Summer School
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Language and the City
Curriculum and syllabus design
- Marilize Pretorius
- Kris Van De Poel
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Language Variation and Change in Adults
English Sociolinguistics
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Text editing: making Texts Communicate Effectively
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Scientific internship
2021-2022
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Stevens Seminar
The American historical novel after 1950
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Joyce Seminar
Children's Literature Summer School
Digital Humanities Summer School
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Language and the City
Curriculum and syllabus design
- Marilize Pretorius
- Kris Van De Poel
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Language Variation and Change in Adults
English Sociolinguistics
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Text editing: making Texts Communicate Effectively
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Scientific internship
2020-2021
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Stevens Seminar
The American historical novel after 1950
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Joyce Seminar
Children's Literature Summer School
Digital Humanities Summer School
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Curriculum and syllabus design
- Marilize Pretorius
- Kris Van De Poel
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Language Variation and Change in Adults
English Sociolinguistics
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Scientific internship
2019-2020
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Stevens Seminar
The American historical novel after 1950
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
- Bart Eeckhout
- Laura Michiels
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Joyce Seminar
Children's Literature Summer School
- Vanessa Joosen
- Gwennie Debergh
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Curriculum and syllabus design
- Kris Van De Poel
- Marilize Pretorius
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Language Variation and Change in Adults
- Peter Petré
- Lynn Anthonissen
- Sara Budts
English Sociolinguistics
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Digital Humanities Summer School
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.