Course summary
Improve your understanding of global languages, cultures and societies on this MA Languages and Cultures degree at the University of Southampton. On this language master’s, our expert tutors will give you specialist multicultural knowledge and skills necessary to take on a wide range of careers. On this course you’ll study a variety of cultural and literary topics, and their history, ethnography and anthropology. We’ll give you thorough training in the theory and research methods you'll need to understand events and texts from across our regions of specialisation.
Modules
Compulsory modules include: Approaches to Languages and Cultures; Memory in National and Transnational Contexts; Narrative, Please, Identity; Dissertation. Optional modules include: Communication the Cultural Industries; After the Holocaust: Jews and Others after 1945; German-Jewish Writing Across the Twentieth Century; Encounters with Bodies in Lusophone Cultural Narrative. For a full list of modules please visit: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/languages-cultures-masters-ma#modules
Assessment method
We'll assess your knowledge through: individual and group projects and presentations, through workshop activities, written assignments, and the dissertation.
How to apply
International applicants
English language: Band C, IELTS 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in all components.
Entry requirements
You’ll need a 2:1 in a humanities or social science subject.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | with no component below 6.0 |
All programmes at the University of Southampton are taught and assessed in the medium of English (other than those in modern foreign languages). Therefore, all applicants must demonstrate they possess at least a minimum standard of English language proficiency.
Find out more about the University’s English Language requirements
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentadmin/admissions/admissions-policies/language.page
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/fees/postgraduate.page
Sponsorship information
A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your master’s study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ