Introduction

The Master Degree Programme Literary Studies (CROHO 60813) offers three tracks:

English Literature and Culture
European Literatures and Interculturality
Writing, Editing and Mediating

General admission requirements:

Writing, Editing and Mediating / English Literature and Culture

Students with a Dutch University Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Culture have direct access to the Master Literary Studies tracks English Literature and Culture as well as Writing, Editing, and Mediating.
Students who have a Bachelor’s degree certificate with a literary profile and/or knowledge of literary theory, genres, and at least 60 ECTS worth of experience in literature courses and meet the English language criteria may be admitted to WEM, but have to go through the LitStudies Admission Board.
An English Language Proficiency test may be required for non-Dutch Bachelor's degree candidates and for Dutch HBO candidates.

European Literatures and Interculturality

Students with a University of Groningen Bachelor's Degree in European Languages and Cultures (profile: Culture and Literature), have direct access to the Master Literary Studies, track European Literatures and Interculturality. (For the other two tracks they have to apply through the LitStudies Admission Board.)
Students with a Dutch or foreign Bachelor's degree that indicates that they have knowledge and understanding of and subject-specific skills in literary and/or cultural studies may be admitted to the track European Literatures and Interculturality, but have to go through the LitStudies Admission Board.

Language requirements for the different tracks:

Writing, Editing and Mediating: Minimum English language requirements of TOEFL iBT 110 (with a minimum of 25 on all items), or IELTS 8.0 (with a minimum of 7.5 on all items). Cambridge C1 Advanced (level A) or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 200. Minimum ERK level C2.
English Literature and Culture: Minimum English language requirements of TOEFL iBT 110 (with a minimum of 25 on all items), or IELTS 8.0 (with a minimum of 7.5 on all items). Cambridge C1 Advanced (level A) or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 200. Minimum ERK level C2.
European Literatures and Interculturality: English: A Dutch VWO diploma or a subject certificate for VWO English (mark 6 or higher), minimum requirement of TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum of 21 on all items), or IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 on all items). Cambridge: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 180.

Step-by-step guide to your admissions and application procedure

I have obtained / am obtaining my Bachelor's Degree at: *

a non-Dutch University or non-Dutch University of Applied Sciences

a Dutch University / a Dutch University of Applied Sciences

Admission with a non-Dutch Bachelor's Degree

Students with a non-Dutch Bachelor's Degree Certificate will have to go through a two-step application procedure. The check for eligibility runs through the Admissions Office on the basis of the procedure outlined below.

There is no point in contacting the Admissions Board or the Study Adviser separately.

Step 1 - Registration in Studielink for one of the three tracks of the MA Programme Literary Studies (60813) in Studielink. Please note: once you register for a track, you cannot change this during the academic year.

Step 2 - After your registration in Studielink, you will receive an email from the Admission Office with instructions on how to upload the following documents:

The standard required documents
A copy of an English language test result. For English Literature and Culture and Writing, Editing and Mediating, all students, except native speakers, must have a minimum TOEFL score of 110 (internet-based) with a minimum of 24 for all items, IELTS: a minimum score of 8.0 with a minimum score of 7.5 on all items. For European Literatures and Interculturalities: A VWO diploma or a subject certificate for VWO English (mark 6 or higher), minimum requirement of TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum of 21 on all items), or IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 on all items).
A copy of your Bachelor Thesis or another sample of academic writing (about 15 to 20 pages).

On the basis of your application the Admissions Board will determine whether:

direct admission to the Master's Degree programme is possible
you must first complete the Pre-Master programme (or parts thereof)
you cannot be admitted.

Admission with a Dutch Bachelor's Degree

Students who have a Bachelor’s degree certificate with a literary profile and/or knowledge of literature (at least 60 ECTS) are admitted to MA programme, provided they meet the language requirements for the relevant track, and their BA was in a related field (such as English Literature, or German, etc.). Others, such as students from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO), may be admitted to a Pre-Master programme of at most 60 ECTS. The Admissions Board may decide to shorten the Pre-Master programme for candidates who have already successfully completed one or more of these components.

The Literary Studies Admissions Board will determine whether you can be:

a) admitted directly,
b) admitted after following a Pre-Master programme, or
c) cannot be admitted.

Registration
You have to register for the appropriate track of the MA Programme Literary Studies (60813) in Studielink yourself! Please note: once you register for a track, you cannot change this during the academic year.

We recommend that you complete your registration - including payment of tuition fees! - at least a month before the ultimate deadline, which is 15 August for the start in September.

We strongly encourage you to apply before 1 July. If you apply before 1 July you will have a formal response before the end of July. If you apply after 1 July, you will only get your response in late August, which leaves hardly any time to properly register for the PreMa/MA.

Please fill out the following form

Step 1 - Master's Programme

Choice of track in the Master Literary Studies *

Step 2 - Fill out your personal details

Surname *

First Name *

Date of birth *

Nationality *

Home address

Street and number *

Postal Code *

City *

Country *

E-mail address *

Telephone number *

Remarks

Step 3 - Prior Education

Full name of your Bachelor's University or Hogeschool *

Full name of your Bachelor's Degree Programme *

Please indicate the specialisation language of your Bachelor’s Programme (only if your Bachelor’s Programme involved a language specialisation)

Please indicate your minor (if applicable)

For students of the Bachelor's Programme European Languages and Cultures at the University of Groningen, please indicate your profile

Was the entire BA programme taught in English? Please check the box if this was indeed the case.

Please indicate your (expected) graduation date *

Step 4 - Additional documents

Degree certificate (Leave blank if you have not yet obtained your degree)

Educational history checklist
Mandatory to attach, except for students of English from a Bachelor's Degree Programme in the Netherlands.

Results English proficiency test
It is possible to send in your language test at a later date, but please note that you cannot be admitted without it. The only exception to this rule is for students of English from a Bachelor's Degree Programme in the Netherlands, and native speakers of English.

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