Master Letters: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment at Sorbonne University

A reinforced master that adds teaching specific to the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries (European literatures, literary, linguistic and philosophical questions on the Renaissance, the Classical Age and the Enlightenment) to the courses of the French Literature master. Students can follow the full master offer of both universities.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Faculté des Lettres)  |  Department: UFR de littérature française et comparée (co-accredited with Université Sorbonne Nouvelle)  |  Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Core teaching in French literature plus period-specific courses, research project, living language, ancient languages and a research dissertation.

Career pathways

Further study includes the agrégation (Modern Letters, Classics or Grammar) and doctoral research; Master Phénix leads to management roles in companies.

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