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Master Lettres - Ecritures de la modernité at Université Paris Nanterre

Université Paris Nanterre, France

Programme overview

The pathway Écritures de la modernité et du contemporain trains students in the historical, aesthetic and ethical specificities of French-language and comparative literatures of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, in relation to foreign literatures.

Faculty: Philo, Info-Comm, Langages, Littératures & Arts du spectacle  |  Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nanterre, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Teaching is shared between Paris Nanterre and Sorbonne Nouvelle; in semesters 1 and 3 students follow two seminars at Sorbonne Nouvelle.

Career pathways

Teaching (via competitions), teaching and research in higher education (via a doctorate), and culture professions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A licence in Lettres modernes or one with a significant literature component; students with a licence in another humanities or language discipline may apply.

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://monmaster.gouv.fr/

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