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Master Littérature générale et comparée at Université Rennes 2

Université Rennes 2, France

Programme overview

Research master of excellence in comparative literary research (interactions between Francophone and foreign literatures and between literature and the arts, history and human sciences), combining critique of texts, creative practice and initiation to cultural mediation, with a research dissertation defended before a jury in the second year. In M2 students choose between two parcours, including 'Comparer l'étranger' and Littérature, création, médiation.

Faculty: UFR Arts, Lettres, Communication  |  Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time on campus; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France

What you will study

A single M1 parcours: fundamental literary knowledge, specialised courses (history and theory of European literatures, creation and mediation, literature and politics) and cultural projects in Rennes (Prix France Culture-Télérama, Festival des Transversales, Festival Jardins d'hiver).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prior licence in Lettres, Humanités, LLCER, Arts du spectacle, Arts plastiques, Histoire, Histoire de l'art or Philosophy (others case by case). File: CV and a motivation letter justifying the choice of the Littérature générale et comparée master. Capacity of 50.

EUR 255 a year (2026-2027). National annual registration fee set by the ministry; international students are charged the same rate following the university's partial exemption from differentiated fees. CVEC and other fees excluded. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)

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

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