Master’s Degree in Comparative Literatures and Cultures

The Master's Degree in Comparative Literatures and Cultures is a two-year course of the University of Naples "L'Orientale". The course is structured in four areas: language, literature, critical-methodological and historical-cultural courses. Students choose between three distinct curricula, focused on specific cultural and linguistic areas and customisable according to professional interests. Comparative literature studies texts by relating different cultures and languages. The course offers training with critical and methodological tools and makes it possible to choose between three curricula, focused on specific cultural and linguistic areas, so as to adapt study to professional interests.

The course is full-time and in person in Naples, in Italian. Credits, price and start date are not stated; the page does not mention internships. The structure in four areas, language, literature, critical-methodological and historical-cultural, indicates a pathway balanced between language competence and theoretical reflection. The page does not describe the courses of the three curricula or the credits, and does not mention internships. The study plan must therefore be consulted to learn the contents.

The aim is to develop advanced skills in comparative literary and cultural analysis and to acquire critical tools for research, teaching, translation and cultural mediation. The career opportunities indicated are teaching, translation, research, cultural mediation and international relations. The career opportunities are teaching, translation, research, cultural mediation and international relations. Access is reserved for bachelor's graduates in classes L10, L11 or L12, or with a recognised foreign qualification, who have mastery of Italian, at least one foreign language and a good grounding in literature. Before applying it is advisable to compare this information with that published on the university's official website, which may be more up to date than the page. It is also advisable to contact the department's teaching office to clarify any doubts about attendance, lesson calendar, assessment methods and organisation of the final exam. Those who work should carefully assess the commitment required, in terms of weekly hours and attendance, to understand whether the programme is compatible with other professional or personal commitments. It may also be useful to ask whether information sessions or orientation days are held, in which lecturers present the course and answer candidates' questions. Finally, it is advisable to check the application deadlines and the documents to attach, because enrolment deadlines may be short and vary from one academic year to the next. It should also be clarified whether the cost indicated includes all activities, or whether additional fees, enrolment taxes or costs for materials and for the final exam, if any, are charged.