The programme introduces you to subjects related to your studies, such as comparative literature, world literature and post-colonialism, translation studies, intermediality, psychoanalytical criticism, formalism, feminist literary theory, structuralism and post-structuralism, and deconstruction. The programme also allows you to follow your own research interests through other tutorial work and your independently researched dissertation. As well as inviting the comparative study of literary works of different linguistic and cultural origins, this absorbing programme encourages you to explore the interrelation between literature and the other arts, such as music, visual arts and film. You'll embrace a range of languages and cultures within Europe, North America, South America and Asia, and draw on the teaching and research expertise of our internationally renowned departments, including several of the highest-rated literature departments in the UK. On completion of the programme you will have gained a thorough understanding of Comparative Literature, as a subject and as a practice; knowledge of a number of literary theories and different approaches to literary study, and the ability to use them for literary analysis; the ability to focus on detail on literary themes, genres and historical periods from a comparative perspective; transferable skills such as critical thinking, analytical and interpretative ability, communication and writing skills.