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Study abroad in Literature, Literature: Most popular universities for Literature.

Are you thinking of studying Literature, abroad? Below you can find the most popular universities and programmes to study Literature in Literature, Literature. This list is based on visitors on the Studyportals websites, listing more than 150,000 English-taught Bachelor's and Master's programmes world-wide.


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Stanford Summer

Stanford Summer Session provides high-achieving and ambitious students a transformative educational experience at a world-class university.  
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Stanford University

Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.
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Most popular Literature programmes for international students in Literature

These are the most popular programmes among international students who are looking for a Literature degree in Literature.

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Reading and Writing Poetry

Stanford Summer

Stanford Summer offers the Reading and Writing Poetry course. You will study issues of poetic craft. How elements of form, music, structure, and content work together to create meaning and experience in a poem.
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Fiction Writing

Stanford Summer

This Fiction Writing course is offered at Stanford Summer focuses on the elements of fiction writing: narration, description, and dialogue.
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Classics - Greek and Latin

Stanford University

Those interested in majoring in Classics - Greek and Latin at Stanford University are encouraged to declare by spring of sophomore year but are urged to discuss their plans with the Director of Undergraduate Studies as early as possible. 
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English - Literature with Creative Writing Emphasis

Stanford University

The English - Literature with Creative Writing Emphasis will help you to select a group of electives or cross-listed courses in other departments that give a coherent shape to your interests. 
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Greek Mythology

Stanford Summer

The Greek Mythology course is offered by Stanford Summer. This course aims to give a thorough heroic and divine in the literature, mythology, and culture of archaic Greece.
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Slavic Languages and Literatures (Honors)

Stanford University

Students majoring in any DLCL department who have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 or above and who maintain a 3.5 (GPA) in their major courses, are eligible to participate in the Slavic Languages and Literatures (Honors) program.
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Historical Fiction - Bringing the Past to Life in Text and Film

Stanford Summer

How does the past come to life, on the page and on the screen? From Walter Scott, to Toni Morrison, to the popular romances, films, and television series of today, this course considers a range of texts that draw their settings, characters, and plots from history.  Stanford Summer offers the Historical Fiction -  Bringing the Past to Life in Text and Film summer course.
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Slavic Languages And Literatures

Stanford University

The Slavic Languages And Literatures Department from Stanford University supports coordinated study of Russian language, literature, literary and cultural history, as well as literary theory and criticism.
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To apply at one of these universities, you may need a proof of English proficiency. There are several standardised English tests that you can take to proof your English level, such as the PTE (Pearson Test of English), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), CAE (Cambridge Advanced English) and IELTS (International English Language Testing System), offered by British Council and IDP. IELTS is the most popular of these tests, with British Council offering more than 1000 test locations and being accepted by more than 9,000 organisations world-wide.

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About Literature

Literature degrees analyse ways of expressing feelings, experiences, and conceptions about life in an artistic form, enabling communication between humans and offering knowledge about personalities of the past. Literature studies cover all written works of a language, and graduates find jobs in screen writing and production, marketing, communications, history, and more.

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