Comparative Literature and Literary Theory

The second-cycle Master's programme Comparative Literature and Literary Theory expands the students' knowledge of literary science obtained at the first cycle of study. It familiarises students with the problematics of comparative literature, literary history, and literary theory, and introduces them to the methods of literary science used to address the said problems.

Special emphasis is placed on the relationships between literature and philosophy, religion and other art and culture in general, and on the issue of Slovenian literature in the framework of European and world literature, since one of the main focal points is the study of Slovenian literature in the international context. The students also gain knowledge in literary translation and fiction writing.

Along with the general competencies from the field of humanities, students also gain subject-specific competencies in the comprehension of literature and its connections with other philosophical activities, and the role of literature in the Slovenian as well as in European and world cultures. Students become qualified to excel at demanding forms of literary or cultural journalism, editorial work (publishing houses, newspapers, radio, TV), dramaturgical work (theatre, radio), literary criticism, and organizing creative writing workshops. They are also qualified to do research in the context of literary science.