English Language and Culture

English at the VU

The MA English language and Culture offers two specializations, one focused on literay studies and the other on English in usage.

With a long history of postgraduate study and research, which has evolved in response to the needs of today’s MA students, we aim to offer our students the opportunity to study and research in some of the most cutting-edge areas in the fields of English Literature and English Language. Thanks to our focus on quality rather than quantity, our students are recognised by prospective employers as being of a consistently high standard with qualifications that are second to none.

Specialization: Literatures in English

The MA programme Literatures in English at VU University Amsterdam focuses on the relation between literature and visual culture. Rooted in the VU tradition of studying the relations between word and image, this specialised interdisciplinary programme will teach you to analyse the various ways in which  textual and visual culture interact. The topics studied from this perspective range from the Renaissance stage to screenwriting, from the relation between poetry and photography to film adaptations of gothic novels.

Specialization: Metaphor in Discourse

The MA specialization Metaphor in Discourse focuses on English in usage, with a special emphasis on metaphor. This programme is meant for students who are interested in communication and discourse from a linguistic approach.