FACTSHEET MASTER’S PROGRAMME
L I T E RA T URE T OD A Y / L I T E RA T U U R V A N D A A G Dear students, Welcome to the Master’s programme Literature Today/Literatuur vandaag. This is an exciting new step in your academic education. You have chosen for a one-year Master’s programme in order to deepen your academic training, but to also prepare yourself for the professional field that you will enter after graduation. You might have many questions and perhaps some concerns about what lies ahead, during this year, but also after the completion of your Master’s:
How can I best structure my studies? What do I need to do in order to complete all courses successfully? Should I go for an internship to broaden my practical skills? Or should I deepen my knowledge of the field by taking additional courses instead? When should I start the research for my Master’s thesis? In which area would I like to work after I have completed my Master’s degree? Some of you will already be familiar with Utrecht and Utrecht University from your Bachelor’s degree, while others are new to the city and to the university. This factsheet explains the programme’s structure with its three different tracks, it clarifies the academic expectations and input required for the Master’s degree, and it offers practical advice on finding your way around the programme, Utrecht University and the city of Utrecht. With the help of this factsheet, you should be able to orient yourself well within the programme – it can assist you from start to end, until you eventually finish the degree with the completion of your Master’s thesis. It can serve as a point of reference for you throughout the year. Of course, there is also – and more importantly – the community of your fellow students, the teaching faculty, the study-advisor and myself as programme coordinator who are all here to make this an exciting and rewarding year for you.
DR.
JEROEN SALMAN
combines archival, bibliographic, iconographic and textual research, and by doing so he is able to reveal unexpected interplays. His research is characterized by a broad interdisciplinary approach of neglected historical topics, such as popular literature, free speech and criminal biographies. He is also an affiliated member of the Utrecht Center for Digital Humanities.
I hope that this factsheet will do its small share in letting you fully benefit from what the University and the city of Utrecht have to offer. If you have further questions, you can always contact me. I wish you a great start to the programme, a lot of new insights and personal inspiration, and a successful year of study here at Utrecht University! Dr. Jeroen Salman Master’s coordinator Literature Today/Literatuur vandaag
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