Program Overview

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Improve your understanding of global languages, cultures and societies on this MA Languages and Cultures degree at the University of Southampton.

On this language master’s, our expert tutors will give you specialist multicultural knowledge and skills necessary to take on a wide range of careers.

On this course you’ll study a variety of cultural and literary topics, and their history, ethnography and anthropology. We’ll give you thorough training in the theory and research methods you'll need to understand events and texts from across our regions of specialisation, which include:

modern Europe

Latin America

Africa and the black diaspora

East and South Asia

the Jewish diaspora

Throughout the course, we'll work closely with you to help develop your own research interests in relation to the degree.

As a postgraduate student, you’ll be a full member of the dynamic research environment here at Southampton. Your learning will be enriched by events hosted by the multidisciplinary

Centre for Transnational Studies

, which hosts research seminars, postgraduate workshops, public lectures and engagement events throughout the year.

You’ll also have access to the

Modern Languages Research Group

, and to events run by other research groups, including the:

Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies

Centre for Global Englishes

Centre for Modern and Contemporary Writing

Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish
on-Jewish Relations

Our faculty has close links to Southampton’s internationally recognised cultural institutions, such as the John Hansard Gallery and Nuffield Theatre, which offer additional opportunities for globally-oriented cultural enrichment.

You will also have the opportunity to improve your foreign language skills through the

Language Opportunity Programme

. You could pick up a new language from scratch or increase your proficiency in one you already know. We offer a variety of levels in many languages.

Course lead

The course leader is Dr Eleanor Jones, a lecturer in Portuguese and world literatures within Modern Languages. Her interests range across the literatures, cultures and social histories of Portuguese- and English-speaking Africa and the Portuguese-speaking world more broadly. Find out more on

Dr Jones’s staff profile page

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