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Module descriptions for all CMII programmes and MA Language, Culture and History

All descriptions include information about the content, assessment, reading lists and academic contact details. This information is a guide only and may be subject to change without notice. Elective modules offered as part of the programmes may be withdrawn in the event of low uptake. If you have any queries about our modules, please contact the Teaching and Student Support team via askUCL.

With the agreement of their Programme Director, students may combine their studies with other areas or subjects taught across our various MA/MSc programmes (as listed below), including relevant modules from other UCL departments.

Timetable

CMII Programmes  

Comparative Literature

Core modules:

and

Suggested optional modules:

Other recommended optional modules:

Early Modern Studies

You can tailor a programme to suit your interests. The MA can be taken full-time (for one year) or part-time (over two years). Modules are the individual units of study which lead to the award of credit; a module may be worth 15 or 30 credits. In total you will take 180 credits.

Core Modules:

Suggested optional modules:

You can also choose any relevant modules from across UCL, and other Colleges within the University of London. We have compiled a list of suggested modules, which are loosely grouped by subject areas. You are welcome to take other modules not on the list, as long as they are relevant.

The Order of Things - Visual and Material Culture:

CodeTitleDeptCreditsTermDayTimeEmail for permission
t.b.c.Cosmological Images: Representing the UniverseWarburg302t.b.c.t.b.c.Madisson Brown (Warburg)
t.b.c.Renaissance Painting and the Workshop TraditionWarburg302t.b.c.t.b.c.Madisson Brown (Warburg)

Origins of the Early Modern - Medieval links:

CodeTitleDeptCreditsTermDayTimeEmail for permission
MDVL0047Magic in the Middle AgesMARS (History)152Tue10am-12pmhistory-pg-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk

In too deep? Early Modern Political Thought:

Code TitleDeptCreditsTermDayTimeEmail for permission
HIST0626Political Thought in Renaissance EuropeHistory151Tue9-11amhistory-pg-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk
LAWS0130Historical Development of the Common LawLaws301 and 2Fri9-11amAmrit Phagura
HIST0795The EnlightenmentHistory15t.b.c.t.b.c.t.b.c.history-pg-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk
7AAH2022 Liberty, Reason, and The State: British Moral and Political Thought in Early-ModernityKCL History15t.b.c.t.b.c.t.b.c.Charlotte Murray (KCL)

Not just Shakespeare - Early Modern Literature:

CodeTitleDeptCreditsTermDayTimeEmail for permission
CMII0130Pre-Modern Poetics of PlaceSELCS302Thu11am-1pmselcs.postgraduate@ucl.ac.uk
GERM0043Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'SELCS301Mon9-11amselcs.postgraduate@ucl.ac.uk
7AAEM250Eighteenth Century Writing, Gender and CultureKCL English15t.b.c.t.b.c.t.b.c.english@kcl.ac.uk
ITAL0035Dante: Divina CommediaSELCS301Thu11am-1pmselcs.postgraduate@ucl.ac.uk
t.b.c.Islamic Authorities and Arab Elements in the Renaissance Warburg302t.b.c.t.b.c.Madisson Brown (Warburg)

From Dust to Digital - Navigating the Early Modern Archive:

INST0045Digital CurationInformation Studies152Tues10am-12pmLaura Keshav
MDVL0061Beginners Latin for ResearchMARS (History)301 and 2?Wed / Fri4-6pm / 11am-1pmhistory-pg-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk
CCME0067Constructing and Interpreting Heritage CultureIoE301Thur10am-5pmJosephine Borradaile
INST0040Oral History: from creation to curationInformation Studies152Wed10am-12pmLaura Keshav

Expanding Horizons - Exploration, Circulation and Discovery:

CodeTitleDeptCreditsTermDayTimeEmail for permission
HPSC0080Early Modern ScienceSTS152Tues11am-1pmsts-aa@ucl.ac.uk
HIST0370Public History, Slavery and Britain's Colonial PastHistory152Fri11am-1pmhistory-pg-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk
CMII0022Early Modern Information Culture, c.1450-c.1750SELCS152Fri10am-12pmselcs.postgraduate@ucl.ac.uk
7AAH2005Ritual in Early Modern SocietyKCL History152t.b.c.t.b.c.Charlotte Murray (KCL)

Crossing the Channel - Early Modern England in a European context:

CodeTitleDeptCreditsTermDayTimeEmail for permission
7AAH2012 European Expansion: Ethnic Prejudices & Civil Rights (1500-1850)KCL History152t.b.c.t.b.c.Charlotte Murray (KCL)
CLAS0118Approaches to the Reception of the Classical WorldClassics151 or 2Thu2-4pmAlex Balčiūnas
SEES0060Russian Monarchy: Court Ritual and Political Ideas, 1498-1917SSEES152Thu11am-1pmssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk
7AAH2023Divided by Faith? The Age of Religious Violence in Early Modern EuropeKCL History152t.b.c.t.b.c.Charlotte Murray (KCL)
European Studies

MA European Culture and Thought (Culture)

Core modules:

Optional modules:

MA European Culture and Thought (Thought)

Core modules:

Optional modules:

MA European Society

Core modules:

Optional modules:

MA Modern European Studies

Core modules:

You will choose a minimum of 30 credits from the following option modules:

Optional modules:

 

Film Studies

Core modules:

Suggested optional modules:

In addition to the options available here, students are welcome to choose from a selection of modules offered by the Screen Studies Group Option Sharing Programme. These are listed here but lists are not always up to date so it might be worth getting in touch with the institution you are interested in studying with directly. In order to register for these modules, you must get in touch with the teaching department to see if there is space on the module and then complete the registration steps with their institution. You must fill out an Intercollegiate Study Form from the receiving institution and send to us so it can be signed and recorded – study at some institutions will require Faculty approval. You should ensure that you act quickly to secure a place and assure access to the other institution's libraries and course web pages. Then, introduce yourself to the convenor and ask about any conventions specific to the college, and what their expectations for the students are (some places, for example, have firm policies on citation methods that are unique). In all make sure you enrol early. 

Gender, Society and Representation

Core modules:

Introductory specialist modules (Term 1):
•    CMII0046: Critical Introduction to Sexuality Studies - 15 credits
•    CMII0000: Decolonial Approaches to Gender and Sexuality Studies
•    CMII0000: Gendering Cultural Representations
•    CMII0054: Global Politics of Gender, Sexuality and Security - 15 credits

Optional modules:
•    CMII0000: Gender, Social Movements and Digital Activism 
•    CMII0000: Representing Excess: Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Contemporary Latin American Cultural Productions 
•    CMII0000: Gender, Relatedness and Race 
•    CMII0150: Gender and Ageing: Feminist Gerontology 
•    CMII0144: Textual Masculinities - 15 credits
•    CMII0053: Feminist Epistemology and Critical Forms of Representation - 15 credits
•    CMII0146: Television Narratives: A Gendered Lens - 15 credits
 
Please note: not all of these may be available in a given year, and some have prerequisites such as existing studies in the field.

Optional modules in CMII and other departments:

Students on the GSR MA also have the opportunity to take modules run by other Postgraduate Taught Programmes at CMII, as well as modules in other departments at UCL. Selected modules include:

Module titleUCL Department
SELCS / CMII
Geography
History
Institute of the Americas
Law
Political Science
Social Science
  • Gender and Sexuality in Russian, Ukrainian and Soviet Cultures (SEES0145)
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Please note: not all modules will be available in a given year, and some have prerequisites such as existing studies in the field.
Philosophy, Politics and Economics of Health

Core modules:

Suggested optional CMII modules:

Suggested optional modules in other UCL departments:

Translation and Technology (MSc)

Translation and Technology (Audiovisual) MSc

Core modules:

Optional modules (two modules of 15 credits each):

Translation and Technology (Scientific, Technical and Medical) MSc

Core modules:

Optional modules (two modules of 15 credits each):

Translation and Technology (with Interpreting) MSc

Core modules:

Optional modules (two modules of 15 credits each):

      Translation MA

      Translation: Research MA

      Core modules:

      Optional modules (total of 60 credits):

      • 30-60 credits from Group A
      • up to 30 credits from Group B
      • up to 60 credits from Group C

      Translation: Translation Studies MA

      Core modules:

      Optional modules (total of 90 credits):

      • 30-90 credits from Group A
      • up to 30 credits from Group B
      • up to 30 credits from Group C

      Translation: Translation and Culture MA

      Core modules:

      Optional modules (total of 90 credits):

      • 30-90 credits from Group A
      • 0-60 credits from Group B

      Optional modules Group A (15 credits each):

      Optional modules Group B (15 credits each):

      Optional modules Group C:

      Students on the MA Translation Studies and MA Translation Research may take credits in any relevant module in SELCS CMII subject to approval from the programme director.

      MA Translation Studies (up to 30 credits)
      MA Translation Research (up to 60 credits)

      * Note: Only available to students with listed language pairs. Students are expected to translate into their native language. We can only guarantee the availability of particular language combinations if applications are received before the deadline and when offer holders complete the pre-registration process. 

      Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies

      Compulsory modules

      Optional modules

      Students can take 60 credits (taught pathway) or 30 credits (research pathway) of optional modules across various departments. Please note the below list is indicative and is subject to changes. Enrolment on these modules is dependent on availability and meeting any pre-requisites. Your choice of optional modules will require the approval of the module leader and the programme director.

      Optional modules in SELCS-CMII department:

      Optional modules in other UCL departments:

      Health Humanities

      Core modules:

      Suggested optional modules:

      Suggested optional modules in other UCL departments:

      Language, Culture and History MA 

       

      Core modules
      ELCS Graduate Modules

      MA students taking ELCS Graduate modules will be taught alongside Final Year undergraduate students.

      Dutch Studies

      Some MA modules are taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels and students taking them will be taught along with the undergraduates following that module. 

      French & Francophone Studies

      Some MA modules are taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels and students taking them will be taught along with the undergraduates following that module. 

      German Studies

      Some MA modules are taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels and students taking them will be taught along with the undergraduates following that module. 

        German History
        • Modules can be chosen from any of the European Studies programme pathways (CMII) and German Studies.
        Hispanic Studies

        Some MA modules are taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels and students taking them will be taught along with the undergraduates following that module. 

        Italian Studies

        Some MA modules are taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels and students taking them will be taught along with the undergraduates following that module. 

        Scandinavian Studies

        Some MA modules are taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels and students taking them will be taught along with the undergraduates following that module. 

          Portuguese Modules

          Some MA modules are taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels and students taking them will be taught along with the undergraduates following that module.