Extra opportunities

For students looking for an extra challenge beyond the requirements of their rMA, there are several options. 

Guest lectures and seminars

All students in Comparative Literary Studies are actively encouraged to participate in the seminars and workshops organised by senior researchers. These include the monthly Modern and Contemporary Literature Seminar at which faculty members and invited speakers present their research-in-progress as well as incidental activities relating to particular projects, including:

Graduate student journals

There are various opportunities available for CLS students to become involved in academic publishing and editing, in particular through the two graduate-student-run journals Frame and Junctions.

Frame is a biannual journal of literary studies, run entirely by students and alumni of Utrecht University, publishing articles by international scholars and graduate students. Since it was founded in 1984, Frame has served as the unofficial in-house literary studies journal of the Utrecht Comparative Literature department.

Junctions is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, open-access journal founded in 2015 as the official journal of Utrecht University’s Graduate School of Humanities. Like Frame, it is run entirely by graduate students.

Both journals provide opportunities for junior scholars at the beginning of their academic career to disseminate their research to a diverse audience of peers and professionals and to gain practical experience in academic publishing. CLS students are invariably members of the editorial boards of both Frame and Junctions.

Honouring your curiosity

Utrecht University offers several honours programmes for students looking for an extra avenue to nurture their curiosity and foster their personal development. Honours education is followed on top of your regular Master’s programme. The UU Honours College offers 4 university-wide honours programmes.

University-wide honours programmes

In these interdisciplinary programmes, you can let your diverse interests run wild as you work on varying social and academic issues together with students from other disciplines. By analysing issues from different perspectives, you’ll learn how to navigate complex societal issues through a broader lens.

In an increasingly interconnected world, learning how to work with people from different fields is a vital skill. After completing these honours programmes you will receive an honours certificate during a festive ceremony. The following programmes are offered: 

For more information on honours education at the UU, go to the Honours College webpage, the honours Instagram, or email us at honourscollege@uu.nl.