Study abroad in Cambridge, United States: Most popular universities for Literature.

Are you thinking of studying Literature, abroad? Below you can find the most popular universities and programmes to study Literature in Cambridge, United States. This list is based on visitors on the Studyportals websites, listing more than 150,000 English-taught Bachelor's and Master's programmes world-wide.



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Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.
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edX - online learning platform

edX is the trusted platform for education and learning. Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX is home to more than 20 million learners, the majority of top-ranked universities in the world and industry-leading companies. As a global nonprofit, edX is transforming traditional education, removing the barriers of cost, location and access. 
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Lesley University

Lesley University is situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and is ranked in the top 200 for national universities in 2018 (U.S. News & World Report). The University has small class sizes of just 15 students, allowing for them to benefit from quality and attentive teaching. 
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the twenty-first century. We seek to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.
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Most popular Literature programmes for international students in Cambridge

These are the most popular programmes among international students who are looking for a Literature degree in Cambridge.

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Options in Comparative Literature

Harvard University

Harvard Summer School offers several Pre-College courses, specialized in Comparative Literature, such as ''From Homer to Game of Thrones'', ''Literature and Medicine'' and ''Science in the News''.
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Options in Germanic Language and Literature

Harvard University

Harvard Summer School offers several open-enrollment courses, specialized in Germanic Language and Literature, such as Beginning German and Introduction to German for Reading Knowledge.
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Creative Writing and Literature

Harvard University

Develop your skills in creative writing and literary analysis through literature courses and writing workshops in fiction, screenwriting, poetry, and nonfiction with this degree in Creative Writing and Literature offered by Harvard University.
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Mandarin Chinese Level 3

edX - online learning platform

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Mandarin Chinese Level 3 Certificate in collaboration with MandarinX. Advance your Mandarin Chinese by tackling different topics in dynamic business scenarios with extensive vocabulary and compound sentence structures.
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Upper-Intermediate English - Globalization

edX - online learning platform

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Upper-Intermediate English - Globalization Certificate in collaboration with UPValenciaX. Learn how to write letters, use appropriate verbal tenses and enhance your English vocabulary and grammar, all within the context of globalization.
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Options in Comparative Literature

Harvard University

Harvard Summer School offers several open-enrollment courses, specialized in Comparative Literature, such as "Reality, Desire, and the Epic Form: Homer, Dante, and Joyce" and "Big Ideas, Great Thinkers".
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English

Lesley University

The English major offered by Lesley University introduces the student to the most significant writers and works of English and American literatures from the Anglo-Saxon period to the contemporary age, and offers exposure as well to the master writers and masterworks of European and world literatures.
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Options in French

Harvard University

Harvard Summer School offers several open-enrollment courses, specialized in French, in such fields as Beginning French; French for Reading Knowledge and Intermediate French.
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To apply at one of these universities, you may need a proof of English proficiency. There are several standardised English tests that you can take to proof your English level, such as the PTE (Pearson Test of English), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), CAE (Cambridge Advanced English) and IELTS (International English Language Testing System), offered by British Council and IDP. IELTS is the most popular of these tests, with British Council offering more than 1000 test locations and being accepted by more than 9,000 organisations world-wide.

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About Literature

Literature degrees analyse ways of expressing feelings, experiences, and conceptions about life in an artistic form, enabling communication between humans and offering knowledge about personalities of the past. Literature studies cover all written works of a language, and graduates find jobs in screen writing and production, marketing, communications, history, and more.

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