707G16 · 30 credits · Basic level (G1N) · Litteraturvetenskap

Comparative Literature and Media

Active · next start HT 2026

65%

passed the latest ordinary exam

TEN1 · 11 Sep 2026 · 31 students

61%

passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years

TEN1 · 152 students

76%

Harder than 76% of courses at basic level

Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 90 students.

Part of 1 programme

Bachelor´s Programme in Language, Literature, and Mediasemester 1 · period F7KSM · compulsory

Exam

TEN1 Theories and Methods of Literary Criticism I

Ordinary exams

61% passed · 152 students

11 Sep 202665%31

11 Sep 202556%27
12 Sep 202469%32
15 Sep 202346%35
16 Sep 202270%27

Re-exams

53% passed · 58 students

11 Dec 202517%6
22 Oct 202555%11
13 Dec 202475%8
25 Oct 202413%8
15 Dec 202356%9
30 Oct 202373%11
18 Nov 202180%5

Pass the re-exam: 53% (58 students), compared with 61% (152 students) on the ordinary exam
Get VG: 17% (210 students)

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17 Apr 2026100%1
12 Feb 20260%1
13 May 20240%1
16 Dec 202267%3
2 Nov 20220%4
10 Jan 2022100%2

Other modules

Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.

Exam

TEN2 The History of Earlier Literature

Ordinary exams

54% passed · 122 students

27 Nov 202550%26
5 Dec 202463%27
1 Dec 202354%24
1 Dec 202253%19
2 Dec 202150%26

Re-exams

60% passed · 60 students

8 Jan 202656%9
21 Feb 202575%8
10 Jan 202533%12
13 Jan 202482%11
7 Jan 202350%8
7 Jan 202267%12

Pass the re-exam: 60% (60 students), compared with 54% (122 students) on the ordinary exam
Get VG: 24% (182 students)

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10 Jun 202350%2
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16 Aug 2022100%1
1 Jun 202267%3
4 May 20220%1
23 Feb 20220%2

Exam

HEM1 Media Literacy

Ordinary exams

94% passed · 141 students

31 Oct 202592%25
11 Oct 2024100%29
11 Oct 2023100%35
11 Oct 2022100%21
11 Nov 202181%31

Re-exams

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Get VG: 57% (141 students)

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11 Mar 2024100%2
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7 Feb 2022100%1
23 Dec 202167%3
15 Nov 20210%1

Exam

TEN3 The History of Modern Literature

Ordinary exams

75% passed · 111 students

17 Jan 202662%21
18 Jan 202596%27
19 Jan 202470%27
19 Jan 202375%16
20 Jan 202265%20

Re-exams

73% passed · 26 students

27 Feb 202683%6
1 Mar 202438%8
17 Aug 202283%6
3 Mar 2022100%6

Pass the re-exam: 73% (26 students), compared with 75% (111 students) on the ordinary exam
Get VG: 33% (137 students)

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29 Sep 202333%3
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14 Apr 2023100%3
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9 Jun 202233%3
13 Apr 202250%4

Hand-in or lab

UPG2 Literary Textual Analysis

Main rounds

80% passed · 131 students

24 Oct 202568%22
31 Oct 202477%30
27 Oct 202374%31
28 Oct 202281%21
12 Nov 2021100%27

Later rounds

63% passed · 24 students

21 Nov 202543%7
28 Nov 2024100%5
30 Nov 202367%6
24 Nov 202250%6

Pass a later round: 63% (24 students), compared with 80% (131 students) on the ordinary exam
Get VG: 23% (155 students)

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3 Jan 2022100%1
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Hand-in or lab

UPG3 The Art of Writing I, written report

Main rounds

100% passed · 127 students

11 Oct 2026100%32
15 Oct 2025100%25
25 Sep 2024100%33
29 Sep 2023100%37

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12 Nov 2025100%1
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Hand-in or lab

UPG1 The Art of Writing I

Main rounds

100% passed · 58 students

6 Oct 2022100%24
22 Oct 2021100%34

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10 Oct 2022100%2
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Other module

RED1 The Art of Writing I, oral presentation

Main rounds

100% passed · 121 students

11 Oct 2026100%32
15 Oct 2025100%25
25 Sep 2024100%31
29 Sep 2023100%33

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12 Nov 2025100%1
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26 Feb 2024100%1

Other module

OBL2 Mandatory seminars - The Art of Writing I

Main rounds

100% passed · 62 students

2 Jan 2024100%35
6 Oct 2022100%27

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No sittings with at least 5 students.

Other module

OBL3 Mandatory seminars - Literary Textual Analysis

Main rounds

100% passed · 58 students

7 Nov 2023100%34
3 Nov 2022100%24

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No sittings with at least 5 students.

Other module

OBL6 Mandatory seminars - Media Literacy

Main rounds

100% passed · 53 students

2 Jan 2024100%33
6 Oct 2022100%20

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11 Mar 2024100%1
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16 Nov 2023100%1
4 Oct 2023100%1
18 Sep 2023100%1

Other module

OBL1 Mandatory seminars - Theories and Methods of Literary Criticism I

Main rounds

100% passed · 52 students

11 Sep 2023100%27
13 Sep 2022100%25

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Other module

OBL5 Mandatory seminars - The History of Modern Literature

Main rounds

100% passed · 42 students

28 Jan 2024100%28
16 Jan 2023100%14

Later rounds

100% passed · 5 students

17 Aug 2023100%5

Pass a later round: 100% (5 students), compared with 100% (42 students) on the ordinary exam

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16 May 2024100%3
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Other module

OBL4 Mandatory seminars - The History of Earlier Literature

Main rounds

100% passed · 40 students

20 Dec 2023100%27
20 Jan 2023100%13

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About the course

Aim

Efter avslutad kurs ska den studerande kunna:

diskutera litteraturvetenskapens grundläggande frågor och begrepp
redogöra för centrala litteraturvetenskapliga teorier och metoder i relation till olika tiders mediesituation
reflektera över och använda språket som litterär gestaltningsform samt identifiera det skönlitterära skrivandets särart.
redogöra för litteraturens historiska, sociala och mediala förutsättningar och funktioner
ur olika perspektiv analysera och tolka litterära texter från skilda tider och i olika genrer i relation till den medieteknologiska utvecklingen
redogöra för den västerländska litteraturens utveckling från forntid till en digitaliserad samtid
med god språklig framställningsförmåga föra ett litteraturvetenskapligt resonemang
redogöra för begreppet media literacy
reflektera över och diskutera betydelsen av kritisk mediekompetens
genomföra uppgifter utifrån givna tidsramar

Content

Litteraturvetenskapliga teorier och metoder I, 6 hpI delkursen ges en introduktion till litteraturvetenskapen som historisk och estetisk disciplin samt orienterar i centrala litteraturvetenskapliga teorier och metoder i relation till olika tiders mediesituation.Skrivandets konst I, 3 hpI delkursen behandlas det skriftspråkliga mediet och fokuserar på språket som litterär gestaltningsform.Litteraturvetenskaplig textanalys, 5,5 hpDelkursen utgörs av övningar i litteraturvetenskaplig textanalys inklusive i metrikens grunder i relation till den medieteknologiska utvecklingen.Den äldre litteraturens historia, 6,5 hpI delkursen behandlas de viktigaste perioderna, genrerna och de mediala villkoren i den västerländska litteraturhistorien från forntiden till och med 1600-talet.Den moderna litteraturens historia, 6,5 hpI delkursen behandlas de viktigaste perioderna, genrerna och de mediala villkoren i den västerländska litteraturhistorien från och med 1700-talet till idag.Media Literacy, 2,5 hpI delkursen ges en introduktion till begreppet media literacy och centrala teorier om mediekompetens i en digitaliserad värld behandlas.

Examiner: Johanna Vernqvist
Main field of study: Litteraturvetenskap

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