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So my question is this: I've felt my interests changing quite a lot in my final year (of a Comparative Literature degree). My dissertation topic is pretty much set now, as are all my options for my final term. I'm a little concerned that the Masters I'm interested in will now be closed to me, as they focus on a different period to my focus in my final year.

Does anyone have experience in applying for postgraduate courses with a slightly different focus to much of their undergraduate degree? For example, a different historical period, or literature in a different language?
Original post by crystalpalace96
So my question is this: I've felt my interests changing quite a lot in my final year (of a Comparative Literature degree). My dissertation topic is pretty much set now, as are all my options for my final term. I'm a little concerned that the Masters I'm interested in will now be closed to me, as they focus on a different period to my focus in my final year.

Does anyone have experience in applying for postgraduate courses with a slightly different focus to much of their undergraduate degree? For example, a different historical period, or literature in a different language?

My undergrad and MA were pretty different in terms of specialism (my undergrad was Speech and Language Therapy, while my MA was more theoretical and applied linguistics), so it's not a huge disadvantage to change focus. Check on the universities' websites to see if they specify a certain prior degree course, but many will just ask for those in a 'relevant field'.
Original post by crystalpalace96
So my question is this: I've felt my interests changing quite a lot in my final year (of a Comparative Literature degree). My dissertation topic is pretty much set now, as are all my options for my final term. I'm a little concerned that the Masters I'm interested in will now be closed to me, as they focus on a different period to my focus in my final year.

Does anyone have experience in applying for postgraduate courses with a slightly different focus to much of their undergraduate degree? For example, a different historical period, or literature in a different language?


That's fine, it's all within the bounds of reasonable development/ progress of undergrad to PG. It's not always the subject matter that's important in academic progression, it can be about learning techniques and skills that can be applied in different ways. You are proposing to apply a range of dissertation techniques at undergrad, that you will transfer to a different subject matter and Postgrad and that's perfectly acceptable.

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