Magister Sastra / Master in Literature

Program Studi Magister Sastra merupakan program pendidikan S2 di bawah Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM) yang berdiri sejak tahun 1993. Program ini berfokus pada kajian sastra dari perspektif sosial, budaya, dan makna, dengan penekanan pada penelitian, analisis kritis, serta pengembangan teori-teori kesusastraan dan kebudayaan mutakhir. Kurikulum 2025 Magister Sastra UGM disusun berdasarkan Permendikbud RI No. 53 Tahun 2023 tentang Penjaminan Mutu Pendidikan Tinggi dan Peraturan Rektor UGM No. 23 Tahun 2024 tentang Pendidikan. Visi program ini adalah menjadi pusat unggulan di bidang sastra yang berwawasan kebangsaan dan berorientasi kemanusiaan, serta tanggap terhadap upaya bangsa menjadikan sastra sebagai sarana membangun peradaban. Magister Sastra UGM juga tercatat sebagai program studi sastra terbaik di Indonesia pada jenjang S2. Pada tahun 2025, UGM menempati peringkat “68 Best Literature Universities” versi EduRank, mengukuhkan reputasi akademiknya di tingkat nasional dan internasional.

The Master’s Program in Literary Studies is a graduate-level (Strata 2) academic program under the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and has been established since 1993. The program focuses on the study of literature from social, cultural, and interpretive perspectives, with a strong emphasis on research, critical analysis, and the development of contemporary theories of literature and culture. The 2025 curriculum of the Master’s Program in Literary Studies at Universitas Gadjah Mada is structured in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia No. 53 of 2023 on Quality Assurance in Higher Education and the Rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada Regulation No. 23 of 2024 on Education. The vision of the program is to become a center of excellence in literary studies that is nationally grounded and humanistically oriented, and responsive to national efforts to position literature as a means of civilizational development. The Master’s Program in Literary Studies at Universitas Gadjah Mada is also recognized as one of the leading master’s-level literature programs in Indonesia. In 2025, Universitas Gadjah Mada was ranked among the “68 Best Literature Universities” by EduRank, further affirming its academic reputation at both the national and international levels.