MA (Hons) Gaelic at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

Gaelic explores Scottish Gaelic language and culture through the centuries to the present day and develops Gaelic skills for the job market, with folklore, song, modern poetry, autobiography, fiction and drama studied through Gaelic.

Faculty: College of Arts & Humanities | Duration: 4 years | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 offers Advanced 1 (Higher Gàidhlig), Intermediate 1 (Higher Gaelic) and Beginners 1; Year 2 continues with Advanced 2 or Intermediate 2. Years 3 and 4 are Honours.

Career pathways

Destinations include primary and secondary school teacher, copywriter, poetry coordinator and Gaelic early years worker.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no sub-test below 6.0 (single sitting, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date); TOEFL iBT 92 overall with minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (tests taken from 21 January 2026); PTE Academic 59 overall and in every sub-test; other accepted tests include Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall (no component below 169), Oxford ELLT 7 overall (no component below 6) and LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall (no component below 60). The University of Glasgow English for Academic Study pre-sessional course is an alternative route.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Standard annual tuition fee for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland (rest-of-UK fee status). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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