MA (Hons) Portuguese at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

Portuguese is taught by native speakers from Portugal and Brazil who specialise in the cultures and societies of the Portuguese-speaking world, including Brazil, Portugal and Lusophone Africa. Students work in small groups with access to the Language Resources Centre, and the programme has long-established links with the Instituto Camoes. Portuguese can only be taken as a joint honours degree.

Faculty: School of Modern Languages & Cultures | Duration: 5 years full-time (including a year abroad) | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 teaches Portuguese from beginner's level with intensive speaking, writing, reading and grammar; Year 2 extends language skills and covers Lusophone cinema, literature and music from Brazil, Portugal and Mozambique; Year 3 is spent abroad on exchange or approved work placement; Years 4 and 5 combine advanced language, translation and culture courses with the joint subject.

Career pathways

Graduates go on to professional roles and further study; University of Glasgow Graduate Outcomes data (graduates of 2023-24, surveyed 15 months later) shows 93.3% in work or further study and 75.4% of those in work in graduate-level employment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Portuguese joint honours MA (Hons), 5 years, for example Portuguese/Business & Management 9K7B, Portuguese/German 5H3Z, Portuguese/Mathematics 4A9P. Application deadlines (2027 entry): 15 October for Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Oxford/Cambridge applicants; 13 January for all other UK applicants; 30 June for international students. Applications are made through UCAS. International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest under 6.0 (one-skill retake accepted; single test, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date). Equivalents: TOEFL iBT 92 overall with minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (tests from 21 January 2026; 90 overall with Reading 20, Listening 19, Speaking 19, Writing 21 for earlier tests); PTE Academic 59 overall and in all subtests; Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall with no subtest below 169; Oxford ELLT 7 overall with no subtest below 6; LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall with no subtest below 60; Password Skills Plus 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0. Accepted school qualifications include IGCSE English First Language grade C, A-level English grade C, IB English A SL5/HL5, WAEC English grade C6. University of Glasgow pre-sessional English courses are also accepted.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 5 years full-time (including a year abroad)

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