MLitt English Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

MLitt investigating key texts and concepts shaping literature and culture from 1880 to the present, with interdisciplinary and theoretically informed approaches. It includes archive workshops and a field trip to the National Library of Scotland and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art archives.

Duration: MLitt: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Semester 1: English Literature Research Training Course, Modernities I: 1880-1945 and one option; Semester 2: Modernities 2: 1945 to the present and two options (e.g. Decadence and the Modern, Virginia Woolf Writes Modernity, The Bleeding Edge); summer Modernities Dissertation.

Career pathways

Academic research in the arts and humanities, literary and cultural journalism, or arts management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject; a 2.2 Honours degree may be considered. Substantial, directly relevant experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications, with a personal statement evidencing it. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0 (a single test, taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start; other accepted tests listed by the university). Deadlines for September 2027 entry: international and EU rounds from 1 October 2026 to 8 July 2027; UK applicants 24 August 2027.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,481 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 28,275 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: MLitt: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

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