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MSc Literature, Culture & Society at University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MSc Literature, Culture & Society combines core and optional modules on social change, storytelling, memory and heritage, and offers an optional research placement. It culminates in a summer final research project that may take the form of a critical dissertation, creative-critical writing or an audio-visual project.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Department: Humanities  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three core modules, 'Narrating Social Change' and 'Storytelling, Memory & Heritage' plus at least one of 'Communicating Research' or 'Advanced Topics in Literature & Culture', and three further optional modules. The final summer module is a supervised original research project.

Career pathways

Graduates are equipped for careers in charities, community work, policy, communications, publishing, creative-critical writing and academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in a humanities and/or social sciences subject. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with no score below 6.0, or equivalent; tests are valid for two years. International applicants who do not meet the academic requirements can take the Pre-Masters Preparation Course at the Strathclyde International Study Centre.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,700 a year (2027/28). Full-time; Scotland, England, Wales & Northern Ireland Source

International applicants: GBP 24,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time Source

Intake: September

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

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