BA (Hons) Culture, Heritage and Literature at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Culture, Heritage and Literature is a joint honours degree that combines the culture and heritage of the Highlands and Islands with the study of literature in a global context, using authors and texts from classic to contemporary and looking in depth at language and literary history. Students set their own research agendas.

Duration: 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time; part-time modular study of individual modules also available | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules are Theories of literature: an introduction and Travellers in the wilderness, with culture and heritage options. Year 2 includes literature options such as Heroic literature, Mediaeval literature: texts and contexts and Theatrical powerplay. Year 3 includes options such as Nature writing and ecology and Romantic genius, with Interdisciplinary project or Literary borrowings: adaptation and appropriation. Year 4 is a dissertation in culture and heritage or literature plus options such as Apocalyptic fictions, Avant-garde literature and Satire: the art of attack.

Career pathways

Primary and secondary teaching, tourism, research and academia, museums, archives and libraries, government agencies and local authorities, community development, marketing and PR, policy development, and journalism and the media.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: 3 Scottish Highers at BBC or above, or 2 A levels at BC or above, with at least two from the relevant academic subjects (English, History, Geography, Modern Studies, Politics, Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy, Religious Moral and Philosophical Studies, Religious Education, Media Studies, language subjects, Maths, Classical Studies, sciences). Applicants with other relevant qualifications or experience are considered individually. Advanced entry to year 2: HNC Social Sciences (12 SQA credits) with 3 additional SQA credits at level 7 and at least grade C in the Graded Unit, or NextGen HNC Social Sciences (15 SQA credits at SCQF level 7, Achieved). Advanced entry to year 3: HND Social Sciences (30 SQA credits) with at least grades AB in the level 8 graded units, or NextGen HND Social Sciences (15 SQA credits at SCQF level 8, Achieved with Distinction), considered case by case; if not appropriate, entry is offered at year 2. Access route: SWAP Access courses. English language (international applicants studying online from overseas): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no element below 5.5, or an alternative qualification at CEFR B2 in listening, reading, speaking and writing, or another approved test.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2026/27). Scotland-domiciled students, full-time per year (120 credits) Source

International applicants: GBP 7,505 a year (2026/27). International students studying online from their home country, full-time online per year (120 credits) Source

Intake: September

Duration: 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time; part-time modular study of individual modules also available

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