English Literature/Scottish History MA (Hons)

You will explore all aspects of literature in English from early modern to postmodern, benefiting from our expertise in a wide range of areas, including American, Irish & postcolonial literatures, critical theory, creative writing, and the relationship between literature and other arts, media & science. The study of history is the study of change and continuity in human society through time. Scottish history is the study of Scotland’s past. <br/><br/><strong>Why study this course at the University of Glasgow?</strong> <br/><br/>You will benefit from access to the University’s world-class Hunterian collection and the Library’s Special Collections, with strengths in the 18th and 19th centuries, travel, illuminated manuscripts and significant single-author holdings. Scottish History at Glasgow boasts renowned researchers at the cutting edge of the discipline <br/><br/>across all periods, from medieval to modern. <br/><br/>The Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies at Glasgow addresses Scottish history in a genuinely crossdisciplinary environment and students are encouraged to get involved. <br/><br/><strong>Career Prospects?</strong> <br/><br/>A degree in English Literature is highly respected in the current job market, not just by employers in the arts, education and media sectors but also in public relations, finance, business and technology. This is because graduates in English Literature possess valuable skills for the future, such as argumentation, cognitive flexibility, coordinating with others, creativity and critical analysis and we work hard, with the support of our careers support advisers, to prepare our students for a wide range of future employment. As a history graduate you will be able to enter many different careers, from teaching to the financial services, and the skills you will have developed are extremely popular with employers. Our recent History graduates have been employed, among many other organisations, by: <br/><br/>Glasgow Museums <br/><br/>HarperCollins <br/><br/>Oxfam <br/><br/>Morgan Stanley <br/><br/>Police Scotland.