Portuguese and Scottish Literature MA (Hons) 48 months Undergraduate Programme By The University of Edinburgh |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

MA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

For centuries, both Scottish and Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) cultures have had a significant international influence on literature. Today, alongside English, Portuguese is one of the world's ten most widely spoken languages.


This joint honours programme aims to develop your critical, analytic, linguistic and creative skills. As well as language learning, you will engage with a broad range of texts in English, Scots and Portuguese, and a variety of approaches to reading. You will also explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures.


We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or working, and you will spend Year 3 in a Portuguese-speaking country.


Combining the study of Portuguese and literature shows an openness to ideas and perspectives other than your own. When you graduate, you will have the combination of a broad cultural education and the specialist knowledge that employers worldwide value.


Portuguese


On this programme, you will be immersed in an extraordinary range of literature, film, music and the arts from Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa.


Intensive language training, including a year abroad, gives you the opportunity to develop advanced speaking, writing, reading and translating skills in Portuguese.


Many of our graduates started as complete beginners. By the end of the programme, you will be able to demonstrate a range of linguistic and critical skills and crucial intercultural competencies.


Scottish Literature


Based in the first UNESCO World City of Literature, which many Scottish writers have called home, you will study in the oldest department of literature in the UK, one of the longest-established in the world.


You will gain the essential skills needed for the critical close reading of poetry, drama and prose and explore the cultural contexts of writing in English and Scots from the late Middle Ages to the present.


At honours level, you will select courses on the basis of your own interests in specific topics, periods or literary genres.


Programme benefits


  • Study over four years, giving you the choice and flexibility to try out different things.
  • Go abroad for the first of your honours years - Year 3.
  • Build up to fluency in the Portuguese language, and specialise in different aspects of Portuguese, Latin American and literary studies as you move through your degree.
  • Learn in the heart of a UNESCO World City of Literature.
  • Delve into fantastic libraries and collections at the University and in the city.
  • Join societies, attend events, and try your hand at creative writing, publishing and more.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

MA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

For centuries, both Scottish and Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) cultures have had a significant international influence on literature. Today, alongside English, Portuguese is one of the world's ten most widely spoken languages.


This joint honours programme aims to develop your critical, analytic, linguistic and creative skills. As well as language learning, you will engage with a broad range of texts in English, Scots and Portuguese, and a variety of approaches to reading. You will also explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures.


We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or working, and you will spend Year 3 in a Portuguese-speaking country.


Combining the study of Portuguese and literature shows an openness to ideas and perspectives other than your own. When you graduate, you will have the combination of a broad cultural education and the specialist knowledge that employers worldwide value.


Portuguese


On this programme, you will be immersed in an extraordinary range of literature, film, music and the arts from Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa.


Intensive language training, including a year abroad, gives you the opportunity to develop advanced speaking, writing, reading and translating skills in Portuguese.


Many of our graduates started as complete beginners. By the end of the programme, you will be able to demonstrate a range of linguistic and critical skills and crucial intercultural competencies.


Scottish Literature


Based in the first UNESCO World City of Literature, which many Scottish writers have called home, you will study in the oldest department of literature in the UK, one of the longest-established in the world.


You will gain the essential skills needed for the critical close reading of poetry, drama and prose and explore the cultural contexts of writing in English and Scots from the late Middle Ages to the present.


At honours level, you will select courses on the basis of your own interests in specific topics, periods or literary genres.


Programme benefits


  • Study over four years, giving you the choice and flexibility to try out different things.
  • Go abroad for the first of your honours years - Year 3.
  • Build up to fluency in the Portuguese language, and specialise in different aspects of Portuguese, Latin American and literary studies as you move through your degree.
  • Learn in the heart of a UNESCO World City of Literature.
  • Delve into fantastic libraries and collections at the University and in the city.
  • Join societies, attend events, and try your hand at creative writing, publishing and more.

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

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