48 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Many of the world's most fascinating and influential literary works have been written in English. This programme offers you the opportunity to study the development of the English language through and alongside literature written in English from around the globe.
On this programme, you will cover a wide range of texts and their cultural contexts, from the Middle Ages to the present. Through this engagement, you will build a skillset that is:
- critical
- analytic
- linguistic
- literary
- creative
You will also deepen your understanding of:
- the principles of theoretical linguistics
- the way we learn language
- the regional and social variations of the English language and language in general
- methods of communication
Programme benefits
- You will study at the heart of a UNESCO World City of Literature.
- As part of your study of the English language, you can choose to study Scots, which has its own rich linguistic and literary tradition.
- Over the course of your four-year programme, it is also possible to study other world cultures and languages.
- We conduct world-leading research in English Language and Literature.
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Many of the world's most fascinating and influential literary works have been written in English. This programme offers you the opportunity to study the development of the English language through and alongside literature written in English from around the globe.
On this programme, you will cover a wide range of texts and their cultural contexts, from the Middle Ages to the present. Through this engagement, you will build a skillset that is:
- critical
- analytic
- linguistic
- literary
- creative
You will also deepen your understanding of:
- the principles of theoretical linguistics
- the way we learn language
- the regional and social variations of the English language and language in general
- methods of communication
Programme benefits
- You will study at the heart of a UNESCO World City of Literature.
- As part of your study of the English language, you can choose to study Scots, which has its own rich linguistic and literary tradition.
- Over the course of your four-year programme, it is also possible to study other world cultures and languages.
- We conduct world-leading research in English Language and Literature.
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