What is special about this course?

Most of our humanities subjects can be studied as joint honours as well as single honours. Joint honours programmes give you the opportunity to combine two subjects, which complement your interests or career goals. You will usually concentrate on both subjects equally. It can be possible to transfer between single and joint honours options, usually during your first or second year, and advice will be available from your personal academic tutor.

This course is aimed at anyone who wishes to study in a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field. You can set your own research agendas, choosing your topics for study at all levels and bringing together the multi-disciplinary teaching and learning you will experience throughout your studies.

You will have the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the wealth of the fascinating and varied culture and heritage of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and, using a wide range of authors and texts, from classic to contemporary, explore literature in a global context, looking in-depth at language and literary history.

Special features

Gain a unique understanding of Scotland and the communities of the Highlands and Islands: the customs, traditions and values

Choose from a range of interdisciplinary subjects to suit your own interests and career path

Study full-time or part-time to suit your personal circumstances

Individual modules can be studied for personal and professional development

What can I do on completion of my course?

Once you have successfully completed your BA (Hons) Culture, Heritage and Literature, you might like to consider careers in:

• Primary and secondary teaching
• Tourism
• Research and academia
• Museums, archives and libraries sector
• Government agencies and local authorities
• Research and academia
• Community development
• Marketing and PR
• Policy development
• Journalism and the media