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MLitt - Master of Letters
University of Glasgow
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MLitt - Master of Letters
University of Glasgow
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MLitt - Master of Letters
University of Glasgow
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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The Masters in American Modern Literature focuses on the American Literature of the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The required courses range across fields and genres including art history, film, ecocriticism, sociology, urban studies, travel writing, and music, as well as providing a grounding in traditional and emerging narratives of modern American literary history.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
The university offers superb archival resources in the Special Collections of our library, the Hunterian Art Gallery and Museum as well as the nearby Kelvingrove Museum.
Literary analysis will be informed by Glasgow’s tradition of interdisciplinary approaches to American culture, drawing on film, music, philosophy, and art to help frame the development of American modern literature.
You will be able to work with a team of internationally-renowned North Americanists to develop your research skills and pursue your own research interests in relation to American modern literature.
CAREER PROSPECTS
The critical and analytical skills that you will acquire include:
the ability to find, select and manage large quantities of information
confident and persuasive oral and written communication
problem solving through creative and critical thinking.
These make this programme an ideal step towards an academic or other career.
2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,650 per year
Students from Domestic
Additional fees applicable.
£24,000 per year
Students from EU
Additional fees applicable.
£24,000 per year
Students from International
Additional fees applicable.
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