English Literature/Film & Television Studies MA (Hons)
University of Glasgow
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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

4 Years

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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

Location

Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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**ENGLISH LITERATURE**: - You will explore all aspects of literature in English, benefiting from our expertise in a wide range of areas, including American, Irish and postcolonial literatures, critical theory, creative writing, and the relationship between literature and other arts, media and science. You will benefit from access to our world-class Hunterian and Library collections, with strengths in the 18th- and 19th-centuries, travel, illuminated manuscripts and significant single-author ...Read more


ENGLISH LITERATURE

: - You will explore all aspects of literature in English, benefiting from our expertise in a wide range of areas, including American, Irish and postcolonial literatures, critical theory, creative writing, and the relationship between literature and other arts, media and science. You will benefit from access to our world-class Hunterian and Library collections, with strengths in the 18th- and 19th-centuries, travel, illuminated manuscripts and significant single-author holdings.


FILM & TELEVISION STUDIES

: - This degree programme studies cinema and television as major forces of enjoyment and knowledge within modern culture. The city of Glasgow is a major centre for film and television production, and practitioners and policymakers from the creative industries visit the University regularly.

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WUSCA ranking:
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67/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
23rd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
History
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Drop-out rate
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Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
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90%
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Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
History graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK History graduate salary
£18,000
Literature in English
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
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Heloise
27 Feb 24

The social life and general friendliness and feel of the uni is fantastic. There is a brilliant range of subjects and support for academics however it could be improved with more..Read more

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Rosa
19 Feb 24

Not a clear place to find people who you need to speak to for different..Read more

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Literature in English

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

English Literature
87%
History
44%
English Language
18%
Drama
16%
Religious Studies & Theology
15%
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History

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
53%
English Literature
39%
Mathematics
25%
Psychology
24%
Biology
20%
HESA

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