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Comparative Literature/Philosophy - MA (Hons)

University of Glasgow

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    University of Glasgow - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Comparative literature is the study of literature across cultural and national frontiers, time periods, languages and genres, even across the boundaries between literature and the other arts. You can study Comparative Literature alongside a whole range of other subjects and you may want to consider studying it with a foreign language to further expand your horizons. Defined most broadly, comparative literature is the study of ‘literature without walls’. The comparative or cross-cultural study of literatures is, in some ways, an idealistic academic discipline: it assumes that people from different cultures, times, places and languages can communicate with each other, understand (if not fully share) each other’s traditions, and benefit from such contacts. The comparatist needs to have intellectual curiosity, an open mind and the courage to confront unknown cultures and unfamiliar writers and texts. A degree in Comparative Literature at Glasgow also gives you the opportunity to include the study of a foreign language (even as a beginner) as part of your curriculum. Comparative Literature is also available as a joint degree, meaning you will study another subject alongside it.Our graduates have gone on to pursue rewarding careers in the media, teaching, journalism, tourism, translating and interpreting, and the Civil Service, as well as business, commerce and marketing.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 25,290per year

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University information

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University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

  • University League Table

    31st

  • Campus address

    University of Glasgow - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, Glasgow, City Of, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    28th out of 93 5

    15th out of 46 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    194 92%

    3rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    49th

    22

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.05 76%

    81st

    8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    200 95%

    4th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    28th

    13

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    2.99 75%

    41st

    11

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