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Portuguese and English Language MA (Hons)

University of Edinburgh

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University of Edinburgh
UCAS CODE: RQ53

Course options

  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Central area campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Portuguese and English are two of the most widely spoken languages in the world. This flexible joint honours programme gives you the opportunity to study Portuguese in its cultural context while exploring how the English language has changed over time. Combining the linguistic and cultural study of languages demonstrates that you are a good communicator, a resourceful problem solver, and someone open to other cultures and new ideas. Many of our graduates started as complete beginners in Portuguese, leaving with a blend of broad cultural education and specialist knowledge valued by employers worldwide.


Portuguese

One of the world's ten most widely spoken languages, Portuguese is estimated to have around 260 million speakers. From Brazil to Mozambique, the many countries where it is spoken have fascinatingly rich and varied cultures. Study at Edinburgh and you will have the opportunity to develop advanced spoken and written skills in Portuguese while exploring literature, film, music and arts from: Portugal Brazil Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) Africa


English Language

The English language has a well-recorded history of more than 1,000 years, and its changes can be traced through written materials ranging from medieval manuscripts to text messages, and more recently, through recordings of spoken English. Your studies will develop your knowledge and understanding of: the principles of theoretical linguistics the way we learn language the regional and social variations of language, particularly the English language methods of communication As part of the programme, you can opt to study the Scots language, which has its own rich linguistic and literary tradition. English Language courses of particular interest to students of Portuguese cover: the speech sounds of the world's languages variation in the languages of the world


Why Edinburgh

As a world-leading festival and capital city, Edinburgh is the ideal place to study a global language in its cultural context. We have been teaching Portuguese for over 30 years. We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or working. You will spend Year 3 in a country where Portuguese is spoken. Studying over four years enables you to choose courses, including from other disciplines, that match your own interests, expertise and employability needs.Combined with your core courses, our option courses help you gain intercultural competencies in many areas of the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 28,000per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

Entry requirements

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

A level

A level : AAA

AAA. Required subjects: A levels: a language other than English at B. GCSEs: English at C or 4.

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University information

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    15th

  • Campus address

    University of Edinburgh, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9YL, Scotland

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    9th out of 96

    8th out of 47 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    184 91%

    8th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    15th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    93rd

    1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 217
    183 84%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    92.0 92%

    1st

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.79 70%

    45th

    1

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