Program Overview
The Modernities: Literature at University of Glasgow is a MLitt programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Modernities: Literature programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 15,250 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,950 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Modernities: Literature programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
We have affiliated option courses, and students may also choose from courses in the subject, School, and College of Arts & Humanities (by arrangement with conveners and subject to agreement and availability of places). Not all options will be available in any given year, depending on staff availability. A number of option courses have been devised with the needs of the Modernities programme particularly in mind including, but not limited to:
- African Modernities: Colonialism and Postcolonialism in the Novel
- Decadence And The Modern
- The American Counterculture, 1945-75
- Contemporary Realisms
- Fantasies of Energy (PGT)
- Modern Everyday
- The Mind of the Contemporary American Novel
- Virginia Woolf Writes Modernity
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edith Wharton and Dialogues of American Literary Modernism
- Futures: Unbundling the Now
- The Tomorrow People: Speculative Bodies and Minds in Contemporary Culture
- Psychoanalysis and Empire
- Raw Material: Literature, Empires, Commodities (PGT)
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 3 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.
We also require:
- a sample of written work, about 3,000 words in length. This can be a previous piece of work from an undergraduate degree. The work should be written in English and the content does not have to cover a topic related to this specific programme.
- a short statement of around 500 words outlining your interest in this programme.
- at least one academic reference.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 15,250 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,950 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 15,250 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,950 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Glasgow directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Glasgow
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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University Profile- Start Date 21 January 2026
- Language English
- Duration 12 months