Comparative Literature / History, MA (Hons)

Comparative Literature examines literature across cultural, national, temporal, linguistic, and generic boundaries, extending to intersections with other arts. History explores change and continuity in human society over time. At the University of Glasgow, our comprehensive programme spans medieval to modern eras, drawing on expertise in Scottish, British, European, US, and global history; slavery, gender, war, intelligence, and genocide studies.Study this joint programme to pair Comparative Literature with diverse subjects, ideally a foreign language, for broadened perspectives. Benefit from global courses, small-group teaching, varied assessments (e.g., policy papers, blogs), personalised feedback, and leading research centres in gender history, war, slavery, American, Scottish, and Celtic studies. Graduates excel in media, teaching, journalism, tourism, translation, Civil Service, business, heritage, consultancy, management, and finance, with recent History alumni at HarperCollins, Police Scotland, Oxfam, Glasgow Museums, and Morgan Stanley.