English Literature/Philosophy MA (Hons)

You will explore all aspects of literature in English from early modern to postmodern, benefiting from our expertise in a wide range of areas, including American, Irish & postcolonial literatures, critical theory, creative writing, and the relationship between literature and other arts, media & science. Philosophy is the systematic attempt to arrive at clear answers to profound questions about issues such as knowledge, life, morality, science and human nature using reason and argument. <br/><br/><strong>Why study this course at the University of Glasgow?</strong> <br/><br/>You will benefit from access to the University’s world-class Hunterian collection and the Library’s Special Collections, with strengths in the 18th and 19th centuries, travel, illuminated manuscripts and significant single-author holdings. We host reading parties for students, usually in the Highlands, and have a flourishing undergraduate Philosophy Society. <br/><br/><strong>Career Prospects?</strong> <br/><br/>A degree in English Literature is highly respected in the current job market, not just by employers in the arts, education and media sectors but also in public relations, finance, business and technology. This is because graduates in English Literature possess valuable skills for the future, such as argumentation, cognitive flexibility, coordinating with others, creativity and critical analysis and we work hard, with the support of our careers support advisers, to prepare our students for a wide range of future employment. You will develop transferable skills and attributes which will be valuable in your future career. These include the ability to evaluate arguments and interpret texts, the facility to be analytical, the skill to think and write clearly and precisely, and the capacity to question assumptions. <br/><br/>Some of our graduates go on to study for postgraduate degrees in Philosophy and to teach in universities. Examples of recent destinations for Philosophy graduates include: <br/><br/>Hydrogen Group (recruitment consultant) <br/><br/>Hopscotch Films (TV researcher) <br/><br/>The Guardian (audience editor) <br/><br/>Civil Service fast track (Treasury and MoD).