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MA Hons English

4 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of St Andrews

Program Overview

The MA (Hons) in English will teach you to closely read texts across a range of genres and historical eras, and to consider the ideas, human values and historical forces that have helped shape literature. As part of your degree, you will be introduced to a wide spectrum of literary works, from medieval texts in Old English and Scots to Renaissance plays, contemporary poetry, revolutionary 19th-century novels and more. The MA (Hons) in English is a four-year course run by the School of English. In the first two years, you will read and reflect on a broad range of topics across a variety of literary genres from the Middle Ages to the present day. This will equip you with the range of literary experience and critical skills necessary for more in-depth study of specialist subject areas at Honours level.

Program Key Stats

£21290 (Annual Fee)
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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in related discipline, IELTS (Academic) of 7.0, with a minimum subscore of 6.0 or the equivalent, CV or r sum , Personal statement (optional), Two original signed academic references, Academic transcripts and degree certificates, SQA Highers of AAAB, including English, English Language, English Literature or Drama, GCE A-Levels of AAA, including English, English Language, English Literature or Drama, IB points of 38, including HL6 in English, IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum score of 6.5, TOEFL (IBT) of 100, CAE of 185, PTE (Academic) of 69

Career Options

  • Careers as Writers and Editors for various
  • publishing houses and magazines
  • Sales for Waterstones and WHSmith
  • Charitable organisations
  • Teaching
  • Public policy
  • the Financial sector

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