MLitt in Global Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
07 Aug 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 25,880 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* overseas / home: £11,680
Introduction
The MLitt Global Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will deepen your literary and cultural knowledge while fostering intercultural competence and transferable skills for life in an increasingly globalized world.
Course details
The School is distinguished by the breadth of its research which spans language, literary, and cultural studies across eight distinct language areas – Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian, and Spanish – but also a range of cultural-historical epochs from the middle ages to the present day. This breadth is reflected in the literary and cultural topics you will study on the degree.
Highlights
- Expand your interest in literary and cultural studies through transnational teaching from experts across the School of Modern Languages
- Deepen your knowledge in your chosen language area or areas by exploring new perspectives and methodologies
- A global outlook provided by 50 full-time academic staff teaching in eight languages and providing a broad range of disciplinary knowledge, teaching, and supervision expertise
- Engage with cutting-edge research through involvement in the work of the School's research centers and interdisciplinary research groups
- Explore cross-disciplinary studies via an option module in the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Studies as part of your degree.
Admissions
Curriculum
Compulsory
- Comparative Methodologies and Research Skills 1 – you will problematize established approaches and explore new and emerging directions to conceptualize how you think texts might best be analyzed and compared. The module's methodologies will underpin your acquisition of a range of transferable skills essential in academic research and non-academic roles.
- Comparative Methodologies and Research Skills 2 – furthers and strengthens your engagement with comparative methodologies and your analytic and critical skills, including writing abstracts and research proposals, presenting a conference paper, disseminating research for diverse audiences, planning a conference, along IT and web research skills.
Optional
- Literary and Cultural Introspection* – invites you to look inward and consider areas of critical importance such as sex, gender, race, psychoanalysis, and the medical humanities about the self. You will engage with case studies in translation from experts across the School of Modern Languages to encourage a breadth of scholarship.
- Literary and Cultural Extrospection* – invites you to look outward and consider areas of critical importance such as the postcolonial, de-colonial, transnational, and memory studies about society. You will engage with case studies in translation from experts across the School of Modern Languages to encourage a breadth of scholarship.
Dissertation
Student dissertations will be supervised by members of the teaching staff who will advise on the choice of subject and provide guidance throughout the research process. The completed dissertation of not more than 15,000 words must be submitted by a date specified in August.
If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for the MLitt, there are exit awards available that allow suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma. By choosing an exit award, you will finish your degree at the end of the second semester of study and, assuming you have attained appropriate grades, receive a PGDip instead of an MLitt.
Teaching
Teaching format
The School promotes discipline-specific and collaborative teaching and learning so that students may explore their particular interests in greater depth and breadth.
Classes are delivered primarily through seminars.
Assessment
Modules are assessed through coursework; there are no final exams.
Scholarships and Funding
The University of St Andrews is committed to attracting the very best students, regardless of financial circumstances.
The University of St Andrews offers postgraduate scholarships and other financial awards. These may be held in addition to external funding or awards from a government body. These may also cover (fully or partially) tuition fees, maintenance (living costs including accommodation), or both.
Scholarships are available based on academic merit and financial need. There are scholarships available for both home and overseas fee status. The scholarship team recommends reading the terms of each award carefully and applying to a range of funding sources.
Postgraduate scholarships
Postgraduate study is an investment in your intellectual development and career potential. The University of St Andrews provides scholarships to help as many students as possible continue in higher education.
Scholarship availability may depend on your area of study or fee status (for example, whether you are a 'Home' or 'Overseas' student).
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Alongside your academic learning, you will develop your broader capabilities and employability. All Masters students have access to the Saints Skills Awards, two flexible awards programs undertaking skills analysis, reflective activities, and mock recruitment opportunities to help develop their personal and professional skills.
Graduates have gone on to careers in fields such as:
- Consulting
- Energy resource management
- International development
- Journalism
- UN interpreting
- Public policy
- Publishing
- The civil and diplomatic services
- Academia as University academics and administrators.
Further study
The MLitt provides academic learning and research skills training for students intending to continue to a doctoral or other research degree.
As well as the PhD degree, the School of Modern Languages offers supervision for two research-based Master's degrees: the Master of Studies by Research (MSt (Res)) and the Master of Philosophy (MPhil).