Postgraduate Degrees in Arts & Humanities

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Art, Music & Theatre

A UNESCO City of Music and the creative hub of Scotland, Glasgow is home to 41% of its actors, dancers and broadcasters, 38% of its musicians, and 29% of its artists and graphic designers.

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Degrees in Art, Music & Theatre Studies

Art History (MLitt)

Art History: Dress & Textile Histories (MLitt)

Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning (MLitt)

Book and Paper Conservation (MPhil)

Creative Industries & Cultural Policy (MSc)

Creative Sound Design and Audiovisual Media (MSc)

Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) (MLitt)

Global Cultural Enterprise (MSc)

Managing Art & Cultural Heritage in Global Markets (Erasmus Mundus International Master) (IntM)

Music Industries (MSc)

Musicology (MMus)

Playwriting & Dramaturgy (MLitt)

Theatre & Performance Practices (MLitt)

Theatre Studies (MLitt)

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English Language, Literature & Creative Writing

We are a world top 30 University for English Language and Lite rature (QS World University Rankings by Subject).

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Degrees in English

Applied Linguistics (MSc)

Comparative Literature (MLitt)

Creative Writing (MLitt)

Creative Writing (online) (MLitt: Online distance learning)

English Language & Linguistics (MSc)

English Literature (MLitt)

English Literature: Fantasy (MLitt)

English Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory (MLitt)

Global Communications (MSc)

Playwriting & Dramaturgy (MLitt)

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Film, TV & Media Studies

Glasgow is at the heart of Scotland's thriving international screen industry, generating 60% of funding across the sector.

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Degrees in Film, TV & Media Studies

Creative Industries & Cultural Policy (MSc)

Digital Humanities (MSc)

Film & Television Studies (MLitt)

Film Curation (MSc)

Filmmaking & Media Arts (MSc)

Global Communications (MSc)

Global Cultural Enterprise (MSc)

Media Management (MSc)

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History, Archaeology & Classics

The city offers exceptional resources for the historian, including the university's museum and library with their world-renowned collections.

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Degrees in History, Archaeology & Classics

Ancient Cultures (MSc)

Archaeology (MSc)

Art History (MLitt)

Art History: Dress & Textile Histories (MLitt)

Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning (MLitt)

Classics & Ancient History (MSc)

Early Modern History (MSc/PgDip)

Gender History (MSc/PgDip)

Global Gender History (MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning)

Global History (MSc)

History (MSc/PgDip)

Material Culture & Artefact Studies (MSc/PgDip)

Medieval History (MSc/PgDip)

Modern History (MSc/PgDip)

Reparatory Justice (MSc/MA)

Scottish History (MSc/PgDip)

War Studies (MSc)

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Information, Museum & Library Studies

We are a world top 50 university for Library & Information Management (QS World University Rankings by Subject).

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Degrees in Information, Museum & Library Studies

Archives, Records, & Information Management (MSc)

Book & Paper Conservation (MPhil)

Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) (MLitt)

Digital Humanities (MSc)

Global Communications (MSc)

Library & Information Studies (MSc/PgDip)

Managing Art & Cultural Heritage in Global Markets (Erasmus Mundus International Master) (IntM)

Material Culture & Artefact Studies (MSc/PgDip)

Museum Studies (MSc/PgDip/PgCert)

Textile Conservation (MPhil)

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Language Studies

We cover a wide range of languages including Catalan, Czech, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

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Degrees in Language Studies

Applied Linguistics (MSc)

Comparative Literature (MLitt)

TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MSc)

Translation and Intercultural Communication (MSc)

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Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies

With an illustrious history dating back to 1451, our past professors include such giants in their fields as Adam Smith and Thomas Reid.

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Degrees in Philosophy, Theology & Religious Studies

Philosophy (MSc)

Philosophy (Conversion) (MSc)

Philosophy of Mind & Psychology (MSc)

Philosophy of Mind and Psychology (Conversion) (MSc)

Philosophy: Knowledge & Society (IntM)

Ministry, Theology & Practice (MTh/PgDip/PgCert)

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A - Z of Degrees

 

Postgraduate Arts & Humanities degrees in one of the world’s top 60 universities for Arts & Humanities (THE World Subject Rankings). See all of our taught postgraduate programmes (graduate masters courses).

 

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A-Z of all Arts & Humanities Postgraduate Taught Degrees

Ancient Cultures [MSc]

Applied Linguistics [MSc]

Archaeology [MSc]

Archives, Records, & Information Management [MSc]

Art History [MLitt]

Art History: Dress & Textile Histories [MLitt]

Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning [MLitt]

Book & Paper Conservation [MPhil]

Classics & Ancient History [MSc]

Comparative Literature [MLitt]

Creative Industries & Cultural Policy [MSc]

Creative Sound Design & Audiovisual Media [MSc]

Creative Writing [MLitt]

Creative Writing (online) [MLitt: Online distance learning]

Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) (in conjunction with The Glasgow School of Art) [MLitt]

Digital Humanities [MSc]

Early Modern History [MSc/PgDip]

English Language & Linguistics [MSc]

English Literature [MLitt]

English Literature: American Modern Literature [MLitt]

English Literature: Fantasy [MLitt]

English Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory [MLitt]

Film & Television Studies [MLitt]

Film Curation [MSc]

Filmmaking & Media Arts [MSc]

Gender History [MSc/PgDip]

Global Communications [MSc]

Global Cultural Enterprise [MSc]

Global Gender History [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]

Global History [MSc]

History [MSc/PgDip]

Information Management & Preservation [MSc/PgDip]

Library & Information Studies [MSc/PgDip]

Managing Art & Cultural Heritage in Global Markets (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]

Material Culture & Artefact Studies [MSc/PgDip]

Media Management [MSc]

Medieval History [MSc/PgDip]

Ministry, Theology & Practice [MTh/PgDip/PgCert]

Modern History [MSc/PgDip]

Museum Studies [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

Music Industries [MSc]

Musicology [MMus]

Philosophy [MSc]

Philosophy (Conversion) [MSc]

Philosophy of Mind & Psychology [MSc]

Philosophy of Mind and Psychology (Conversion) [MSc]

Philosophy: Knowledge & Society [IntM]

Playwriting & Dramaturgy [MLitt]

Religion & Global Challenges [MSc]

Reparatory Justice [MSc/MA]

Scottish History [MSc/PgDip]

TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages [MSc]

Textile Conservation [MPhil]

Theatre & Performance Practices [MLitt]

Theatre Studies [MLitt]

Translation Studies [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

Translation & Intercultural Communication [MSc]

War Studies [MSc]

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We are a world top 70 university for Arts & Humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject) in the UK’s friendliest city (Conde Nast) and its top cultural & creative city (European Commission).

The creative hub of Scotland, Glasgow is home to 41% of its actors, dancers and broadcasters, 38% of its musicians, and 29% of its artists and graphic designers.

As part of our creative community, you'll benefit from the city's rich offering of venues, festivals and events with opportunities to network, perform and contribute.

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