Venues

Central Campus

Content

This joint honours programme aims to develop your critical, analytic, linguistic and creative skills. As well as language learning, you will engage with a broad range of texts in English, Scots and Portuguese, and a variety of approaches to reading. You will also explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures.

Year 1:
You will study Portuguese 1, which caters for both beginners and more advanced students. You will learn how to speak, read, listen to and write the language. By the end of the year, you will be familiar with everyday Portuguese vocabulary, grammar and syntax.

You will take two literary studies courses. These will introduce you to the skills needed for the critical close reading of the core literary genres - poetry, drama, prose.

Year 2:
You will take our Portuguese Language 2 course. This builds on the skills gained in Year 1. It develops your competence in spoken and written Portuguese so that you feel confident in expressing yourself and ready to work or study abroad in Year 3.

You will be introduced to the study of Scottish literature in its cultural and historical contexts, focusing on a selection of major periods.

Year 3:
You will spend Year 3 in a Portuguese-speaking country, deepening your knowledge of Portuguese by speaking it daily and immersing yourself in local cultures.

Year 4:
You will study advanced language courses in Portuguese. For Scottish Literature, you will take an honours-level course on the key issues, concepts, and developments in literary theory and criticism.

You will complete a dissertation or long essay.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at AAAB (first sitting) or AAAA (two sittings) including English and a language other than English.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at ABBB (two sittings) including English and a language other than English. Highers at BBB must be achieved in one sitting.