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English Literature and Classics

University of Edinburgh

Venues

Central Campus

Content

Many of the basic concepts underlying Western society were expressed for the first time in Ancient Greek or Latin. Together with English, they are the languages of many highly influential literary works.

The joint honours programme aims to develop your critical, analytic, linguistic, and creative skills by engaging with a broad range of texts and a variety of approaches to reading.

For English Literature, you will explore the cultural contexts of writing in English from the late Middle Ages to the present. For Classics, you will explore highly influential scholarship and literature of the classical world. You will take either an Ancient Greek, Latin or non-language pathway through Classics.

In this way, studying English Literature and Classics helps us understand the contemporary world as well as the past.

Entry Requirements

2027 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at AAAB (first sitting) or AAAA (two sittings) including English.

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

Start Date

September

Qualification

Degree

Award

MA Hons

Study Method

Full time

UCAS Code

QQ38

Course Length

4 years

Faculty

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Department

Literatures, Languages and Cultures

SCQF Level

10

Website

www.ed.ac.uk