Course summary

Comparative literature is the study of literature across cultural and national frontiers, time periods, languages and genres, even across the boundaries between literature and the other arts. Scottish literature is the study of the poetry, drama, fiction and prose of Scotland from the 14th century to the most contemporary work. Why study this course at the University of Glasgow? You can study Comparative Literature alongside a whole range of other subjects and you may want to consider studying it with a foreign language to further expand your horizons. The University hosts the only academic unit in the UK exclusively dedicated to the teaching of, and research into, Scottish literature. We are home to the Centre for Robert Burns Studies, which is engaged in the production of a new, multi-volume, scholarly edition of the works of Scotland’s national poet. Career Prospects? Our graduates have gone on to pursue rewarding careers in the media, teaching, journalism, tourism, translating and interpreting, and the Civil Service, as well as business, commerce and marketing. This degree equips you with skills valuable to many employers, including skills of critical and creative thinking that set arts and humanities graduates apart. Our graduates have gone into careers in media, journalism, teaching, research, education and the heritage sector, taking jobs with the BBC, the Herald newspaper, the National Library of Scotland, national publishers and television production companies.