MA English
About this course
MA (Hons) in English, examining English-language literature across multiple historical periods and genres. Core topics include research methods, design and creative practice. A research dissertation can be undertaken in the final year. An internship module is available, and partnerships with V&A Dundee provide opportunities to engage with the creative and cultural industries.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC (The recommended subject is English) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (There are no essential subjects for level 1 entry).
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 88%: 121 offers from 138 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 96%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Working and studying: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- London: 5%
- South East: 5%
- Scotland: 75%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Humanities in Practice
- Introduction to Literary Study
- Reading the Screen: An Introduction to Film Studies
- Approaches to Reading
- Applied French 1A (Beginner)
- Applied French 1A (non-beginner)
- Applied French 1B (Beginner)
- Applied French 1B (non-beginner)
- Applied Spanish 1A (Beginner)
- Applied Spanish 1A (non-beginner)
- Applied Spanish 1B (Intensive)
- Applied Spanish 1B (non-beginner)
- Career Planning Module Online
- Internship
- Classical Hollywood Cinema
- Literature in Context
- Literature and Society
- National Cinemas Post-1945
- Practicing Creative Writing
- Gender, Sexuality, Culture
- Multi Ethnic American Fiction
- The Pictured Page: Literature to Comics
- The African Novel
- Theoretical Perspectives on Film
- Reading and Writing Short Stories: Learning from the American Tradition
- American Literature
- Film Art
- Reading Fiction before 1900
- Science Fiction in Literature, Film and Popular Culture
- Writing Poetry
- Literature in Theory
- Mediterranean Literature
- The Writer in the World
- Creative Practice Dissertation
- English Dissertation
- Contemporary Drama and Performance
- Transatlantic Modernism
- Romanticism in Literature and Film
- Contemporary Scottish Literature
- The Gothic Tradition
- Writing the Environment
- Forms of Love
- Adapting Nineteenth-Century Classics
- From Final Draft to Final Cut
- Final Draft: Screenwriting in Theory and Practice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA English at University of Dundee earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £31,500. The £26,500 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of MA English at University of Dundee do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA English at University of Dundee?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA English at University of Dundee?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 148 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for MA English at University of Dundee?
88% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 121 offers from 138 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does MA English at University of Dundee include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MA English at University of Dundee?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.