MA Portuguese and Scottish Literature
About this course
MA (Hons) in Portuguese and Scottish Literature, a joint honours degree in English Literature and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Students spend the third year abroad in a Portuguese-speaking country to study or work. The first year covers poetry, drama, prose, linguistics and English language, alongside options in Celtic and Scottish ethnology, business, economics and informatics, politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations, art and architectural history, history, classics and archaeology, and philosophy, divinity and law. Year 2 features modules such as Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, Crime and Detection in Literature, Gender and Culture, The Coming-of-Age Narrative, Introduction to European Cinema, Dynamics of Language and Power, Languages Beyond University, Catalan or Spanish, and different aspects of linguistics. Year 3 involves studying or working in destinations including Rio de Janeiro in Brazil or Lisbon and Coimbra in Portugal. The final year focuses on presenting and discussing cultural, political and societal topics in Portuguese, as well as advanced comprehension, summary writing, translation and composition.
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Entry requirements
A level: from A*AA to AAA (required: a language other than English at B, English Literature or combined English at B) IB: from 36 points with 665 at HL to 34 points with 655 at HL
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What students say
Based on about 39 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 66%
- Assessment and feedback: 64%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 58%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 8%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 41%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 23%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 96%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Modules
- poetry
- drama
- prose
- linguistics and English language
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- Catalan or Spanish (either starting from scratch or continuing from Year 1) to expand your knowledge of Iberian cultures
- different aspects of linguistics
- Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
- Lisbon and Coimbra in Portugal
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- presenting and discussing cultural, political and societal topics in Portuguese
- advanced comprehension, summary writing, translation and composition
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Portuguese and Scottish Literature at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,500 and £55,500. The £37,500 median after five years is £9,500 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Portuguese and Scottish Literature at University of Edinburgh?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Portuguese and Scottish Literature at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 175 UCAS points.
Does MA Portuguese and Scottish Literature at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Portuguese and Scottish Literature at University of Edinburgh?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.