English Literature: Scottish Literature – (M.Sc.)

This programme offers students the opportunity to undertake a substantial piece of supervised independent research in their chosen field, within this subject. Postgraduates will be guided by and contributing to the theory and knowledge in their specific area, and will present the insights obtained from their work in a manner consistent with academic standards and conventions. Alongside the original research they will study two advanced taught courses relevant to their field of study.

Learning Outcomes Students who follow this programme will:

* gain detailed knowledge and understanding of the Scottish Literature of their chosen specialist period, and also be able to locate that area of specialisation in relation to the history of Scottish Literature more widely;
* develop a sense of relevant comparative literary contexts for the study of their chosen field;
* deepen knowledge and understanding of selected themes and topics in a way that enables them to select and execute an independent piece of research;
* become familiar with the variety of materials that can be used to explore their chosen area of Scottish literature along with a critical understanding of some of the ways in which Scottish literature and its study have been conceptualised and understood by scholars, past and present;
* grasp the methodological issues and problems of literary and cultural analysis, enabling the student to create original academic work to underpin (where appropriate) further interdisciplinary research at PhD level.