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58 Master's degrees offered by the university

Comparative Literature
The Comparative Literature programme of the University of Glasgow studies an exciting interdisciplinary, intercultural, and inter-medial discipline housed in our School of Modern Languages and Cultures with expertise in ten modern languages and cultures.

Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
The Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies programme of the University of Glasgow is an advanced and progressive programme that presents you with a unique opportunity to understand historical and contemporary developments in the economy, politics, culture, and society of Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

History
The History programme at the University of Glasgow brings together world-leading expertise in a diverse range of topics.

Language and Literacy Education (Dumfries Campus)
The Language and Literacy Education (Dumfries Campus) from University of Glasgow programme is rooted in the science of reading and will empower graduates to critically evaluate oral language and literacy intervention, pedagogy, and assessment methods, becoming champions for advancing literacy proficiency.

Gender History
The Gender History programme at the University of Glasgow is a unique programme which provides specialist instruction in the skills and approaches required to conduct a gendered analysis of the past.

English Literature - American Modern Literature
The English Literature - American Modern Literature programme of the University of Glasgow focuses on the American Literature of the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The required courses range across fields and genres including art history, film, ecocriticism, sociology, urban studies, travel writing, and music.

End of Life Studies
This End of Life Studies programme from University of Glasgow will offer you new and critical perspectives on end of life practice and policy, palliative care, cultural representations of death and dying, and related ethical questions.

German
The German programme of the University of Glasgow is dedicated to the research of German culture in all its aspects, with a particular emphasis on language and literature.

Creative Writing
The Creative Writing programme at the University of Glasgow is unique and intense programmes for practising writers who wish to complete an ambitious creative project.

Celtic and Gaelic
Whether you are interested in literature, language, history or culture, the Celtic and Gaelic programme at the University of Glasgow provide a supportive environment for postgraduate research.
Pre-Master's for Arts and Humanities
The Pre-Master's for Arts and Humanities prepares you for a postgraduate degree at the University of Glasgow.

French
The French programme of the University of Glasgow offers a broad spectrum of expertise and supervision from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period, on poetry, the novel, theatre and performance studies, language studies, cultural studies, theory and thought, and visual cultures including emblems, fine art and cinema.

History
The History programme of the University of Glasgow offers courses across all periods from medieval to late modern, focusing on Scotland, Britain, Europe and America with increasing global perspective. You’ll study historical skills and methods and produce a research dissertation based on primary sources.

Global History
In the Global History programme of the University of Glasgow you will study connections between different parts of the world and draw comparisons across time, space and cultures. It is designed to strengthen your skills as an independent researcher and prepare you for a professional career in an increasingly globalised environment.

Scottish Literature
The Scottish Literature programme of the University of Glasgow hosts the only academic unit in the UK exclusively dedicated to the teaching and research of Scottish Literature.

Philosophy
The Philosophy programme of the University of Glasgow offers you the opportunity to work closely with our staff in courses based upon their own expertise and current research. It will introduce you to the cutting edge of recent developments in analytic philosophy, from the practical and applied, to the most theoretical end of the subject.

Translation Studies
The Translation Studies programme of the University of Glasgow caters to an increasing need for highly skilled and specialist translators across a wide range of industries and settings. It offers ten different advanced languages, and provides an excellent platform to become a professional translator as well as the essential theoretical foundation to progress to research at doctoral level.

Hispanic Studies
The Hispanic Studies programme of the University of Glasgow has a small, vibrant and dynamic research unit with strong connections to institutions in the USA, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

English Literature
The English Literature programme at the University of Glasgow gives you the chance to pursue your own interests in English Literature at postgraduate level by selecting from a rich variety of courses led by internationally renowned experts.

English Language and Linguistics
The English Language and Linguistics programme of the University of Glasgow is in the top 40 of the 2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject, for English Language & Literature.