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58 Master's degrees offered by the university

Creative Writing
If you're a talented and ambitious writer looking to develop your craft and take your writing to the next level, Glasgow's renowned Creative Writing programme at the University of Glasgow.

Classics
There are a number of attractions to studying for a postgraduate degree in Classics programme at the University of Glasgow, from the very well-stocked University Library, to the Hunterian Museum (with its notably fine coin collection), to a major centre in humanities computing.

Speech, Language and Sociolinguistics
The Speech, Language and Sociolinguistics programme of the University of Glasgow will enable you to explore the links between producing and processing speech and language as part of everyday social interaction.

Ancestral Studies
The Ancestral Studies programme of the University of Glasgow is an innovative new interdisciplinary field of study. Concerned with the social, cultural and biological contours of identity, it explores questions of who we are and of past generations engagements with, and definitions of, being and belonging through experiences of place, landscape, language, text, visual and material culture.

Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
The Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies programme of the University of Glasgow offers ESRC accredited training in language-based area studies, as well as advanced training in qualitative and quantitative methods, specialised area studies research training, and language training in one of the region's languages.

Philosophy (Conversion)
The Philosophy (Conversion) programme of the University of Glasgow is designed for students who don't already have a degree in Analytic Philosophy. It will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of analytic philosophy, including such core areas as metaphysics, ethics, social and political philosophy, the history of philosophy, philosophy of the mind and philosophy of mathematics and language.

Modern Languages and Cultures
The Modern Languages and Cultures programme of the University of Glasgow has expertise and supervision in language, culture, sociolinguistics, literature and history for the subjects of French, German, Hispanic, Italian and Slavonic Studies, alongside a strong postgraduate community in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies.

Slavonic Languages
The breadth of Slavonic Languages programme at the University of Glasgow is unique within Scotland and encompasses the languages, history, society and culture of Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic.

English Language and Linguistics
The English Language and Linguistics programme at the University of Glasgow will equip you with the key linguistic and technical research skills to explore the structure and everyday use of English, past and present, from early medieval manuscripts to Renaissance letters, from speech to semantics, from language experiments to investigating vast text corpora.

Italian
Staff in the Italian programme of the University of Glasgow are involved in research primarily in the modern period and can provide postgraduate supervision in a range of topics in modern Italian literature and culture.

American Studies
The American Studies programme of the University of Glasgow is at the forefront of the study of American society and culture, with a dedicated research centre: the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies.

Liberal Arts
This programme offers a fresh approach to developing academic skills within the arts and humanities, featuring a flexible and interdisciplinary degree structure that allows you to study more than one subject in a meaningful and connected way.

Early Modern History
The Early Modern History programme of the University of Glasgow focuses on the late 15th to 18th centuries, providing opportunities to explore social, political, religious and cultural historical themes across wide geographic and chronological ranges in a university with extensive library, museum and archive collections for this period.

English Literature
The English Literature programme of the University of Glasgow is in the top 50 of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, for English Language & Literature.

Creative Writing
The Creative Writing programme of the University of Glasgow has gained an excellent reputation amongst writers, agents and publishers. It is perfect for talented and aspiring writers who want to develop their craft, take risks in their work, and gain creative and critical skills; all as part of a supportive community of fellow writers.

Classics and Ancient History
The Classics and Ancient History programme of the University of Glasgow enables you to acquire and develop skills as an independent researcher in the field of Classics and Ancient History.

Ancient Cultures
The Ancient Cultures programme of the University of Glasgow offers you the opportunity to explore the ancient world from a multicultural and interdisciplinary perspective from the Near-East to North-Western Europe. It is based in Classics, with the participation of Archaeology, Egyptology, Celtic and Gaelic, and Theology and Religious Studies.
Pre-Master's for Law and Social Sciences
The Pre-Master's for Law and Social Sciences prepares you for a postgraduate degree at the University of Glasgow.