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English and Sustainable Development MA (Hons)

University of St Andrews

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University of St Andrews
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Course options

  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

English

The MA (Hons) in English will teach you to closely read texts across a range of genres and historical eras, and to consider the ideas, human values and historical forces that have helped shape literature.

As part of your degree, you will be introduced to a wide spectrum of literary works, from medieval texts in Old English and Scots to Renaissance plays, contemporary poetry, revolutionary nineteenth-century novels and more.

Course information

The MA (Hons) in English is a four-year course run by the School of English. In the first two years, you will read and reflect on a broad range of topics across a variety of literary genres from the Middle Ages to the present day. This will equip you with the range of literary experience and critical skills necessary for more in-depth study of specialist subject areas at Honours level.

Your future

Careers

A degree in English from St Andrews will open doors to a large and varied number of possible careers.

A degree in English from St Andrews demonstrates to employers that you are a good writer with the ability to craft and edit prose in English. It shows you are able to absorb and process information and are good at conducting research. It shows that you are good at verbal and written communication and that you have high-level analytic skills. These are skills that are invaluable in most jobs.

Career destinations for recent graduates include:

  • art administration (the Barbican Centre and Sotheby's)
  • charitable organisations
  • internships with the United Nations
  • public policy (Scottish Executive and the British Council)
  • sales (Waterstones and WHSmith)
  • the financial sector (KPMG and Santander)
  • writers and editors (Oxford University Press, Penguin Books, Harper Collins and more).

Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is widely regarded as the most promising framework for addressing environmental and developmental challenges in the 21st century. These challenges include the provision of clean water and adequate sanitation, energy generation and supply, human health, food production and distribution, and the continuing threat to biodiversity.

The MA (Hons) in Sustainable Development encourages students to rise to the challenges of the environment and society and focuses on the study of principles and practices of sustainability in an interdisciplinary environment.

Sustainable development is studied up to Honours level in both the Faculty of Science (BSc) and the Faculty of Arts (MA). Students who have a background in the Arts or who wish to study sustainable development alongside Arts subjects at St Andrews should apply for the MA. For those interested in studying sustainable development alongside Science subjects, the BSc in Sustainable Development may be of interest instead.

Course information

The MA (Hons) in Sustainable Development is a four-year course run by the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, with contributions from the Schools of Biology, Chemistry, and the School of Management.

Your future

Careers

Given sustainable development’s high global profile, graduates with this degree are in demand because of their keen interest in the nature and future of the planet, and their skills in thinking critically and creatively about today’s key challenges.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 30,160per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

Entry requirements

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

A level

A level : AAA

To include English or English Literature. Subjects excluded: Citizenship Studies, Critical Thinking, Global Perspectives and Research (GPR) and General Studies.

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University information

University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews

  • University League Table

    4th

  • Campus address

    University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews, KY16 9AJ, Scotland

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    3rd out of 96

    3rd out of 73 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    194 96%

    2nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    3rd

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.37 84%

    7th

    12

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    211 100%

    1st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    84.0 84%

    11th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.23 81%

    19th

    3

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