MA degree module catalogue
Our MA courses let you choose from a wide selection of modules
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Our undergraduate MA degree follows the traditional Scottish degree structure and you will study more than one subject in both your first two years (Levels 1 and 2) even if you are applying for a single Honours degree (such as MA (Hons English).
Each degree has its own rules on the number and selection of modules you are able to take. You should read the appropriate page for your course before making your selection to avoid disappointment.
You can also refer to the full MA Degree Rules and Regulations document.
English, Film, and Creative Writing modules 2020-21
English - Level 1
Semester 1
- Human Futures - HU11001 (highly recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Introduction to Literary Study - EN11001 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Reading the Screen: An Introduction to Film Studies - EN11003 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Introduction to Creative Writing - EN11011 (recommended)
- Introduction to Comics - EN11008 (10 credit module delivered on a Saturday)
- Introduction to Children's Literature - EN11013 (10 credit module delivered in the evening)
Semester 2
- Approaches to Reading - EN12014 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Classic Hollywood Cinema - EN12007 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Making Memory - HU12003 (EVENING workshop available)
- Outlining Your Novel - EN12013 (10 credit module delivered in the evening)
English - Level 2
Semester 1
- Romantic to Victorian Literature - EN22002 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- National Cinemas Post-1945 - EN22006 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Gender, Sexuality, Culture - HU21001
Semester 2
- Modernist to Contemporary Literature - EN21004 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Film Noir - EN22004 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Practicing Creative Writing - EN22007 (recommended for Creative Writing)
English - Level 3
Semester 1
- Writing Creative Essays - EN31028 (Recommended Creative Writing/HYBRID English-Creative Writing)
- Film Art - EN32020 (Film)
- Renaissance to Restoration Theatre - EN31024 (pre-1900)
- The English Novel - EN32022 (pre-1900)
- Modernism and Modernity - EN32005
- Medieval Literature - EN32003 (pre-1900)
Semester 2
- Literature to Comics - EN31015
- Theoretical Perspectives on Film from Early Cinema to New Media - EN31027
- American Literature - EN32001 (pre-1900) (Evening available)
- Contemporary Literature - EN32009
- The African Novel - EN31026
- Caribbean Literature - EN32037
- Creative Practice Research in the Humanities - HU32002
English - Level 4
Semester 1
- Dissertation - EN41011
- Deciding on Writing - EN41004 (Recommended Creative Writing)
- American Modernism - EN42010
- Of Gods and Monsters: The Literature of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings - EN41002 (pre-1900)
- British Comics Creators - EN41024
- Contemporary Poetry - EN41003
- Contemporary Drama and Performance - EN41033
Semester 2
- Dissertation - EN41011
- H G Wells, Science Fiction and Film - EN41016 (HYBRID English-Film) (EVENING available)
- Shakespearean Stars: the Corpus on Screen - EN41028 (HYBRID English-Film) (pre-1900)
- Current Feminist Literatures - EN41032
- Scottish and Irish Fiction - EN41027 (pre-1900)
- Writing History - HU41001 (HYBRID English-History)
European Studies modules 2020-21
European Studies - Level 1
Semester 1
- Human Futures - HU11001 (highly recommended)
Semester 2
- Europe: Space, Time and Peoples - EU11001 (recommended)
Plus ONE of the following recommended modules
- Plato and the Good Life - PI11006 (semester 1)
- The Rise of Atlantic Empires - HY11005 (semester 1)
- PF/PG/PS11001 - Applied Languages 1A (intensive) (semester 1)
- PF/PG/PS11003 - Applied Languages 1A (semester 1)
- The Age of Revolution, c.1750-1850 - HY11004 (semester 2)
- Descartes, Thought and Reality - PI11007 (semester 2)
- PF/PG/PS12002 - Applied Languages 1A (intensive) (semester 2)
- PF/PG/PS12004 - Applied Languages 1A (semester 2)
European Studies - Level 2
Semester 2
- Contemporary Challenges for Europe - EU21002 (Recommended)
Plus ONE of the following recommended modules:
- National Cinemas Post-1945 - EN22006 (semester 1)
- PF/PG/PS21001 - Applied Languages 2A (intensive) (semester 1)
- PF/PG/PS21003 - Applied Languages 2A (semester 1)
- Film Noir - EN22004 (semester 2)
- PF/PG/PS22002 - Applied Languages 2B (intensive) (semester 2)
- PF/PG/PS22004 - Applied Languages 2B (semester 2)
European Studies - Level 3
Semester 1
- Women and Gender in Twentieth-Century Europe - HY31038
- Medieval Literature - EN32003
- Questions of Ulster - HY32010
- Film Art - EN32020
- The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 - PO31011 tbc
- Fear, Anxiety and Courage in Philosophy and Film - PI31022
- Natures-Cultures - PI31025
- Concepts of Critique: Kant and After - PI32025
Semester 2
- Holland in the Age of Rembrandt - HY31020
- Imperial Spain - HY32017
- European Union Politics & Simulation - PO32007 tbc
- German Idealism and Its Consequences - PI31024
- Philosophising in Tongues: Philosophy, Politics and Languages - PI31027
- Philososphy + Art Now - PI31020
Year Long
- PF/PG/PS30001 - Applied Languages 3 (Law & Psychology students)
- PF/PG/PS30002 - Applied Languages 3: Languages and Culture in Context
European Studies - Level 4
Semester 1
- Enlightened Despotism in Europe - HY41004
- Of Gods and Monsters: Literature of the Angelo-Saxons and Vikings - EN41002
- Contemporary Drama & Performance - EN41033
- Nietzsche - PI41027
Semester 2
- Dissertation - EU40002
- Wittgenstein - PI41014
- Fundamental Texts in the European Tradition - Phenomenology - PI42014
- Crime and Criminal justice in Britain and Europe 1750-1914 - HY42059
- Current Feminist Literatures - EN41032
- History of the Book - HU42001
- Film and Theatre - EN42027
- Russian Politics in Transition - PO41009
Year Long
- PF/PG/PS40001 - Applied Languages 4 (Law & Psychology Students
- PF/PG/PS40002 - Applied Languages 4: Language and Culture in Context
History modules 2020-21
History - Level 1
Semester 1
- Human Futures - HU11001 (highly recommended) (NB. EVENING workshop available)
- The Rise of Atlantic Empires, 1500-1750 - HY11005 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- The History of Dundee - HY11007 (10 credit module delivered in the evening)
Semester 2
- Age of Revolution, c. 16880-1871 - HY11004 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Making Memory - HU12003 (recommended)
History - Level 2
Semester 1
- Scotland and the Wider World - HY22006 (recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Gender, Sexuality, Culture - HU21001
Semester 2
- Imperialism and Decolonisation, 1850-2000 - HY21004 (EVENING workshop available)
- Contemporary America in Context - HU22001 (recommended) (NB. EVENING workshop available)
History - Level 3
Semester 1
- Making History: Issues in the Study of the Past - HY31029 (Recommended Single & Joint Honours)
- Women and Gender in Twentieth-Century Europe - HY31038 (European Studies choice)
- The Jewel and the Crown - HY32002
- Questions of Ulster - HY32010
- America in the Sixties - HY32032
Semester 2
- Scottish Diaspora - HY31013
- Holland in the Age of Rembrandt - HY31020
- Invasion of America - HY31037 (EVENING module)
- Life at the Margins: Sinners, Deviants and Outcasts in Early Modern Scotland, c.1550-1750 - HY31041
- Imperial Spain - HY32017
- Contemporary African History - HY32035 (TWIN-TRACK History-Politics)
History - Level 4
Semester 1
- Dissertation - HY40001
- Scotland: Restoration, Revolution and Union, 1660-1707 - HY41056
- Modern South Africa: Apartheid, African Liberation and Democracy - HY41053 (TWIN-TRACK History-Politics)
- Colonial New York - HY42037
- Settling the Trans-Appalachian West - HY42052
- Slavery: History, Memory, Legacy - HY41057
- Enlightened Despotism - HY41004
Semester 2
- Dissertation - HY40001
- Revolution in Ireland - HY41024
- The Scottish Highlands & Islands: Health, Politics and Society 1759-1948 - HY42058
- Crime and Criminal justice in Britain and Europe 1750-1914 - HY42059
- Everyday Life in Early Modern Scotland - HY42060
- Writing History - HU41001
Languages modules 2020-21
Language modules are for learners of the language, not native speakers.
Level 1 - Seeing the Signs: British Sign Language (NEW module)
Languages - Level 1
Semester 1
- Applied Languages 1A (Intensive) French - PF11001 · German - PG11001 · Spanish - PS11001
- Applied Languages 1A French - PF11003 · German- PG11003 · Spanish - PS11003
Semester 2
- Applied Languages 1B (Intensive) French - PF12002 · German - PG12002 · Spanish - PS12002
- Applied Languages 1B French - PF12004 · German- PG12004 · Spanish - PS12004
Also available, Languages for All modules
Languages - Level 2
Semester 1
- Applied Languages 2A (Intensive) French - PF21001 · German - PG21001 · Spanish - PS21001
- Applied Languages 2A French - PF21003 · German- PG21003 · Spanish - PS21003
Semester 2
- Applied Languages 2B (Intensive) French - PF22002 · German - PG22002 · Spanish - PS22002
- Applied Languages 2B French - PF22004 · German- PG22004 · Spanish - PS22004
Also available, Languages for All modules
Languages - Level 3
Year-long
- Applied Languages 3 French - PF30001 · German - PG30001 · Spanish - PS30001
- Applied Languages 3: Language and Culture in Context French - PF30002 · German - PG30002 · Spanish - PS30002
Also available, Languages for All modules
Languages - Level 4
Year-long
- Applied Languages 4 French - PF40001 · German - PG40001 · Spanish - PS40001
- Applied Languages 4: Language and Culture in Context French - PF40002 · German - PG40002 · Spanish - PS40002
Philosophy modules 2020-21
Philosophy - Level 1
Semester 1
- Human Futures - HU11001 (highly recommended) (EVENING workshop available)
- Plato and the Good Life - PI11006 (EVENING workshop available)
- Introduction to Scientific Methods and Creativity - PI11008
Semester 2
- Making Memory - HU12003 (EVENING workshop available)
- Introduction to Aesthetics - PI11005 (Art & Philosophy and Erasmus students)
- Descartes, Thought and Reality - PI11007 (EVENING workshop available)
- Philosophy and Popular Culture - PI12007 (10 credit module delivered in the evening)
Philosophy - Level 2
Semester 1
- Thinking About Life: Existentialism, Life World and Dasein - PI21004 (NB. EVENING workshop available)
- Gender, Sexuality, Culture - HU21001
Semester 2
- Aesthetics - PI22006 (EVENING workshop available)
Philosophy - Level 3
Semester 1
- Fear, Anxiety, and Courage in Philosophy and Film - PI31022 (Evening module)
- Concepts of Critique: Kant and After - PI32025
- Natures-Cultures - PI31025
Semester 2
- Philosophising in Tongues: Philosophy, Politics and Language - PI31027
- German Idealism and Its Consequences - PI31024 (Evening module)
- Philosophy + Art Now - PI31020
Philosophy- Level 4
Semester 1
Semester 2
General modules and modules from other school 2020-21
Other Modules - Level 1
School of Humanities modules
- Human Futures - HU11001 (evening available)
- Making Memory - HU12003 (evening available)
School of Social Sciences modules
- Global Economic Perspectives - BU11004
- Foundations of Economic Analysis - BU12004
- The Physical Environment - EV11001
- Environments For Life - EV12002
- Introduction to Geography Part 1: The Unequal World - GE11001
- Introduction to Geography Part 2: Environment, the City and Society - GE12002
- Politics and Public Policy - PO11001
- Introductory Psychology:1 - PY11001
- Introductory Psychology:2 - PY12002
- Planning for Sustainable Cities - UP11004
- Reading Urban Places - UP12004
School of Science and Engineering modules (tbc)
- Introduction to Software Development - AC11001 (semester 1)
- Web Authoring - AC11002 (semester 1)
- Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms - AC12001 (semester 2)
- Argumentation and Computers - AC12003 (semester 2)
- Mathematics 1A - MA11001
- Mathematics 1B - MA12001
- Space Physics and Astronomy - PH12003 (semester 2)
Other Modules - Level 2
School of Humanities modules
School of Social Sciences modules
- Microeconomics- BU21004
- Macroeconomics and Applied Policy - BU22005
- Management and Monitoring - EV21001
- Mechanisms and Measurements - EV22002
- Management in the Built and Natural Environments - UP21003
- Shaping the Environments: Politics, Environmentalism and Activism - UP22003
- Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy - GE21001
- Dynamic Physical Worlds: Earth, Water and Ice - GE22002
- Geography Field Course - GE22003
- Comparative Politics - PO22002
- International Relations - PO21001
- Understanding the Mind- PY21001 (semester 1)
- Individual Development - PY22002 (semester 2)
- Shaping Cities: politics, theory and practice - UP21004
- People and Places - UP22004
School of Science & Engineering modules
- Creative Interactions - AC21011 (semester 1)
- Physical Computing - AC22006 (semester 2)
- Mathematics 2A - MA21001 (semester 1)
- Mathematics 2B - MA22001 (semester 2)
Careers Service modules
- Career Planning Online - AG20001 (available in both semesters)
- Internship - AG22037 (semester 2) To be signed up for this in Semester 1 in order to arrange internship.