Edinburgh is the first UNESCO World City of Literature, a fantastic literary city which many greats of Scottish and English literature have called home.

On this programme, you will develop your critical, analytic, linguistic and creative skills by engaging with a broad range of texts and a variety of approaches to reading.

You will explore the cultural contexts of all major periods of Scottish literature from the late Middle Ages to the present, and select honours courses on the basis of your own interests in specific topics, periods or genres.

Studying literature prepares you to contribute to a society in which an understanding of texts of all kinds is crucially important. It shows an openness to ideas and perspectives other than your own, an essential attribute in many careers and a global marketplace.