Scottish Ethnology and English Language MA (Hons)
The University of Edinburgh
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 20 graduates of Scottish Ethnology and English Language MA (Hons) and other courses in English Language at The University of Edinburgh for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in English Language.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of English Language at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £23500 | £21500 | £27500 |
25-75 percentile range | £21000 - £28000 | £17500 - £25500 | £22500 - £37500 |
All Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology courses of The University of Edinburgh
Salary of all UK Graduates of Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £23106 | £21435 | £25412 |
25-75 percentile range | £20070 - £26303 | £16972 - £25949 | £19952 - £30870 |
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Course Description
This innovative joint honours programme combines two complementary approaches to the study of human culture and expression.
Ethnology is the discipline which studies the culture and traditions of developed societies, while English Language looks at how English has changed over time.
Ethnology is commonly offered in universities across Europe, but this is the only full undergraduate programme of its kind in the UK. In your ethnological work, you will study Scotland in a comparative context, and gain skills that you can apply to any culture.
A highlight of the programme is the opportunity to work with thousands of hours of recordings in Scots, Gaelic, English, and in dialects now extinct.
Scottish Ethnology
Ethnology is sometimes described as being at the intersection where history and anthropology meet.
Focusing on Scotland, but also looking at comparative material from elsewhere, our programme looks at the varying ways in which a modern European nation expresses itself culturally.
We ask questions like:
- How do customs, beliefs, social organisation, language, music and song help to create and shape identity in the modern world?
- How do we use and make sense of the past from within our present?
- How can this understanding help us to shape our future?
Follow in the footsteps of fieldworkers
Studying Scottish Ethnology is your chance to work with the rich range of materials in the School of Scottish Studies Archives and Scottish Studies Library.
You will explore the work of former staff and students who, since 1951, have been capturing elements of life in Scotland's farming and fishing communities, towns and cities.
Today, the Archives run to:
- 33,000 recordings of songs, music, stories, rhyme and verse
- thousands of photographs and rarely-seen historic documents which capture exceptional and everyday aspects of Scottish culture and heritage
These materials are kept alive through our teaching, undergraduate and postgraduate research, and through the work of our Traditional Artist and Gaelic Writer in Residence.
English Language
The English language has a well-recorded history of more than 1,000 years.
Its changes can be traced through written materials ranging from medieval manuscripts to text messages, and more recently, through recordings of spoken English.
Your studies will develop your knowledge and understanding of:
- the principles of theoretical linguistics
- the way we learn language
- the regional and social variations of language, particularly the English language
- methods of communication
In your honours years, you can opt to study the Scots language, which has its own rich linguistic and literary tradition.
The benefits of the four-year degree
Our four-year programme is very flexible. In Years 1 and 2, in addition to your core subjects, you will choose option courses from a broad list of disciplines.
You can, for example, learn one or more languages (including Scottish Gaelic), or explore other world cultures.
This structure gives you the chance to gain intercultural competencies in other areas of the arts, humanities and social sciences before specialising in your honours years (Years 3 and 4).
When you graduate, you will have in-depth experience working with traditional resources, modern media, digital data and some of the best linguistics and phonetics equipment in the world.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Scottish Ethnology and English Language MA (Hons) at The University of Edinburgh
25% | Media Professionals |
10% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
10% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Welfare and housing associate professionals |
5% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Business and Financial Project Management Professionals |
5% | Customer service occupations |
Grading & Study Time
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for English Language
All English Language courses of The University of Edinburgh
English language requirements
test | Grade | Additional Details |
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IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Total 65 with at least 5.5 in each component. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 92 | Total 92 with at least 20 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Total 176 with at least 162 in each component |
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Cambridge English Proficiency | Total 176 with at least 162 in each component |
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Trinity ISE | ISE II with distinctions in all four components |
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PTE Academic | 62 | Total 62 with at least 54 in each component |
Costs
Tuition Fees Scottish Ethnology and English Language MA (Hons)
Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
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Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Scotland | £1820 | year 1 |
England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
EU | £26500 | year 1 |
International | £26500 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Scottish students must apply to the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) for payment of their tuition fees.
EU On 9th July 2020 the decision was made by the Scottish Government to end free university tuition for European Union (EU) students starting in 2021-22. Funding policy for EU nationals and associated groups starting a course of study in academic year 2022-23 or later will be in line with international fees.
Full time international and EU students will pay a fixed annual fee rate for the duration of their programme.
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
University Rankings
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NTU Rankings by Subject
[Published 11 July, 2023]
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About The University of Edinburgh
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- 11 July, 2023