Master of Arts [M.A] [English (Hons)] From University of St Andrews

Academic Eligibility:

• Students should have a bachelor's degree from a recognized institution or university.
• International Baccalaureate (IB): 36 (HL 6,5,5) to 38 (HL 6,6,6 plus SL 6,6,6).
• Students must be qualified in IELTS or TOEFL and PTE to get admission to this program.
• University of St Andrews does not require the GMAT or the GRE.

Indian Student Eligibility:

Postgraduate candidates will be expected to hold a good second division (2.1) or first division UK Bachelor's degree with Honours, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject, or a relevant postgraduate qualification.

• Typical Indian degree equivalents with first-class grades of 60% to 80% (minimum) or 7.0-9.0 CGPA, depending on the institution attended, include:
  • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com/BComm/B.Comm.) or Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (BCA) awarded from a recognised Higher Education, Professional or Specialist institution.
  • Bachelor of Engineering/Technology, when awarded from an institute of national importance, centre of advanced study, an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), or the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
  • Bachelor of Science Engineering/Engineering/Technology, when awarded from a central university, a recognised state university, or a regional Engineering college.
    Indian Institute of Engineers examinations A and B.

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).