School of Arts and Humanities

Communications, Media & Culture Law and Philosophy History and Politics Literature and Languages

Video intro to the School

For those with an interest in Arts and Humanities the University of Stirling is a great place to be. Our staff and students are drawn from all over the globe and come together to experience a friendly but challenging intellectual environment. We teach and research in a wide range of disciplines and are committed to multi and inter-disciplinary study. We have a strong postgraduate community and our undergraduate programmes facilitate progression to postgraduate study. The School of Arts and Humanities is very much a happening place where we regularly stage all manner of exhibitions, events and conferences. The culture is rich and vibrant. We believe that University life is about much more than the passing of exams and encourage staff and students to participate in all aspects of University life. We have strong links to the local community and see ourselves as an active player in that community.


Statements make me anxious. They're such hostages to fortune: too hard and fast, too fundamentalist. My poetry would be a dead thing if it couldn't retain its liquidity, couldn't change shape or direction.

Kathleen Jamie

You will benefit from being taught by highly experienced and approachable academic staff, in a friendly and modern environment.

Rebecca Zahn - Lecturer in Law

Publishing has never been more exciting, or more challenging: every part of publishing is radically affected by the digital environment. And yet at the heart of the industry, remain the same principles.

Claire Squires - Professor in Publishing Studies

You are encouraged to think interdisciplinarily, and use data and methods from other disciplines.

Richard Oram - Professor in Environmental History

What has literature to do with the imagination? With the aesthetic? With history? Does literature have a future?

Adrian Hunter - Senior Lecturer in English

You can put the theories into practice: you’ll have experience of a range of different types of translation work

Cristina Johnston - Lecturer in French

Our international status in media research, and links with other research institutions, further complements our standing as a leading centre in the field.

Richard Haynes - Senior Lecturer in Media Studies

Merit scholarships

Merit scholarships

The University of Stirling is offering any UK or European Union student with a First Class Honours degree a £2,000 Scholarship to study full-time on any taught postgraduate course or £1,000 for part-time study.

Scholarships and Funding

Scholarships and Funding

New funded postgraduate places available.