Library holdings are good in most of the areas listed above. There are excellent word-processing and computing facilities in the Hetherington Language Centre, where the Department is housed. The department organizes regular research seminars involving visiting speakers, departmental and other Glasgow university staff members and postgraduate students while the Modern Languages seminar series on feminism is organized by a member of the Department. In the later part of their period of postgraduate study, students are frequently invited to contribute to the Department's undergraduate programme, and are thus enabled to acquire a valuable teaching experience prior to applying for academic posts.

Supervision is available for the degrees of M.Phil (by dissertation), M.Litt and Ph.D.
 

and to present a dissertation of between 10,000 and 15,000 words, which will be weighted at one quarter of the total examination. The choice of options, and of the topic of the dissertation are subject to the approval of the two Departments.

The course runs from 1st October to 30th September in each academic year. (By arrangement 1st September to 31st August). The examination consists of three three-hour papers (one on each of the three themes of study); these papers are taken in June (or later by arrangement). The dissertation is to be submitted by 30th September.

For part-time students the course lasts three years. The examination papers are taken at the end of the second year and the dissertation must be submitted by the end of the third year.

There is a wide choice of literature options in both departments, although there is a difference as regards their availability between the departments. The English Literature department lists eight options, not all of which will necessarily be available in the one session. The Hispanic Studies department lists between six and eight options each session, but the list is amended annually. Prospective students are advised to contact both departments in advance in order to clarify their curriculum possibilities.

Those students who opt for a dissertation entirely or partly within Hispanic Studies will be allocated a supervisor by the Head of Department according to staff specialisms. These are broadly as follows :
 

The course is designed to appeal to students possessing a variety of undergraduate curricula, but lays particular stress on the areas of translation and literature. Students may submit a translation with an appropriate accompanying commentary or introduction as their dissertation.