▁ML itt ▁is ▁awarded ▁as ▁a ▁one - year ▁taught ▁post grad uate ▁degree ▁during ▁which ▁students ▁study ▁three / four ▁taught ▁components , ▁sit ▁exam in ations ▁on ▁those ▁components ▁( or ▁complete ▁ass essed ▁course work ) ▁and ▁successfully ▁submit ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁( gener ally ▁between ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁words ). ▁ ▁The ▁ML itt ▁( Res earch ) ▁may ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁a ▁student ▁whose ▁post grad uate ▁course ▁of ▁special ▁study ▁and ▁research ▁represents ▁a ▁significant ▁contribution ▁to ▁knowledge . ▁The ▁period ▁of ▁full - time ▁study ▁is ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁th esis ▁is ▁normally ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 - 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁words . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁Scottish ▁Univers ities : ▁University ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s , ▁University ▁of ▁Aber de en , ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow , ▁University ▁of ▁D und ee , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁University ▁of ▁St ir ling ▁for ▁example , ▁all ▁award ▁one ▁year ▁ML itt ▁taught ▁post grad uate ▁degrees . ▁In ▁addition ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Aber de en ▁also ▁awards ▁a ▁one - year ▁ML itt ▁by ▁research . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁normally ▁offers ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁M Sc ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁taught ▁post grad uate ▁degree ▁and ▁offers ▁either ▁an ▁ML itt ▁or ▁Master ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁over ▁two ▁years ▁by ▁research . ▁ ▁In ▁all ▁cases , ▁the ▁ML itt ▁is ▁usually ▁awarded ▁in ▁Arts