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Masters Degree Description

On this flexible programme, you will study in the UK’s top department for linguistic research. You can select a pathway that suits your research and career plans. Our Linguistics MA also has a Research Practicum option, where you can take a placement with one of our staff. You’ll gain practical experience in conducting linguistics research. In addition to your dissertation, you can work as a research assistant on one of our research projects.

  • Study in the UK’s top-ranked linguistics department (RAE 2008, REF 2014)
  • Choose from four specialist pathways: Conversion, General, Specialisation in Sociolinguistics or Specialisation in Formal Linguistics
  • Research placement option
  • Bursaries of £5,000 available from the Philological Society
  • Gain an excellent grounding in research methods and skills

Entry Requirements

A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level

Other routes

Candidates that do not currently meet the set entry requirements may also have the option to study the Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences. Meeting the required grades on completion of this programme will provide a pathway to study MA Linguistics.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are a number of ways you can fund your postgraduate degree.

  • Scholarships and bursaries
  • Postgraduate loans (UK students)
  • Country-specific scholarships for international students

Student Destinations

You’ll be able to attend our training workshops throughout the year, which will provide specialist linguistics training, as well as guidance on how to write journal articles, research ethics and knowledge transfer in general.

We also offer advising on funding and applications for MA students considering pursuing a PhD in Linguistics.

We also provide you with a superb professional network: our MA cohort form close links during and after their degree – and even after graduation, you’ll still be invited to our events and networking opportunities.

Students have gone on to careers in areas such as marketing and PR in organisations such as:

  • the BBC
  • the British Council
  • the Cabinet Office
  • Google
  • the Guardian.

Module Details

Compulsory/Core modules

  • Dissertation in Linguistics

Compulsory/Core Elective modules

  • Sociolinguistic Theory
  • Dissertation Proseminar
  • From Morpheme to Meaning
  • Research Methods in Sociolinguistics
  • Trends in Linguistic Research
  • Introduction to Phonology
  • Introduction to Semantics
  • Introduction to Syntax
  • Syntax
  • Formal Semantics

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