Linguistics and English Language
Entry requirements
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in any discipline although a background in linguistics, English language or related discipline.
Months of entry
September
Course content
Our Linguistics and English Language Integrated PhD (IPhD) combines taught modules with original research. The course is for those who haven't completed a programme that leads to PhD study. It will suit those with a background in linguistics, English Language or related disciplines. You'll strengthen your knowledge base and research skills before embarking on writing a thesis.
Studying for an IPhD at Newcastle University offers many benefits and advantages, including:
- a track record in student satisfaction
- diverse staff expertise
- activities and events
- career development
- funding opportunities.
We're one of the largest centres for linguistic research in Europe. This gives you the opportunity to enrich your research. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of methodologies and diverse theoretical perspectives.
Pathways
We offer three pathways, with supervision in the following areas:
- Language acquisition, development and evolution
- Language variation and change
- Formal linguistics.
Department specialisms
First language acquisition and development; acquisition of second language morphosyntax and phonology; evolutionary linguistics; historical/diachronic linguistics; variationist/comparative linguistics; sociolinguistics; grammaticalization; dialect syntax; corpus analysis; linguistic typology; syntactic theory and comparative syntax; phonological theory; morphophonology and morphosyntax; philosophy of language and linguistics; architecture of the language faculty
Information for international students
English Language requirements: Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with 6.5 in writing and a minimum of 6.0 in all other sub-skills). If you have lower English Language scores, you may be accepted onto a Pre-sessional English Language course.
Fees and funding
See our programme fees and funding web page.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- Integrated PhD
- full time48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Sherelle Coulson, Programme Administrator, School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
- pg.english@ncl.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0) 191 208 7199