Entry requirements

Upper second class honours (or overseas equivalent) in an undergraduate degree with a significant linguistics component is required. Proof of advanced proficiency in academic English will be required for applicants where English is not a native language (IELTS 7.0, with 7.0 in writing).

Months of entry

September

Course content

A pre-doctoral training programme that gives you a research-led and critical approach to the study of linguistics. You'll explore a broad range of areas including sociolinguistics, formal linguistics, experimental linguistics, developmental linguistics. We'll also teach you the key research skills you'll need for doctoral-level study.

· Study in the UK’s top-ranked linguistics department (RAE 2008, REF 2014)

· You can apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both your MRes and a PhD

· Gain sophisticated research skills

You'll study core modules in research design, social and epistemological theory, and qualitative and quantitative methods offered jointly by Queen Mary, King's College London (KCL) and Imperial College London as part of the ESRC-funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership.

You'll also complete a range of modules offered in conjunction with the Department's Linguistic MA.

Department specialisms

Sociolinguistics; Modern English Language; Theoretical Syntax; Language Typology; Language and Gender

Information for international students

For more information, please see here.

Fees and funding

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Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MRes
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    part time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
  • MA by research
    part time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

MA: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/coursefinder/courses/121540.html MRes: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/coursefinder/courses/189901.html

Course contact details

Name
School of Languages, Linguistics and Film
Email
sllf-pg@qmul.ac.uk