Applied Linguistics

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject.

A 2.2 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) with work experience in the following may be considered: Teaching (especially Languages), Translation in Journalism/Media/Business or community-based political work or any other relevant work experience.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This Masters focuses on how linguistic research can help solve language-related problems in professional practice and public life. It is designed for you to become a research-led specialist in areas such as language and education, intercultural communication, language and politics and professional discourse. You will design and undertake your own applied research project as part of this degree.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• This programme allows you to supplement specialist courses in Applied Linguistics with a wide range of topics of your choosing, including discourse analysis, name studies, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, phonetics and more.
• Our facilities include an outstanding provision of linguistic laboratories, including digital humanities, corpus resources and phonetics.

Information for international students

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• overall 7.0; two subtests no less than 6.5 and two subtests no less than 7.0
• IELTS One Skill Retake Accepted
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.