University of Birmingham Masters Degrees in English Literature & Language

By pursuing research in English Literature at Birmingham, you will be joining a vibrant and dynamic research community thanks to the Department’s diverse research interests and approaches. Read more

Carry out your research with one of the UK’s leading English Language departments, renowned for its expertise in Corpus Research, Cognitive Linguistics… Read more

Are you interested in the relationship between language and society, or in how language is organised in the mind? Do you want to learn more about how English… Read more

This innovative programme gives you the opportunity to explore your literary interests from the medieval period through to present day. Read more

This programme is for teachers of English wishing to upgrade their professional knowledge, and those who are interested in the application of language research to language teaching. Read more

Are you interested in learning how the English language works? How it may be analysed and how you learn languages? The MA in Applied Linguistics is a programme that allows you to develop expertise in specific areas of linguistics, such as corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and/or language pedagogy. Read more

This programme offers an unrivalled opportunity to study Shakespeare in the heart of his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. Read more

Are you interested in a career in English language teaching? Are you already an early-career teacher of English and want to advance your professional standing?  Our distinctive, well-established and popular MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programme is designed for those with less than one year’s language teaching experience. Read more

This unique programme has been designed to create forward-thinking conversations about what Shakespeare is and what Shakespeare can be in today’s world. Read more

Are you interested in a career in English language teaching? Are you already a teacher of English and want to advance your professional standing?  Our popular MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is designed for practising teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Read more

Are you interested in the relationship between language and society? Do you want to learn more about how vocabulary works and the difference between spoken and written language?  Our MA in Applied Linguistics is intended for anyone interested in the application of language research to language pedagogy, and for teachers of English who wish to upgrade their professional standing. Read more

The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (English) leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Our specialist programme, which offers high quality training and support, will prepare you to teach in the 11-18 age range and is run in close partnership with schools. Read more

Are you interested in a career in English language teaching? Are you already an early-career teacher of English and want to advance your professional standing?… Read more

Our MA in Comparative Literature and Critical Theories is an interdisciplinary, transnational programme. Read more

Interpreting is a highly-skilled profession, requiring academic training as well as extensive practice in relevant settings. Read more