MSc Degrees in Linguistics, United Kingdom

6th in the UK for linguistics Times 2023 8th in the UK for Linguistics Complete University Guide (2024) 10th in the UK for linguistics QS World Rankings (2023) Linguistics today is a centrepiece of cognitive science. Read more

This programme gives you the intellectual and practical skills you need to engage in linguistics research, either by itself, or as part of cross-disciplinary research. Read more

This programme offers a linguistic perspective on real-world problems of language in use, with a strong emphasis on developing skills and knowledge that can be applied in a wide range of professional settings. Read more

Our English Language and Linguistics postgraduate degree gives you an excellent opportunity to study the complex workings of language and explore its central role in society. Read more

Join a world-leading department with links to intelligence, investigative, and evidential research centres and projects Learn from experts in the two fields… Read more

Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which mediates between the theory of language and the practice of language learning. Read more

This programme will develop your understanding of how language knowledge is acquired and how it changes as people acquire or lose language at various points in their life. Read more

This Masters will equip you with the key linguistic and technical research skills to explore the structure and everyday use of English, past and present, from early medieval manuscripts to Renaissance letters, from speech to semantics, from language experiments to investigating vast text corpora. Read more

6th in the UK for linguistics Times 2023 8th in the UK for Linguistics Complete University Guide (2024) 10th in the UK for linguistics QS World Rankings (2023) Forensic Speech Science (FSS) comprises various applications of phonetics, linguistics, acoustics, and speech technology to tackling problems in police work or providing evidence in legal cases. Read more

This course is only available if you’re applying through the  Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership  (NINE DTP). Read more

The MSc ALLT is a degree aimed at professionals of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and modern foreign languages, which is taught… Read more

This intensive programme will enable you to delve deeper into the structure of the English language’s: phonology syntax and semantics modern and historical development Joining an internationally acclaimed centre for research and teaching in the linguistic study of English, you will explore in depth a global language with a rich history and great social and geographical variation. Read more

This intensive programme covers all areas of speech and language processing, from phonetics, speech synthesis and speech recognition to natural language generation and machine translation. Read more

Apply for this programme Leading experts will instruct you key, contemporary issues in language sciences. Building on core knowledge in linguistics and psycholinguistics, you'll gain professional training in the neuroscience of language, language development and disorders, and multilingualism. Read more

This Masters will enable you to explore the links between producing and processing speech and language as part of everyday social interaction. Read more