University of Birmingham MA Degrees in Linguistics & Classics

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

Are you interested in understanding and critiquing the ways in which language is used in politics, the media, and intercultural communication? In today’s ‘globalised’ world, it is increasingly necessary to communicate across cultural boundaries of language, style and values. Read more

Develop your career as a professional translator through our flexible and industry ready MA in Translation Studies. Join our global community of translators to discover the art of translation at one of the world’s top 150 Modern Languages departments*. 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

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

Translation, as a trade and an art, plays an important part in bringing nations together, and facilitating dialogue, understanding and co-operation. Read more

Immerse yourself in the advanced study of Greco-Roman civilisation with our Antiquity MA: Classics and Ancient History pathway. Read more

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

Invest your passion for languages and translation with our new practice-based, specialised MA in Translation Studies Arabic-English-Arabic.  This… Read more