
Overview
You study topics including:
- Theoretical and descriptive phonology
- Syntactic theory
- Pragmatics
- Semantics
- Phonetics
Our optional modules are in the related fields of applied linguistics, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.
Your future
The Linguistics course offered by the University of Essex can lead to careers in areas such as academic research, publishing, journalism, administration, public service and teaching. You develop key employability skills including research design, data analysis, thinking analytically, report writing and public speaking.
We work with the University’s Employability and Careers Centre to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.
Within our Department of Language and Linguistics, we also offer supervision for PhD and MPhil. We offer supervision in areas including language acquisition, language learning and language teaching, culture and communication, psycholinguistics, language disorders, sociolinguistics, and theoretical and descriptive linguistics.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
Syntactic Theory
Semantics
Sentence Processing
Syntactic Theory
Sociolinguistic Theory
Phonology
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Visit official programme websiteKey information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- A 2:2 degree (or international equivalent) in the following disciplines: English Language studies – including education, English language and Literature, Teaching(English),Linguistics or Modern Languages.
- We will accept applicants with a degree in an unrelated area but which contains a substantial element of education, Linguistics, Language studies and Teaching .
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
19740 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19740 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
9200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9200 GBP per year during 12 months.
PT
- Home/UK fee: £4,600
- International fee: £9,870
Living costs for Colchester
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Funding
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