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Overview
The group’s expertise covers the broad scope of psycholinguistics, as well as connections to other areas of social and cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience, and members use a wide range of experimental, observational, computational, and neuroscience methods. The group is part of one of the largest collections of natural language researchers in Europe, with links to computer scientists, linguists, and philosophers.
Career opportunities
The Psychology of Language programme at The University of Edinburgh is primarily designed for students who aspire to pursue a research-oriented career in psychology of language. However, students interested in careers outside research will obtain a broad range of highly desirable transferable skills, in areas such as research design, data science, critical evaluation and synthesis of scientific literature, and written and oral communication.
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Core courses- Psychological Research Skills - General advanced research methodology
- Univariate Statistics and Methodology using R
- Multivariate Statistics and Methodology using R - Advanced statistical modelling
- Psychology of Language 1 (semester 1) and Psychology of Language 2 (human language processing; semester 2)
- Neuroscience of Language (taught by the Language, Cognition, and Communication research group)
- Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Brain Imaging in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Specialist Techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Atypical Development
- Applied Psychological Testing
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Or any other Edinburgh course open to MSc students, as agreed by the programme director
Dissertation
The dissertation, submitted in August, involves conducting an empirical research project in close collaboration with an expert supervisor, sometimes also working with other graduate students.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
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Language
English
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies Psychology View 613 other Masters in Language Studies in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in psychology, linguistics, cognitive science or a related subject.
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International
26300 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26300 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
12500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12500 GBP per year during 12 months.
- Home: £6,250
- International/EU: £13,150
Living costs for Edinburgh
725 - 1167 GBP /month
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