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.

Programme Structure

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)

Option courses include:

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.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2023-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Psychology View 542 other Masters in Language Studies in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in psychology, linguistics, cognitive science or a related subject.

Tuition Fee

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International

26300 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26300 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

12500 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based 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

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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