Overview

Through Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Online) course from University of Birmingham you'll have 24/7 access to the online course so you can study flexibly around your commitments. Benefit from the expertise of a world top 30 English Language and Literature department (QS World University Rankings 2025) without leaving home.

You can immediately apply your new insights to the classroom, and you can explore a work-related topic in your dissertation.

Career opportunities:

By studying a postgraduate degree in the Department of Linguistics and Communication at Birmingham, you’ll develop transferable skills suited to a range of career paths. These skills include strong written and verbal communication, organisation skills, time management and analysing information.

The Linguistics postgraduate students have gone on to work in careers such as 'Project Manager', 'Senior Editor' and 'English as a Second Language Instructor' in organisations such as Duolingo, Kaplan International Languages and Out of Nothing Pictures.

The University has commissioned Cturtle as our data partner for tracking our alumni destinations. The data above is a subset from 43,666 alumni who completed their course up to 31 July.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Corpus Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
English Language Teaching Management
Functional Grammar
Language Testing
Language and New Media
Lexis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 30 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-12-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

PTE Academic

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 17 other Masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

PTE Academic

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To gain a place at Birmingham you will need to meet our general entry requirements, as well as those specific to your course. Your application will be reviewed by the course’s Admissions Tutor, who will decide whether your application should receive an offer.
You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 Honours degree in a relevant subject like English Language or Linguistics.
Relevant equivalent study or professional experience can also be considered for entry. Please include details of your current and/or previous employment in your application.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1304 GBP / module

≈ 1304 GBP / module
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1304 GBP / module

≈ 1304 GBP / module

Additional Details

£1,304 per module (October 2025-July 2026)/£1360 per module (October 2026)

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Online).

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Overview

Career opportunities:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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