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Linguistics (MA)

This course is for students with an undergraduate degree in any subject who want a qualification in linguistics. Students also write a research dissertation on a topic of their own choice. To help them achieve this, the programme has a compulsory module on Research Training which includes training in specific linguistic research and general social science research. This is complemented by research and transferable skills training from the University’s Graduate Training Programme. Students who have a BA in Linguistics may be exempt from compulsory modules which they have already covered as part of their first degree, or may prefer to follow one of the other MA courses offered by the School.

Students must take 180 Credits in total from the list below:

Part One: (120 credits)

Students must take the following compulsory modules:

Semester One

Semester Two

QXL4411: Foundations of Linguistics (20)

QXL4463 Language, Culture & Power (20)

 

QXL4432 Research Methods in Linguistics (20)

Students must take three further 20 credit modules from the following:

QXL4417: Language Acquisition (20)

QXL4404: Language Contact and Bilinguals (20)

QXL4435: Current issues in Bilingualism (20)

QXL4416: Language pathology (20)

QXL4444: Text analysis (20)

QXL4418: L2 speech learning (20)

QXL4446: Issues in Forensic Linguistics (20)

QXL4420: Second language acquisition (20)

QXL4447: Grammatical Systems & Change (20)

QXL4423 :Cyber Crimes (20)

QXL4457: Metaphor & Thought  (20)

QXL4424: Authorship Attribution (20)

QXL4472: Welsh Linguistics (20)

QXL4461: Language, Space & Time (20)

NOTE: Students with ESRC funding must take 20 credits worth of Modules  from the Graduate Programme Transferable Skills Courses instead of one of the above optional 20 credit Modules. Students who intend to seek ESRC +3 doctoral funding are advised to do so.

Part 2: Dissertation (60 credits)

QXL4400: MA Dissertation in Linguistics

NB. Students with evidence of having covered material in the compulsory modules can take alternatives modules in their place.

Module Descriptions

These are available from the MA prospectus available to be downloaded here.

Contact

Professor Ineke Mennen

Telephone

01248 388702

Qualification

MA

Duration

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Entry

Good undergraduate degree normally required. Applicants who do not speak English as their native language must pass the IELTS English test with a score of 6.0 in all four components or a TOEFL exam. Students who have an overall score of 5.5 on the IETLS (or TOEFL equivalent) can take a summer pre-sessional course in the University?s English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS) prior to beginning their MA. Successful completion of the ELCOS course is accepted in lieu of IELTS 6.0 in all elements.