Bangor Universitys Masters in Linguistics provides postgraduate-level training for students who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the empirical, theoretical, and conceptual aspects of Linguistics.

This course is designed for home and international students with a strong interest in linguistics. Two possible paths are offered: one for students who have a BA in Linguistics and want to pursue more advanced studies in the discipline, and one for students with an undergraduate degree in any other subject wishing to achieve a qualification in linguistics.

We are an accessible, friendly Department whose staff are passionate about passing on their expertise and subject knowledge as well as committed to delivering the highest quality learning experience. Our research informs our teaching provision at all levels, meaning you'll learn about topics we're researching right now. Students benefit from enthusiastic staff at the cutting-edge of academic enquiry. Our staff are committed to providing an excellent student experience with strong personalised support throughout the duration of your MA in Linguistics.

Following taught components, students on this degree will complete an independent research-based Masters level dissertation. The staff in our Department provide excellent personalised supervision and academic support for dissertations on a wide range of topics in Linguistics using applied, theoretical, experimental, corpus-based or ethnographic frameworks. These include, but are not limited to:

Psycholinguistics

Child language acquisition

2nd language acquisition

Discourse analysis

TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

SLA and language teaching

Corpus linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Language and communication

Phonetics & phonology

Morphosyntax

Semantics and pragmatics

Historical linguistics

Language variation and change

Language and communication

Bilingualism and multilingualism

Language disorders

Cognitive Discourse Analysis (CoDA)

Welsh linguistics and language technologies / natural language processing (NLP)

Students on our Linguistics MA can use state-of-the-art learning facilities which include:

A professional grade sound / recording studio and speech laboratory (with Yamaha, Alesis and RØDE recording equipment)

An eye tracking laboratory (with a Tobii Pro X2-60 eye tracker)

An event-related potential (ERP) laboratory (with an actiCHamp Plus ERP machine)

And dedicated corpus-linguistics software and resources.

Careers

An MA in Linguistics will give you a detailed understanding of how language works and the ability to conduct research at various levels of linguistic analysis. Graduates find career opportunities in communications, teaching, publishing, research. The transferable skills acquired through this programme are beneficial in a range of other careers, including advertising, journalism, consulting etc. After successful completion of the MA in Linguistics, you may also decide to pursue an academic career in Linguistics, by applying for a place on the PhD in Linguistics.

Duration: 1 - 3 years Full Time/Part Time