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MA - Master of Arts
Newcastle, Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MA - Master of Arts
Newcastle, Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MA - Master of Arts
Newcastle, Main Campus
Part Time
SEP-26
2 Years
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This Sociolinguistics Master's course explores the 20th-century history of linguistics and the philosophy of linguistics.Join us for this Sociolinguistics Master's course. You'll examine: tensions between different conceptions of languagethe issues surrounding research methodology in linguistics, sociolinguistics, the sociology of languageThe Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognises this course. It is designed to prepare you for doctoral study. The course combines a mixture of generic research training modules with more specialised modules covering research training and specific linguistic knowledge.Although your focus will be on your specialist study, our aim is for you to develop a broad range of research and project management skills that will support you in your career ahead. We have nurtured a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and supportive environment where staff and students from across the world can come together and share their research experiences.
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in: linguistics; a language (with or without another subject, egg English and French); a discipline primarily involving the scientific study of human cognition or behaviour (egg cognitive science, psychology, anthropology, sociology).
Students living in
Domestic
£11,200 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£25,100 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£25,100 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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