Sociolinguistics (Research) MA, PGDip

This Sociolinguistics Master's course explores the 20th-century history of linguistics and the philosophy of linguistics.

Overview

Join us for this Sociolinguistics Master's course. You'll examine:

• tensions between different conceptions of language
• the issues surrounding research methodology in linguistics
• sociolinguistics
• the sociology of language

The 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.

What you'll learn

You'll gain a working knowledge of the methodology and skills in quantitative and qualitative research in language and linguistic studies.

As part of this Sociolinguistics MA, you'll carry out a literature review and independent fieldwork. You'll undertake sociolinguistic analysis using a variety of mathematical and computational tools.

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Students can exit at PGDip level. Duration: Full time: 9 months, Part time: 18 months

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).