Postgraduate Prospectus
Postgraduate Prospectus
Postgraduate Prospectus
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www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics | Linguistics<br />
Linguistics<br />
We are one of the largest and most prestigious departments of our kind in the<br />
world, rated as producing the highest proportion of ‘world-leading’ linguistics<br />
research of any university in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment<br />
Exercise (RAE, December 2008).<br />
Taught courses<br />
MA Applied Linguistics•<br />
MA Applied Linguistics and Intercultural<br />
Communication•<br />
MA Computer-Assisted Language<br />
Learning•<br />
MA English for Specific Purposes•<br />
MA English Language•<br />
MA English Language and Linguistics•<br />
MA English Language and Literature•<br />
MA English Language Teaching•<br />
MA English Language Teaching<br />
(Young Learners)<br />
MA Language Acquisition•<br />
MA Language Disorders•<br />
MA Language Testing and Programme<br />
Evaluation•<br />
MA Linguistics•<br />
MA Linguistic Studies•<br />
MA Management and Professional<br />
Communication•<br />
MA Phonology•<br />
MA Psycholinguistics and<br />
Neurolinguistics•<br />
MA Sociolinguistics•<br />
MA Sociolinguistics of the Arab World<br />
MA Syntax•<br />
MA Teaching English as a Foreign<br />
Language•<br />
MA Varieties of English<br />
MRes Analyzing Language Use•†<br />
MRes Experimental Linguistics•†<br />
MRes Linguistics•<br />
Upper second class honours degree, or<br />
equivalent, in a relevant subject.<br />
Research degrees<br />
Analysing Language Use•† MPhil, PhD<br />
Applied Linguistics• MPhil, PhD<br />
English Language Teaching• MPhil, PhD<br />
Experimental Linguistics•† MPhil, PhD<br />
Linguistics• MPhil, PhD<br />
Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics•<br />
MPhil, PhD<br />
Sociolinguistics• MPhil, PhD<br />
Masters degree in a relevant area.<br />
Fact file<br />
RESEARCH<br />
University of Essex ranked ninth in<br />
the UK for its research.<br />
Linguistics<br />
Department of Language and Linguistics<br />
ranked fourth in the UK.<br />
Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c<br />
% of research activity 25 35 25 15 0<br />
For an explanation, see page 5.<br />
FURTHER INFORMATION<br />
English language requirements:<br />
Taught courses: IELTS 6.5<br />
Research degrees: IELTS 7.0<br />
(for details, see page 25).<br />
Academic staff: 27<br />
Taught postgraduates: 92<br />
Research postgraduates: 137<br />
For taught courses:<br />
T +44 (0)1206 873473<br />
E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk<br />
For research study:<br />
T +44 (0)1206 873473<br />
E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk<br />
• available part-time<br />
† ESRC accreditation<br />
Location:<br />
c Colchester Campus<br />
For related programmes which may be of interest, please see:<br />
Health and Human Sciences (page 114)<br />
International Academy (page 134)<br />
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies (page158)<br />
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