Language Policy and Planning MA at Bangor University

The MA Language Policy and Planning is a Welsh-medium programme exploring language planning in Wales and beyond, drawing on Social Sciences, Linguistics, Law, Business, Welsh and Health Sciences. It is offered as an MA (180 credits), PGDip (120 credits) or PGCert (60 credits), with exit points at each level.

Duration: 1-4 years (full-time or part-time)  |  Intake: January and September  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are The Research Process (40 credits) or Research Methods in Education (30 credits) with Quantitative Methods (10 credits), Language Planning (20 credits) and a 60-credit dissertation. Options include Aspects of Bilingualism, Work Based Learning, History of the Welsh Language, Linguistic Rights, Diversity and Human Rights, Public Sector Management, Law and Devolution in Wales and Europe, and Current Issues in Bilingualism. Students follow the course through the medium of Welsh as far as possible.

Career pathways

Graduates work in the public, private and third sectors as language officers, policy development officers, managers or in marketing, and can progress to doctoral study in language planning.

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