MA Applied Linguistics (Online) at University of Birmingham

Advance your understanding in the study of language and take your English teaching career to the next level. Our industry-focused, fully online course will equip you with the skills necessary to stand out in the sector. With our MA Applied Linguistics (Online), you’ll have the freedom to study whenever and wherever it works best for you while benefitting from world-class instruction delivered by the same lecturers and faculty experts who teach on campus.

Department: English Language and Linguistics  |  Duration: 2.5 years  |  Study mode: online  |  Intake: February; April; July; October; December  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme comprises 120 credits of taught modules and a 60-credit dissertation. Modules run every four months of the course and the final six months are for researching and writing up your dissertation. Modules include Discourse Analysis, Dissertation, Lexis, Sociolinguistics, Corpus Linguistics, English Language Teaching Management, Functional Grammar.

Career pathways

This programme is designed to strengthen your expertise in linguistics and prepare you for professional advancement, whether you’re aiming for further qualifications or pursuing a career in the field. By studying an online postgraduate degree in the Department of Linguistics and Communication at Birmingham, you’ll develop transferable skills suited to a range of career paths.

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