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MRes Linguistics at University of Essex

University of Essex, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MRes Linguistics is a one-year full-time taught programme (not a research degree) emphasising the dissertation and individual research assignments, with a supervisor assigned to guide module choice. It prepares students for PhD study or research-focused employment.

Faculty: School of Language, Literature, and Media  |  Department: Language and Linguistics  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

A 90-credit research dissertation, two 30-credit subject-specific options or research projects, and 30 credits of research-support modules; taught options may include phonology, syntactic theory, phonetics, semantics and pragmatics.

Career pathways

Careers in academia, secondary school teaching, forensics, publishing, administration and public service; the department also supervises PhD and MPhil research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2:2 degree or international equivalent in Education, English Language and Literature, Linguistics, Modern Languages or Teaching (English). A draft research proposal is required at application stage.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,600 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,075 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 1 year

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