MA (Hons) English Language & Linguistics at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

English Language & Linguistics combines the study of the structure and meaning of the English language, past and present. It draws on the Historical Thesaurus of English, the Metaphor Map of English and Speak for Yersel, with dedicated laboratories for spoken and written language analysis. The degree is taught on the Gilmorehill campus with study abroad available.

Faculty: College of Arts & Humanities | Department: School of Critical Studies | Duration: 4 years | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1 and 2 cover language analysis, meaning, varieties of English and Scots and the history of English, alongside other subjects. Honours options include corpus linguistics, history of English, history of Scots, phonetics, pragmatics, psycholinguistics, semantics, sociolinguistics, stylistics and name studies.

Career pathways

Graduate destinations include editor, teacher, lecturer, marketing and communications officer, subtitler and operations analyst.

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Entry requirements

International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no sub-test below 6.0 (single sitting, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date); TOEFL iBT 92 overall with minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (tests taken from 21 January 2026); PTE Academic 59 overall and in every sub-test; other accepted tests include Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall (no component below 169), Oxford ELLT 7 overall (no component below 6) and LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall (no component below 60). The University of Glasgow English for Academic Study pre-sessional course is an alternative route.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Standard annual tuition fee for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland (rest-of-UK fee status). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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