MA Applied Linguistics at University of Portsmouth

If you're intrigued by language and its impact on society, this Master's in Applied Linguistics offers a pathway to a rewarding and versatile career. Go beyond grammar and vocabulary and understand how language works in the real world with this Master's degree in Applied Linguistics. You’ll uncover the mechanisms behind human communication, delve into the process of language acquisition, learn a range of research methods and analyse how language influences various professional environments.

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time; 1 year full-time by distance learning; 2 years part-time by distance learning; 3 years part-time by distance learning  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: January 2027 / September 2027 / January 2028  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Analysing Language in Social Contexts; Communication for Justice: Interviews, Crisis and Courtroom Strategies; Corpus Linguistics; Forensic Linguistics: Authorial Investigations and Perpetrator Identification; Second Language Acquisition; Communicating in Professional Contexts; Dissertation/Major Project; Communication for Justice: Interviews, Crisis, and Courtroom Strategies (DL); Forensic Linguistics: Authorial Investigations and Perpetrator Identification (DL); Communicating in Professional Contexts (DL).

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