MA Applied Linguistics at University of Southampton

You'll investigate current theories in training and learning languages, and we'll show you how to apply these to your teaching practices. This degree will open paths to teaching in the UK or starting a career overseas. .

Faculty: Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Languages and linguistics  |  Duration: 1 or 2 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You'll study this full-time master's degree over 12 months. In the first 9 months (semesters 1 and 2) you’ll study the taught part of your course. This is made up of modules that everyone on the course takes, and modules we’ll ask you to choose from a list of options.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in sectors including local government, national government bodies, regional councils, museums, libraries, universities, schools, colleges. Careers directly related to the course include speech and language therapist, applied linguistics researcher, english as a foreign language teacher, further education teacher, university lecturer, secondary school teacher, private tutor, government language specialist.

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