MA Digital and Multilingual Communication at University of Westminster

The Digital and Multilingual Communication MA explores how language operates in digitally mediated and multilingual environments, from theoretical, applied, synchronic and diachronic perspectives. It suits graduates of English language, linguistics or allied disciplines such as media and communication, sociology, psychology, cultural studies or TESOL.

Duration: 1 year full-time (180 credits); part-time normally two years  |  Intake: January 2027 and September 2027 (full-time and part-time day)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take four core modules, including a 60-credit dissertation or MA project, plus two options. Core modules include English Worldwide, Multilingualism: Concepts and Applications, Data and Digital Research Methods and Digital Co-Laboratory; options include Discourse in the Digital Age, Language in Society and Social Media. Assessment uses essays, reports, data analysis tasks and presentations.

Career pathways

The MA gives a route to MPhil or PhD study. Roles include content writer, copy editor, editorial assistant, production assistant, proofreader, research assistant, and teacher in mainstream schools or of English to speakers of other languages.

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