English language and linguistics
Explore and research the form, function and effect of human communication and language.
Why study with us
Study linguistics and communication at an advanced level while also gaining valuable transferable skills such as high-level critical thinking, analysis and problem solving, together with independent research skills.
Research with impact
Placed 4th in the UK for research impact and 5th for research power in English Language and Literature (REF 2021).
Top 100 worldwide
Globally, we’re positioned in the top 100 universities for the study of English Language and Literature (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021).
Employability
95% of our graduates were in employment and/or further study, due to start a new job or course, or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after the end of their course (HESA data).
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Applied Linguistics
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Forensic Linguistics
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Language and Linguistics
Find out more about our MA Language and Linguistics.
Language and Communication Research
Find out more about our MA Language and Communication Research.
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I thoroughly enjoyed taking the MA in Language and Communication Research, due to its extensive focus on both quantitative and qualitative research design, and also the flexibility it allowed when choosing a topic for my dissertation. I was able to explore topics of particular interest to me, while also learning highly valuable research skills. I believe that through acquiring the knowledge and skills taught within the MA, I was afforded a concrete foundation from which to smoothly transition to doctoral research.
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Study in the heart of our leafy city centre campus at the John Percival Building, with easy access to the University’s magnificent Special Collections and Archives in the adjacent Arts and Social Sciences Library.
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View our English language and linguistics postgraduate taught courses
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Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency, latest Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019/20, published by HESA in June 2022.
Copyright: Contains HESA Data: Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited 2022. The Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
