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Study Details: 1 year, Full-time
2 years, Part-time
Our innovative Forensic Linguistics (MA) programme equips you with theory and practical techniques to analyse the use of language in legal contexts, evaluate expert testimony on forensic matters and consider the role of expertise in legal systems more generally.
Examining issues of justice, fairness and equality in law, this rewarding programme will introduce you to linguistic aspects of the criminal justice system, including policing and the courtroom.
You’ll scrutinise the work of expert witnesses and linguistic consultants on language and law. Exploring the role of the linguist in the legal system, you’ll examine the impact of linguistics on criminal investigations and have the opportunity to carry out ethnographic observation of courtroom proceedings at Cardiff Crown Court.
Our programme, underpinned by the expertise of the Centre for Language and Communication Research, delivers both a solid grounding in the subject, and the freedom to tailor the programme around your career ambitions.
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
With your online application you will need to provide:
A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as criminology, English language, English language & literature (combined), forensic psychology, law, linguistics, modern languages, sociology with defined criminology pathway, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 7.0 with 6.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
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Your MA in Forensic Linguistics will prepare you for a range of exciting professional roles or be an important step on the path to a PhD at Cardiff University or elsewhere.
Graduates have progressed to careers in a number of relevant areas such as policing, the courts, government and the security services, as well as careers in areas without a forensic connection.
Employers for graduates from this programme include local government departments, police forces, security services, insurance companies, secondary schools, language schools, universities, banks, solicitors and utility companies.
Core Modules:
Forensic Linguistics I
Forensic Linguistics 2
Research Foundations in Language and Linguistics
Dissertation
Optional Modules:
Discourse and Social Interaction
Current Issues in Sociolinguistics
Phonetics and Phonology
Research Experience in Forensic Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Research Methods in Language and Linguistics
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