MSc Language Education

These entry requirements are for the 2026/27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027/28 academic year will be published on 1 July 2026.

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant discipline. Previous teaching experience is not required.

We may also consider your application if you have relevant employment or experience; please contact us to check before you apply.

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Compulsory courses
Language and the Learner
Languages, Society and Education
Professional Practice
Sources of Knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature
Conceptualising Research: Foundations, Assumptions and Praxis
Option courses
Option courses are subject to change each year but have previously included:

Bilingual Education
Critical Literacies and Critical Pedagogies in L1 and L2 contexts
Corpus Linguistics and Language Teaching
Evaluation and Design of TESOL Materials
Intercultural Language Learner Identity
Investigating Individual Learner Differences
Language Awareness for Second Language Teachers
Language Testing
Online Language Learning
Second Language Teacher Education
Teaching Languages to Young Learners
Teaching texts across borders - from picture books to teenage fiction and film
Text, Discourse and Language Teaching