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MSc Language Sciences (Sign Language and Deaf Studies)

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

The Language Sciences MSc course provides an opportunity for in-depth study in one or more areas of language science. Each route follows a common structure, enabling students to tailor the degree to their own interests. On the Sign Language and Deaf Studies route, you will study language, cognition, and the brain from the unique perspective of deafness and deaf communication.

Entry Requirements

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a language science related area such as linguistics, speech sciences, English language, psychology, cognitive science, or a cognate discipline.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

The majority of students who graduate from Language Sciences MSc course go on to further study or research. Recent graduates have gone on to PhD study in UCL, other UK institutions and overseas institutions. Others primarily go onto work in related sectors such as IT, technology and telecomms, publishing, translation, and health and social care (Graduate Outcomes survey 2022-23).

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Topics and Methods in Language Sciences
  • Fundamental Statistics: Statistical and Causal Reasoning
  • Dissertation/Project in Language Science
  • Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition
  • Deafness, Cognition and Language
  • Deaf culture and identities
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Linguistics of Sign Language

Optional modules

  • Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition
  • Deafness, Cognition and Language
  • Deaf culture and identities
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Linguistics of Sign Language
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  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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