Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year full time, 2 years part time
This programme will develop your understanding of how language knowledge is acquired and how it changes as people acquire or lose language at various points in their life.
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 Oct 2026.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, preferably in linguistics, psychology or a related subject.
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The compulsory courses are:
Introduction to Syntax
Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics OR Introduction to Phonology
First Language Acquisition
Second Language Acquisition
Statistics and Quantitative Methods
Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics
Option courses
The option courses offer you the opportunity to explore areas of your interest.
Examples of option courses are:
Origins and Evolution of Language
Universals of Language
Simulating Language
Guided Research in Linguistics and English Language
Online experiments for language scientists
Bilingual interaction
Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching
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