12 months full time; 24 months part time
Fees per academic year 2013-14
UK and EU: full time £5,500 part time £2,750
International: full time £11,500 part time fees
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
The programme aims to equip you with the research skills necessary to undertake independent study in linguistics. It is characterised by its significant flexibility and covers a wide range of areas, including theoretical and general linguistics, descriptive linguistics (whether focusing on English or on other languages), applied linguistics, and combinations of these specialisms.
The MA in Linguistics has three specialist pathways, leading to different awards:
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules
An upper-second-class Honours degree or higher, or equivalent. Your degree should ideally include some study of linguistics or, English language, or an appropriate related discipline (e.g. a language other than English, philosophy, anthropology, psychology, cognitive science, computer science, mathematics). If you are in doubt, contact the degree programme director.
Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 7.0, TOEFL 100 (Internet-based) or 600 (paper-based), or equivalent. Applicants whose IELTS score is between 6.0 and 7.0, or equivalent, at the time of application must complete an appropriate pre-sessional English language course at INTO Newcastle University.
Our INTO Newcastle University Centre can provide extra tuition to help you meet the University's English language requirements.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available.
Students should consult their employers for sponsorship opportunities.
More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.Visit our postgraduate application site.
When applying for this programme, please select ‘MA Linguistics’ as the programme of study on the University’s online application form. Please note that you do not apply for the specialist pathway.
There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
For further information please contact:
Postgraduate Office
School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 7199
E-mail: pg.english@ncl.ac.uk
or
Dr Geoffrey Poole (Degree Programme Director)
School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 5824
E-mail: geoffrey.poole@ncl.ac.uk
This programme is within the subject area of Linguistics, Speech and Language Sciences.