Clinical Linguistics and Evidence Based Practice (Research) MSc
Our course provides a foundation in research methodology and evidence-based practice. You can develop your own area of interest in a research or Evidence Based Practice (EBP) framework.
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Start date(s):
- September 2025
Overview
Our Clinical Linguistics and Evidence Based Practice course is for graduates in:
- speech and language therapy
- clinical linguistics
- psychology
- related disciplines with an interest in speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders
This research masters is ideal preparation for a PhD under the ESRC-funded (masters plus PhD) route or for students with NIHR pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) funding.
The course will cover:
- research methods in the discipline (appropriate to your planned dissertation project and future research)
- advanced scholarship and practice (in areas within that discipline as well as an awareness of current research)
- design and implementation of an original investigation (this includes statistical and/or qualitative analyses and interpretation of findings)
- development of communication skills for sharing findings of clinical investigation with professional audiences (through a conference presentation and manuscript for submission to a scientific journal)
Our researchers and lecturers are world-renowned. You'll develop research and enquiry in specialist clinical areas.
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What you'll learn
You'll learn through a range of compulsory modules.
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
Optional modules availability
Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
Optional Modules | Credits |
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Information Skills | 10 |
The Making and Unmaking of Knowledge | 10 |
How you'll learn
The course is delivered by Speech and Language Sciences in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences and by HaSS Faculty School X. Teaching is in person on campus.
Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:
- Computer assessment
- Dissertation
- Essay
- Poster
- Report
- Written exercise
Your research project will inform the next steps in your academic or clinical career. It can take the form of a systematic review of the evidence base, a small scale research or patient/public involvement and engagement (PPIE) project.
Quality and ranking
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From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK
Facilities
There is a Language Analysis Lab (LinguaLab) with specialist hardware and software devoted to clinical linguistic and phonetic research and analysis. There are also two on-site clinics which provide assessment and intervention services to adults and children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
These clinics provide clinical placements for our speech and language therapy students and a research facility for staff and students.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)
As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.
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EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support. You may be eligible for a scholarship worth 25% off the international fee. Search our funding database.
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- matriculation
- registration
- tuition (or supervision)
- library access
- examination
- re-examination
- graduation
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Entry requirements
The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.
Qualifications from outside the UK
English Language requirements
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