MSc English Language

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University of Edinburgh

Comments about MSc English Language - At the institution - Edinburgh - Scotland

• Objectives
  This programme aims to give students the knowledge and skills needed for advanced research into the English language. It also provides a wide range of analytical skills, training in the conduct of research and a detailed awareness of the ways in which English is used in Britain and around the world.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements A good first degree in a broadly relevant discipline, for example any modern or classical language, English literature, or history. Candidates are encouraged to contact the programme director with any questions about the suitability of entry qualifications.
• Academic title
  MSc English Language
• Course description
  Programme
  
  This programme offers an intensive course in key aspects of the linguistics of English for those who have not had the opportunity for such in-depth study before. The programme focuses initially on the structure of English, and also offers option courses on aspects of the history of English, on current varieties of the language and on a good number of approaches to the study of the language and English linguistics. Students can also choose option courses from a wide range of other areas of linguistic study. The MSc can function either as a stand-alone masters qualification or as a basis for further postgraduate study (typically at PhD level).
  
  How You Will Be Taught
  
  The core courses (on English Phonology, Syntax and Semantics, and on Issues in Language Research) are typically taught in small groups, meeting several times a week. Option courses are shared with students on other programmes and teaching is done through a combination of lectures, tutorial sessions and written assignments. Dissertation supervision takes place on a one-to-one basis, offering expert individual tuition and the chance to undertake a small research project in the area of the student's choice

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