Linguistics (F97) (Taught)

Interested in investigating language, its role in our everyday lives, or its connections to technology? Then this masters is for you. You'll start by exploring language and its building blocks, using various methods of linguistic analysis. You’ll then choose between the Applied Linguistics or Artificial Intelligence routes. The Applied Linguistics route focuses on knowledge of language as applied in professional and social contexts, while the AI route examines the relationship between language and technology, highlighting the challenges of applications. Throughout, you’ll develop analytical skills, apply linguistic knowledge in real-world contexts and reflect on the cultural and political dimensions of language.

Key features of the course

• Choose between specialising in applied linguistics or linguistics and artificial intelligence

• Improve your professional practice by engaging with contemporary issues, concepts and debates that enrich your knowledge

• Apply what you learn to the real world as you conduct a study that fits with your personal and/or professional circumstances

• Become an independent and advanced scholar as you learn within and about your own context

Course Modules

To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits.

You’ll choose one of two specialist routes and study three 60-credit modules. You’ll begin with core concepts in linguistics, then develop your expertise in either applied linguistics or the relationship between language, society and artificial intelligence. You’ll complete your masters with a 60-credit dissertation, applying your learning to a topic relevant to your interests or professional context.