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Degree Programme Table: Linguistics (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCLINGU1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
NOTE: All course choices are subject to the approval of the Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation in Linguistics
LASC11135 60 credits
Research Ethics Training in Linguistics and English Language
LASC11145 0 credits
Dissertation support for Linguistics and English Language
LASC11175 0 credits
Quantitative Methods in Linguistics and English Language (MSc)
LASC11187 10 credits

Course options

MSc Linguistics Phonology Phonetics

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology is only recommended for students with previous experience of phonology and acoustic phonetics.

Students on the Phonetics Pathway may take Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics in lieu of Introduction to Phonology, and may take this concurrently with Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology.
Introduction to Phonology
LASC11089 10 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC11125 10 credits
AND

MSc Ling Syntax Semantics

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you have not previously taken a course on Syntax, Introduction to Syntax is compulsory. Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics is strongly recommended for those with no / little previous experience of this area. You should discuss this with the Programme Director in your semester 1 meeting.
Introduction to Syntax
LASC11085 10 credits
Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics
LASC11143 10 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Select between 50 and 90 credits from Level 11 courses in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Notes:
Note: Please select remaining credits from Level 11 courses in PPLS. Courses for Speech and Language Processing are not normally available to students on the MSc Linguistics programme. In special cases, access to some of these courses may be granted. This is not guaranteed and will only be possible with approval from the Programme Director.
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