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Degree Programme Table: English Language (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCENGLA1F)

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

Notes:
Students are able to choose from further optional courses available with the approval of the Programme Director. Not all optional courses will necessarily be available in any given year, students should consult the current years DRPS for latest information.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introduction to Syntax
LASC11085 10 credits
Postgraduate Dissertation in English Language
LASC11032 60 credits
Research Ethics Training in Linguistics and English Language
LASC11145 0 credits
Dissertation support for Linguistics and English Language
LASC11175 0 credits

Course options

MSc EL Phon

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics
LASC11031 10 credits
Introduction to Phonology
LASC11089 10 credits
AND

MSc English Language Skills

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Quantitative Methods in Linguistics and English Language (MSc)
LASC11187 10 credits
AND

MSc EL Optional Courses

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Reading Old English
LASC11058 20 credits
Scots and Scottish English (MSc)
LASC11106 20 credits
Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland
LASC11117 20 credits
Current Issues in Phonology
LASC11123 20 credits
Language Variation and Change MSc
LASC11141 20 credits
Cognitive Linguistics
LASC11155 20 credits
Historical Linguistics
LASC11160 20 credits
History of Scots MSc
LASC11181 20 credits
AND

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

Select between 0 and 50 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 (i.e., Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing, Speech Processing and Speech Synthesis) are not available to students on the MSc English Language programme. In special cases, access to these courses may be granted to students who have a strong record of prior learning in this area. This is not guaranteed and will only be possible with approval from the Programme Director.
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