Master of Linguistics (MLING)
The Master of Linguistics (MLING) is intended for people who already have a bachelor’s degree with a major in Linguistics (or who have a bachelor’s degree in a different subject and who have completed a qualifying paper in Linguistics). The MLING is a one-year Masters level qualification in which students extend their undergraduate study and carry out a substantial research project. Size and duration: 90 points of 400/600 level courses, 90 points research project; 12 months full time. Part time study is also available.
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Master of Arts
The MA Thesis LING690 is intended for people who already have BA (Honours) in Linguistics. Students carry out a substantial research project with guidance from a supervisor. There are no taught courses on this programme. Size and duration: 120 points research project; 1-2 years full time. Candidates can start at any time throughout the year.
Entry requirements
The prerequisite for enrolment for an MA in Linguistics is a BA(Hons) in Linguistics. A first-class or upper second-class Honours grade will normally be required.
Course structure
The Masters thesis is an original research project, normally not more than 40,000 words in length. Full-time enrolment for a Masters by thesis is for a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years. Candidates in Linguistics are encouraged to plan to complete the thesis within two years.
Identifying a topic
Prospective Masters and PhD candidates should identify a thesis topic in consultation with the prospective supervisor and prepare a preliminary research proposal. The proposal should identify the issue to be addressed, with a brief statement of how the proposed research relates to existing findings, outline the proposed research method, including an indication of the timetable for the project, and include a select bibliography.
Linguistics staff have internationally recognised expertise in syntax and lexis, word formation, oral formulaic theory, morphology, language change, the origin and evolution of language, discourse analysis, grammaticalisation, sociolinguistic theory, sociophonetics, laboratory phonology, and semantics.
For further details, see the pages of the individual staff members and their UC Research Profile.
The proposal should then be submitted to the Head of Department for approval prior to enrolment.