Overview

In Applied Linguistics , we draw on knowledge about language, how it works and how it is used in order to contribute to real-life issues.

We examine language and other communicative modes in a variety of social settings, such as:

everyday conversation
educational settings
medical settings
digital and social media

We focus on language variability, for example, bilingualism, accents, and dialects versus social diversity (such as gender, class, ethnicity). We also consider how knowledge about language as it is actually used in real social settings can impact people's lives.

Key research areas

This programme at The University of Edinburgh at The University of Edinburgh will help you gain intellectual and practical skills to engage in applied linguistics research, either for its own sake or as part of interdisciplinary research.

This highly flexible MSc draws on the University of Edinburgh’s unparalleled research expertise in Linguistics. Linguistics and English Language at Edinburgh has access to a wide breadth of research themes, with the greatest theoretical depth that you will find anywhere. This programme gives you the flexibility to choose courses and research topics to suit your academic interests and goals.

The department has multiple overlapping research groups, covering everything from meaning and grammar to language evolution. This programme is unique in allowing you the freedom to draw on these resources.

You can also take advantage of the interdisciplinary department and draw on teaching and research both elsewhere in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences and within other relevant Schools.

Career opportunities

This is the ideal programme for deepening your involvement in linguistics, giving you a grounding in further study (PhD), or developing an academic career in linguistics.

The programmes also teaches a broad range of transferable skills applicable to a wide range of modern jobs, such as:

Marketing, communications, and PR
Speech synthesis (e.g., Amazon, Google)
Interpreting and translation

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Pragmatics

Cognitive Linguistics

Phonology and Phonetics

Syntax

Multimodality

Guided Research in Linguistics and English Language

Online experiments for language scientists

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00

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Round 1 deadline:27 November
Round 2 deadline:26 February
Round 3 deadline:2 April

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in linguistics. We may also consider students without a linguistics degree if you if you have substantial practical experience as a language professional.

Entry to this programme is extremely competitive.

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Tuition Fees

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33200 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

13700 GBP / year

≈ 13700 GBP / year

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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