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Languages and Linguistics

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Language in action

Study the structure, meaning and use of language across cultures. Engage with topics like syntax, semantics and sociolinguistics, or gain skills in computational linguistics, python programming, statistics for language analysis, language and AI. We prepare you to navigate language in professional and global contexts.

Why Languages or Linguistics at Queen Mary? 

Study in one of the UK's top-ranked linguistics departments where 100% of our Linguistics graduates are in further work or study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023). Choose from four specialist pathways on our Linguistics MA: Conversion, General, Specialisation in Sociolinguistics or Specialisation in Formal Linguistics. Alternatively take our Linguistics and AI MSc and gain skills in computational linguistics, python programming, statistics for language analysis, language and AI.

The MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is aimed at teachers who want to gain a deeper understanding of the theories and practice that govern English language teaching. 

Scholarships up to £8,000

We are delighted to offer scholarships for highly qualified international offer holders joining us in January and September 2027.

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The MA journey has surely been an extraordinary experience…I have grown on many levels as an individual. I'm especially grateful for the warm learning environment at Queen Mary, which was possible because of both staff and students. Everyone I've met or had the pleasure to work with at QM proved, every time, that QM was the right choice!
— Amal Alnajjar, MA Linguistics (2022)

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