Study with us
Masters courses
Our Masters courses offer in-depth study of a range of specialisms including phonology, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics,
translation, interpreting and TEFL, and are an excellent preparation for PhD study.
We have a large and thriving graduate community of taught masters and
research students that provides an active and stimulating environment in
which to learn and carry out research. As a masters student you can chose
from nearly 90 postgraduate
modules in linguistics or translation and interpreting.
Our research credentials
We are one of the largest and most prestigious departments for English
language and linguistics research in the UK, rated fourth overall in the
most recent
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE, December
2008). We were also rated first for having the highest proportion of
linguistics research which is “world-leading in terms of originality,
significance and rigour”. Our research feeds directly into our teaching to
ensure that you have a learning experience of the highest quality.
PhD supervision by world-leading academics
If you are a research student you will immediately benefit from the
strong group culture in our Department and will join the
research group most closely aligned to your area of interest. You will
normally have one academic supervisor who advises and guides you through
your research, but will be able to discuss your work and get feedback from
any member of staff in our Department.
Opportunities to present your research
We offer lots of opportunities to present your research, whether this is
at our weekly seminar or one of our annual graduate conferences.
This gives you excellent opportunities to practice your conference
presentation skills.
We also publish Essex Graduate Student
Papers in Language and Linguistics, an annual collection of papers
written by graduate students in our Department. This gives you experience in
preparing a paper for publishing.
PG funding
We offer scholarships and bursaries to support talented postgraduates, ranging from
research council studentships and University of Essex scholarships to awards
funded by charities and other external organisations.
PG open evenings
Book a place at a postgraduate open evenings to find out more about studying at a top ten UK research university. Academic and support staff will
be available to answer your questions and you can speak to students about life at Essex.
Postgraduate research
By undertaking your language and linguistics postgraduate research in our Department, you will become a member of an exciting and active research community, and benefit from the expert
supervision of our internationally recognised staff.
ESRC Doctoral Training
Essex is one of just 21 ESRC-accredited Doctoral Training Centres in the UK, which
reflects our outstanding reputation for social science and means we are able
to award a number of scholarships for PhD study.