Experimental Linguistisc (Research)

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The University of Essex is one of the UK's leading academic institutions, ranked ninth nationally for research excellence following the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

Our MRes Experimental Linguistics, which forms part of an accredited Doctoral Training Centre of the ESRC at Essex, provides tailored support for the researcher-in-training at the interface of theoretical and experimental work in linguistics. You choose from a range of modules across all our core areas of linguistics, and in psycholinguistics and language acquisition, including modules on experimental design and quantitative research methods.

A Masters course is an academically rigorous programme during which you explore your subject in depth, reaching a high level of specialist knowledge. You draw on knowledge and skills from your undergraduate study or your professional life to produce work of a high academic standard, informed by current thinking and debate.
A full-time Masters course lasts for twelve months, starting in October, and consists of taught modules during your autumn and spring terms, and a research-based dissertation or other project-based work submitted in September. Each of the taught modules you take in the Department of Language and Linguistics counts for 15 credits. The total credit weighting for a Masters course is 180: 90 for taught modules and 90 for your 22,000 word dissertation. (If you are from the EU, then our Masters courses are regarded as second-cycle qualifications under the Bologna Declaration and consist of 90 ECTS credits).

Modules
Core modules
* Ma Dissertation

Compulsory modules
* Experimental Design And Analysis
* Research Methods Ii

Core modules must be taken and passed.
Core with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken and passed.
Compulsory modules must be taken.
Compulsory with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken.
Optional modules are selected from course specific lists.

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in relevant subject area.IELTS 6.5. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

This course has ESRC Doctoral Training Centre accreditation, meaning it can form part of a 1+3 funding opportunity for talented postgraduates. The University is one of only 21 ESRC-accredited Doctoral Training Centres in the UK.

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Accreditation

This course has ESRC Doctoral Training Centre accreditation, meaning it can form part of a 1+3 funding opportunity for talented postgraduates.