MA Applied and Forensic Linguistics

The Applied and Forensic Linguistics course at Canterbury Christ Church University is a postgraduate program designed to provide students with an understanding of how linguistics can be applied to the forensic context. This course explores a range of topics such as authorship attribution, profiling, deception detection, and forensic phonetics.Course Content: During the duration of the course, students learn various essential subjects, including criminal and civil cases in courts of law, national security, and offender profiling using evidence from the language. Key Modules: Some of the notable modules included in the curriculum are Applied Linguistics for Forensic Contexts, Language, the Law, and Evidence, and Research Methods for Applied Linguistics.Future Careers: This course prepares students to pursue a career path in numerous fields, including insider dealing, anonymous letters, threats, security issues, and immigration matters. It's also beneficial for those considering a career in law enforcement, intelligence analysis, forensic phonetics, and emergency call service analysis.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.