Applied Linguistics

Course Overview

The PhD Applied Linguistics at University of Nottingham is a postgraduate programme designed for postgraduate students passionate about bridging cultural boundaries. Based in Nottingham, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 4-year full-time and part-time structure. Our staff are specialists across many areas of applied linguistics, including psycholinguistics, language development, second language acquisition and motivation theories of language learning. We also offer research expertise in discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, with particular specialisms in health communication, media communication, professional communication, and language and identity studies. We are unique in offering opportunities to do research in literary linguistics, narratology and cognitive poetics. International tuition fees are £25,750 per year, home/UK fees are £5,260 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 98% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £25,500 within three years, a 100% continuation rate, and 76% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

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Graduate Outcomes

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