We are one of the world's leading centres for the study of English Language, Linguistics and Communication. Placed in the top 50 in the QS 2024 World University Rankings, the University of Birmingham is a centre of excellence for teaching and research in Linguistics and Communication.
We offer expert teaching and research supervision to postgraduates across a wide range of disciplines through our on campus and distance learning programmes.
The Department for Linguistics and Communication is home to a variety of student run postgraduate groups. We're particularly proud of the role our postgraduates play in the life of the Department; for example our postgraduate researchers often organise and run their own conferences and research forums.
Our programmes span a range of specialisms in English Language, Linguistics and Communication. Our lively postgraduate community also offers excellent routes in to this field through our PhD and MA by Research programmes.
Postgraduate scholarships available
The College of Arts and Law is offering a range of scholarships for our postgraduate taught and research programmes to ensure that the very best talent is nurtured and supported.
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I really appreciated that I have had a personal tutor during the whole semester, we met in a very small group every week and had discussions with my group members. All of the questions were answered by my tutor and we felt relaxed to join in with the small group discussions. I also have a supervisor who was very responsible and patient when I was preparing my dissertation.”
Yue