24 monthsProgramme duration
30,100 GBPTuition Fee/year
30 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Linguistics
Degree
MPhil
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The UCL Linguistics MPhil is the first research Master’s degree in the UK with the specific aim of training students to a level where they can produce impactful research in theoretical linguistics, through dedicated research seminars and a comprehensive range of research methods development. This course is a fantastic step for students wishing to progress to PhD research.
The UCL Linguistics research department centres its efforts in all areas of theoretical linguistics and growing its strength in experimental work.
Our staff carry out research aimed at discovering the nature and origin of the principles and representations that characterise human language, its acquisition by children, its neural basis in the brain, and its use in communication.
We encourage and facilitate cross-disciplinary interaction with psychologists, cognitive scientists and philosophers working on language and communication both at UCL and elsewhere. Sixteen of our faculty’s professors are named as being among the most influential academics in the world (Clarivate Web of Science’s ‘Highly Cited Researchers 2025’) and undertaking a research degree in this department means you will be supervised by scholars who are leaders in their field with the expert up-to-date knowledge needed to guide you in shaping your own original research contribution.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Linguistics
Degree
MPhil
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The UCL Linguistics MPhil is the first research Master’s degree in the UK with the specific aim of training students to a level where they can produce impactful research in theoretical linguistics, through dedicated research seminars and a comprehensive range of research methods development. This course is a fantastic step for students wishing to progress to PhD research.
The UCL Linguistics research department centres its efforts in all areas of theoretical linguistics and growing its strength in experimental work.
Our staff carry out research aimed at discovering the nature and origin of the principles and representations that characterise human language, its acquisition by children, its neural basis in the brain, and its use in communication.
We encourage and facilitate cross-disciplinary interaction with psychologists, cognitive scientists and philosophers working on language and communication both at UCL and elsewhere. Sixteen of our faculty’s professors are named as being among the most influential academics in the world (Clarivate Web of Science’s ‘Highly Cited Researchers 2025’) and undertaking a research degree in this department means you will be supervised by scholars who are leaders in their field with the expert up-to-date knowledge needed to guide you in shaping your own original research contribution.
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