Language and Communication Sciences -Master of Philosophy

Entry requirements vary by subject area. You should approach academic staff working in your area of interest to discuss your proposal ahead of submitting an application.

• You would usually be expected to hold an upper second class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution.
• Where the applicant’s academic profile shows no evidence of training in research methods. It will normally be recommended that you first complete an MSc or MRes programme to prepare you for MPhil/PhD studies.
• Substantial employment or research experience may be considered for some subject areas alongside or in place of academic qualifications.
• For the Clinical MRes programme, applicants are required to be registered with a clinical professional group such as Nursing, an Allied Health profession or Medicine.

English requirements

For applicants whose first language is not English, an IELTS score of at least 7 (with a minimum of 7.0 in writing) is required.

For more information see our main entry requirements page.

Visa requirements

If you are not from the European Economic Area/Switzerland and you are coming to study in the UK, you may need to apply for a visa or entry clearance to come to the UK to study.

The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course. There are different rules for:

• Students on courses of more than six months
• Students on courses of less than six months
• Students on a pre-sessional English language course.

For more information see our main Visa page.