Linguistics, Applied Linguistics MPhil, PhD

Newcastle University

United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Newcastle University

United Kingdom , Newcastle upon Tyne

Key Facts

Program Level

PhD (Philosophy Doctorate)

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 24,400 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Linguistics, Applied Linguistics MPhil, PhD

About

Overview

Newcastle University is one of the largest centres for linguistic research in Europe. This gives you the unique opportunity to learn a wide range of methodologies as part of our Linguistics or Applied Linguistics course. You will be exposed to diverse theoretical perspectives, which will enrich your own research.

Linguistics and Applied Linguistics are split across three Schools:

Our supervisors' current research interests, projects and publications are available from our staff profiles in each of these Schools.

We offer supervision in the following areas:

Linguistic theory

phonetics and phonology
(morpho)syntax
pragmatics
the lexicon
cross-linguistic variation
the architecture of the language faculty
language's place in human cognition
the philosophy of linguistics

Language variation and change

dialectology
(variationist) sociolinguistics
the sociology of language
English historical linguistics
corpus creation (e.g. the Diachronic Electronic Corpus of Tyneside English)

Language evolution, acquisition, and development

typical and atypical child (L1) and adult (L2) language acquisition
cognitive science
information theory
psycholinguistics

Research centres and institutes

Our links with research centres and institutes provide opportunities for collaboration and cross-disciplinary seminars and interest groups. Our most important connections are with:

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Typically we recognise the following in a Bachelors degree:

3.5/4.0 or 4.25/5.0 (85%) as comparable to a 1st Class
Minimum GPA of 3.75/5.0 (75%) as comparable to a 2.1
3.5/5.0 or 2.8/4.0 (70%) as comparable to a 2.2

Admissions criteria may vary depending on the course you are applying for, please check course specific entry requirements.

English Program Requirements

IELTS:

Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent including 5.5 in each of the four elements of the test.

TOEFL:

79 overall (with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing)

Pearson:

Pearsons 65 overall (with a minimum of 59 in all sub-skills).

Duolingo:

115 overall with no subskill below 100

Career

Your future

Career development

You'll develop your career within a research-led community and benefit from funding opportunities. Our recent MPhil and PhD graduates have gone into a variety of careers, including:

academia
education
publishing
university administration

Additionally, you can involve yourself in a range of activities and events. As a PhD student, you can gain experience in conference organisation. You'll have the opportunity to get involved in the organising team of the annual Newcastle and Northumbria Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics (Toon Taaks).