Psychology of Language

University of Dundee

United Kingdom, Dundee

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University of Dundee

United Kingdom , Dundee

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Part Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Dundee City Campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2024

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 24 month(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 10,450 / year

Next Intake September-2024

Psychology of Language

About

This is a part-time degree. You can also study this degree: MSc Psychology of Language

Psycholinguistics is the scientific study of the psychology of language. It is one of the most important areas of cognitive psychology. How we produce, understand, acquire, and use language, and how these processes are affected by ageing and brain damage, are core topics in understanding human behaviour.

In addition, psycholinguistics has several important applications including:

how a second language should best be taught
how children should be taught to learn to read and write
artificial intelligence
computer-assisted communication
the treatment of developmental and acquired language disorders

We have specialised equipment and dedicated laboratories. These include EEG labs, eye tracking systems, 2D and 3D movement tracking systems, and offsite fMRI access via the Clinical Research Centre at Ninewells Hospital.

We have a very active psycholinguistics research centre, the Language Research Centre (LaRC). You will benefit from this supportive research environment.

We offer training at various levels and as such, this course is suitable whether you have a psychology or a non-psychology (but related, such as linguistics or education) undergraduate degree.

We are a small and friendly department and keep the student cohort for this course relatively small. This means that we get to know you and can provide you with individual support and hands-on training throughout your studies.

Explore the interplay between language, mind and society with our advanced research training course in psycholinguistics

Disciplines

School of Humanities

Social Sciences and Law

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Typically we can consider a Bachelor's degree from a well-ranked institution.

A score of

75-91% (GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0) is considered comparable to a UK 2:1 (Upper Second-Class Honours)
63-74% is considered comparable to a UK 2:2 (Lower Second-Class Honours)

Career

Students from this course have gone on to do PhDs and have used the qualification to improve their chances of getting on to clinical and educational psychology courses.

Several students take the course to improve their chances of getting jobs as support workers and assistant psychologists.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 10,450

How to Apply

How to apply for this course

Sign up for our direct application system

You will need create a temporary user account using your personal email address. This temporary user account is only used to complete, save, return to, and submit your application. You do not need to complete your application all at once, you can return to it later by logging back in.

Please ensure you use the correct email address when you create your account as this can't be changed until after you have submitted your application to us.

Complete your application

You will be asked for the following information as part of your application:

your home address and contact information, including your personal email address and date of birth
details of the your qualifications, grades, and dates (this includes any qualifications you have not yet completed)
details of your English language qualifications, such as IELTS (for non-English speakers)

You will need to upload the following documents with your application:

official transcript (if you have graduated, this should be a copy of your final transcript)
degree certificate (If you have graduated)
evidence of English language proficiency (view which documents we accept to demonstrate proficiency in English)
(for international applicants only) details of your passport and upload a copy of your current passport

You may need some or all of these documents as part of your application, you can check which ones you need for this course on the additional documents page once you started your application.

CV
academic reference
professional reference
personal statement

If you are working with a recruitment agent, remember to add in their details in the relevant section so that we can link them to your application from the start. This means the emails we send to you will also be copied to your agent’s registered branch email address for information.