It is particularly well-suited for students with backgrounds in linguistics, communication and related fields who want to move into higher education, journalism, and research into the role of communication in media, politics and society.

The Language, Culture and CommunicationÊprogramme from theÊUniversity of BirminghamÊcombines a range of core modules and optional modules to ensure that you develop a solid foundation in the discipline area whilst also having the flexibility to pursue your own specific research interests.

• Excellent reputationÊÐ The Department of English Language and Linguistics is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country.Ê

• Access to fantastic resourcesÊÐÊYou will have free access to the 450-million-word Bank of English corpus, and to the hardware, software and data resources held at theÊCentre for Corpus Research. You will also have access to the resources such as theÊAcademic Writing Advisory ServiceÊand theÊBank of Assessed WorkÊto help with transitioning to postgraduate studies or if you are returning to the world of academia.

• Range of teaching and research expertiseÊÐÊStaff in the Department research, publish and teach across a wide range of areas. They have particularly strong teaching and research interests in corpus research, discourse analysis, stylistics, English language teaching, applied linguistics, everyday creativity, metaphor, multimodality, new media, historical linguistics, and the politics of English language.

• A vibrant and active postgraduate communityÊÐ with conferences, seminars and social events, there is always something happening in the Department.

Careers

Birmingham's English Language and Linguistics postgraduates develop a broad range of transferable skills that are highly valued by employers, particularly in relation to verbal and written communication. They also develop crucial skills in organisation, time management, analysis and interpretation of information.

Many of our graduates enter roles for which their programme has prepared them, such as teaching and lecturing; others use their transferable skills in a wide range of occupations including journalism, marketing and events.