News feedsProspective postgraduate students
Continuing your studies on a postgraduate taught programme (MA) or in postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD), you will benefit from learning from staff who are at the leading edge of their fields.
We welcome students with the most diverse needs and expectations of postgraduate study, and whether you wish to study part-time or full-time, can offer you a supportive and challenging experience. As part of a major research-led University, Modern Languages is an experienced provider of postgraduate studies and is committed to providing resources for a high quality education.
Research
In recognition of the high proportion of our staff carrying out "world-leading" research, Modern Languages was ranked in the top 2 UK Universities for European Studies in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). Modern Languages research covers French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, Portuguese and Linguistics with particular focus on Film and Television, Linguistics, Literature, Culture, Society, Politics, History, Anthropology and Transnational Studies. We are one of the top research centres in the UK with around 900 full-time and part-time students.
Our research agenda is linked closely with English (film studies and transnational communities) and History (cultural memory), as well as links with the Faculty of Social Science particularly in Politics.
Research centres
The research undertaken in Modern Languages incorporates the following research centres:
Centre for Applied Language ResearchThe Centre for Applied Language Research main focus is the research and advanced teaching in applied linguistics. |
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Centre for Transnational StudiesThe Centre for Transnational Studies brings together expertise in modern languages, and regional and national identity in modern Europe. |
Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non Jewish Relations
Modern Languages staff also actively participate in the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non Jewish Relations.
Winter Graduation 2009
Ahmad S.H. Mohamed
MA Applied Linguistics
“It’s been a brilliant time and I even had the opportunity to work part-time in the Centre for Language Studies. I come from Libya and never thought I would be teaching English in England.”
Elizabeth Sercombe
PhD French
“It’s taken six years to complete my part-time doctorate but I’ve had a great supervisor and it’s been a good experience. After my undergraduate degree, I wanted to carry on studying the works of French author Pierrette Fleutiaux and I’m glad I did.”