Speech and Language Sciences, MPhil

Newcastle University, the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MPhil	Full-time	12 months	find out	find out	find out
MPhil	Part-time	24 months	find out	find out	find out
PhD	Full-time	36 months	find out	find out	find out
PhD	Part-time	72 months	find out	find out	find out

About Speech and Language Sciences, MPhil - at Newcastle University

As a postgraduate researcher in Speech and Language Sciences you will carry out a major research project working with supervisors who are experts in your field.

We offer expert supervision in the following research areas:

links between the production and perception of speech
monolingual/bilingual speech and language development in children for a range of language(s), particularly Arabic
early years policy with a focus on language and communication
relation of socio-economic factors to language development
assessment, diagnosis and intervention for speech, language and communication impairment, including:
- primary speech and language impairment in children (including specific language impairment)
- verb and sentence processing deficits in people with aphasia
- memory disorders following stroke
- effectiveness of interventions for speech and language impairments
- the psycholinguistics of word production
- computational modelling of word retrieval

Our website provides further information on research areas. Our supervisors' current research interests, projects and publications are available from our staff profiles. The majority of our staff have hands-on professional experience in speech and language therapy, teaching, or English language teaching prior to entering academia.

We advise that you contact Carolyn Letts, Director of Postgraduate Research, or a member of our staff as a potential supervisor before applying. You will be asked to submit a short research proposal (1000 words max).

Delivery

Your attendance at Newcastle is flexible, depending on your field work or if you are away collecting data. You will have regular meetings with your supervisory team, supported by email and Skype.

You can choose to enter the annual competition for ESRC funded studentships through the ESRC Northern Ireland/North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Partnership. You should contact us well in advance of the February deadline if you are planning to apply.

You will be based in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, which is very diverse with a high number of international students. You will have opportunities to attend seminars across the disciplines of speech and language sciences, education and applied linguistics and to engage with staff and fellow-students from all over the world. Many of our students already have well-developed professional careers and are inspired to explore research questions arising from their experience.

If you are based in the UK and wish to maintain your professional employment, part time study is a flexible option.

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

Institute for Health and Society
Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Studies
Centre for Research in Learning and Teaching

Data based on responses from 541 UK, EU and International postgraduate leavers (2011/12, 2012/13) studying in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences. See more about what our graduates do.

Facilities

You will have access to two postgraduate research student study rooms, the largest of which has recently been upgraded with additional workstations and soft seating area.

We have three on-site clinics:

the Tavistock North East Aphasia Centre
The Literacy Clinic
The Children's Speech and Language Therapy Clinic

You will also have access to our Resource Centre.

Notes about fees for this course

See our course fees and funding webpage - http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/speech-language-sciences-mphil-phd/#fees&funding

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree and a master's degree, or international equivalents, in relevant subjects.

International Students

To study this course you need to meet our Band 10 English Language requirements:

Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with 6.5 in writing and a minimum of 6.0 in all other sub-skills)

Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.

Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.

The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.

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