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Languages and Cultures MA

University of Southampton

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Highfield Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This MA program provides specialist multicultural knowledge and skills by examining cultural and literary topics through the lenses of history, ethnography, and anthropology. It offers thorough training in the theory and research methods needed to critically understand global events and texts across regions including modern Europe, Latin America, Africa and the black diaspora, East and South Asia, and the Jewish diaspora. The flexible program encourages you to develop your own research interests in close collaboration with expert tutors. We are ranked 10th in the UK for Languages and Linguistics, Guardian 2026. Key Features and Structure Interdisciplinary Research Focus: The course is enriched by events hosted by the multidisciplinary Centre for Transnational Studies and gives you access to several specialized research groups, including the Centre for Global Englishes and the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations. Global Specialisms: You can take options that deep-dive into specific cultural areas, such as Encounters with Bodies in Lusophone Cultural Narrative (covering Portugal, Brazil, and African nations), Fragmented France: Cultures and Identities in Transition, or German-Jewish Writing Across the Twentieth Century. Optional Language Acquisition: The Language Opportunity Programme allows you to improve your foreign language skills or pick up a new language from scratch in a variety of levels. Module Flexibility: Optional modules extend into areas like Film, Linguistics, Translation, Creative Writing, and even Literary Industries and New Media. Career Prospects This degree's focus on global cultural understanding, critical research, and communication prepares you for a variety of careers in fields with an international or cultural focus, such as: International Organizations Cultural Policy and Management Translation and Diplomacy Further Study/Research (PhD level) Further Information Duration: 1 year (Full-time). Entry Requirements: A 2:1 degree in a humanities or social science subject. Course Lead: Dr. Alexandra Krendel, a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics.

Tuition fees

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£ 26,200per year

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University information

University of Southampton

University of Southampton

University of Southampton

  • University League Table

    15th

  • Campus address

    Main Site - Highfield Campus, University Road , Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Linguistics

    10th out of 24

    27th out of 103 11

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    133 64%

    12th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.13 78%

    13th

    6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    129 64%

    25th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    53.0 53%

    73rd

    53

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.14 78%

    47th

    31

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