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MSc Psychology of Language

The University of Edinburgh

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This unique programme offers an opportunity for intensive advanced training in the psychology of language focusing on the mental representations and processes that underlie human language use.Key research areasBuilding on the research methods training, you will take topical courses related to the core research areas of our department including theoretical and methodological aspects of the psychology of language.Your MSc culminates in a research dissertation in a core research area, an original, publication-quality piece of research, undertaken in close collaboration with researchers in the relevant group.The teaching and supervision are conducted by internationally recognised researchers from our Language, Cognition and Communication Research Group, one of the largest collections of natural language researchers in Europe, with links to:computer scientistsneuroscientistslinguistsphilosophersThe group’s expertise covers the broad scope of psycholinguistics, with connections to other areas of social and cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Members use a wide range of experimental, observational, computational, and neuroscience methods.

Application deadline

30/04/2026

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Tuition fees

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£ 33,200per year

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    19th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Linguistics

    8th out of 24 2

    19th out of 118 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    168 81%

    3rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    4th

    4

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.92 73%

    23rd

    1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 205
    185 90%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    40th

    14

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.88 72%

    116th

    1

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