该硕士课程是一项创新计划，旨在通过语言和社会理论，使您有能力进行话语研究中的实证研究。通过MA，您可以探索政治等领域的话语
Study at the first university in the UK to offer an MA Discourse Studies<br>Be inspired by our world-leading experts in corpus linguistics and related areas such as health and science communication<br>Join our Discourse & Text (DisTex) research group and benefit from a host of additional events, talks and activities to complement and enhance your course<br>Enjoy the flexibility of designing part of your degree based on your specific interests<br>Make the most of our outstanding resources including fully equipped labs for eye-tracking, phonetics and child language analysis<br>Use your degree as a stepping stone to become an expert in communication in the public or private sector Language is at the heart of human behaviour. Well show you methods and techniques for highly detailed analysis of communication, so that you can identify what works and what doesnt, and help individuals and organisations get their message across more effectively.<br><br>Firm foundations<br><br>Youll gain a solid grounding in the key theories and applications of Discourse Studies by studying three core modules. Youll also be able to develop your research skills in our fourth core module, Research Methods in Linguistics and English Language. Plus, you can focus on one of your special interests in your dissertation. Previous students have chosen to focus on topics as diverse as cryptocurrencies and charities.<br><br>Were well known for our extensive range of modules, from forensic linguistics to corpus linguistics. Through the core modules youll have the opportunity to apply discourse analysis methods to real-life contexts such as political communication or media reporting.<br><br>Outside the lecture theatre<br><br>We pride ourselves on offering much more than high quality teaching. Join one of our many different research groups, such as Discourse and Text, try one of the lively university societies or take part in one of our international summer schools.