MSc Language Sciences with specialisation in

Language Development

Key Information

Programme starts

24th September 2018

Modes and duration

Full time: 1 year

Part time: 2 years

Final research project submissions are in August, meaning that the programme runs over the course of 12
months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time).

Tuition Fees (2018/19)

UK/EU:
£10,140 (FT) £5,060 (PT)
Overseas:
£25,880 (FT) £12,950 (PT)

Application deadlines

All applicants
Open: 16 October 2017
Close: 27 July 2018

Note on fees: The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may
increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be
viewed on the UCL Current Students website.

Location: London, Bloomsbury

Entry requirements

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas

qualification of an equivalent standard in a language-related area such as linguistics, speech sciences,
English language, psychology, cognitive science, or a cognate discipline.

Country-specific information, including details of international equivalence and when UCL representatives
are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

English Language Requirements

If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate
evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.

The English language level for this programme is: Good

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Content

MSc Language Sciences provides an opportunity for in-depth study in one or more areas of the
language sciences with five separate specialised routes that follow a common structure. All students
on the programme take a core set of modules and then have the opportunity to tailor their degree in a
specific area of the language sciences which is aligned to their interest. Through these specialised
modules you will develop or build upon existing research interests and work collaboratively with a
member of academic staff to complete an independent research project investigating a specific aspect
of human language or communication.

You will take a core set of modules building a foundation to study current issues and research in the
language sciences, specialising in language development. In selecting the modules for your
specialisation, you will be able to take full advantage of the breadth of expertise in language research
in the Division of Psychology & Language Sciences.

Why study this degree at UCL?

The UCL Division of UCL Psychology & Language Sciences undertakes world-leading research and
teaching in mind, behaviour, and language. Staff and students benefit from cutting-edge resources
including extensive laboratories for research in speech and language, perception, and cognition.

Opportunities for students to work with world-renowned researchers exist in all areas of investigation.
The division offers a supportive environment including numerous specialist seminars, workshops, and
guest lectures.

Structure

The MSc in Language Sciences with specialisation in Language Development includes compulsory
modules, optional modules and elective modules at Level 7 (Masters Level).

Compulsory modules

PALSG101: Introduction to the Brain and Imaging the Brain - 15 credits

PALSG102: Research Methods - Principles, skills and applications - 30 credits
PALSG199: Research Project - 60 credits

Optional modules
 In consultation with the Strand Coordinator, you will register for 45 credits chosen from the following
modules:
PALSG203: Developmental Disorders of Language, Learning and Cognition - 15 credits
PALSG204: Development of Speech Perception and Production - 15 credits
PLING156: Language Acquisition - 15 credits
- Students selecting PLING156 who have not previously studied language development must also
select PLING159
PLING159: Introduction to Children's Language Development - 15 credits
PLING210: Semantic and Pragmatic Development - 15 credits

Elective modules

Finally, you will register for 30 credits from all postgraduate modules offered within the Division of
Psychology and Language Sciences, subject to availability, acceptance and agreement with the Strand
Coordinator. Some common elective modules are listed below, you are not restricted to modules on
this list.

PALSG103: Neuroscience of Language

PALSG201: Deafness - Cognition and language
PALSG301: Current Issues in Production, Perception and Neural Processing of Speech
PALSG303: Conversation Analysis
PALSG306: Second Language Speech Learning
PLING154: Phonetic Theory
PLING198: Foundations of Linguistics
PLING204: Issues in Pragmatics
PLING222: Current Issues in Syntax
PLING300: Stuttering

Not all modules will run every year.

Staff

Programme Director: Dr Bronwen Evans

The programme director has overall responsibility for the programme, it's students and teaching.
Each specialisation also has a Strand Coordinator who is the member of academic staff you are likely
to interact with most often. Strand Coordinators are responsible for the students and teaching on each
of the individual specialisations.

Language Development - Dr Nausicaa Pouscoulous

Linguistics with Neuroscience - Dr Andrea Santi
Neuroscience and Communication - Dr Patti Adank
Sign Language and Deaf Studies - Dr Kearsy Cormier
Speech and Hearing Sciences - Prof Stuart Rosen

The flexibility of the programme means that modules are taught by academic staff drawn from across
the Division of Psychology & Language Sciences.

In addition, we can call on the support of visiting lecturers, Teaching Fellows and Postgraduate
Teaching Assistants.