MA in English Language and Linguistics 12 months Postgraduate Program By National University of Singapore (NUS) |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 15QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

36,316 SGDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The concentration in the English Language and Linguistics degrees can be generally described as English in multilingual settings. Peoples, languages and situations have always interacted but globalisation has made the study of such interactions of particular and pressing importance. Singapore is ideally positioned for that study. It is a natural language laboratory in which students and researchers can observe the causes, effects and functions of languages interacting with the social and cultural in complex and interesting ways. The Department numbers experts of various kinds among its faculty who bring different perspectives to bear on the phenomenon of language in social life. All our graduate students should expect to acquire a developed expertise in this area of language studies.

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The concentration in the English Language and Linguistics degrees can be generally described as English in multilingual settings. Peoples, languages and situations have always interacted but globalisation has made the study of such interactions of particular and pressing importance. Singapore is ideally positioned for that study. It is a natural language laboratory in which students and researchers can observe the causes, effects and functions of languages interacting with the social and cultural in complex and interesting ways. The Department numbers experts of various kinds among its faculty who bring different perspectives to bear on the phenomenon of language in social life. All our graduate students should expect to acquire a developed expertise in this area of language studies.

Admission Requirements

85+
6+
The admission requirements for both programmes are as follows: An NUS Honours degree (Second Class and above) or equivalent; or A good Bachelors degree (at least an average of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field and successful completion of a placement test; or In exceptional cases, other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Board of Graduate Studies; and TOEFL (85 for the internet test or 580 for the paper test or 237 for the computer test) or IELTS,(6.0) for students who have not studied in a university where the medium of instruction is English.

1 Year
Aug

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

9,550 SGD
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International Students

36,316 SGD
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