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MA Digital and Multilingual Communication

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

MA Digital and Multilingual Communication is a postgraduate Communications & Media course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year, costs £18,685 per year and starts in September and January.

Postgraduate · 1 year · Full-time · Communications & Media · £18,685 per year

Intakes: September, January

The Digital and Multilingual Communication MA explores how language operates in digitally mediated and multilingual environments from theoretical, applied, synchronic and diachronic perspectives. The course enables you to understand and critically evaluate a wide range of ideas in the study of language and communication, particularly in relation to digital technologies, global communication, and linguistic diversity. It will also equip you with the intellectual perspectives and research skills needed to conduct independent research. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Understand theory - you'll gain a solid grounding in linguistics by exploring the central features of linguistic theory. You'll learn about its history, objectives, principal theoretical frameworks, methodologies, contested areas and uncontested results - Nature of language - our course will give you an understanding of the nature of human language, and of the significance of this knowledge to the teaching of languages, particularly English as a second language - New opportunities - we create opportunities for you to draw on your own languages and varieties in a critical and creative manner Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 1 year Start dates: Full-time - September 2027; Full-time - January 2027 International tuition fee: £18,685 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): Studying our MA will give you sophisticated analytical skills and a widely applicable knowledge base, which will enable you to study at MPhil or PhD levels. Our course prepares you for a variety of careers involving language and communication, particularly in the creative and cultural industries. Graduate employers named on the course page: BBC, Bergahn Books, Hamdard University, Bangladesh, Kingston Grammar School, The Pratt Institute, New York. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Dissertation (Core)
• English Worldwide (Core)
• Multilingualism: Concepts and Applications (Core)
• MA Project (Core)
• Data and Digital Research Methods (Core)
• Digital Co-Laboratory (Core)
• Discourse in the Digital Age (Option)
• Language in Society (Option)
• Social Media (Option)

Careers

• Content writer
• Copy editor
• Editorial assistant
• Production assistant
• Proofreader
• Research assistant
• Teacher in mainstream schools
• Teacher of English to speakers of other languages