Program Overview
The Languages and Area Studies at University of Portsmouth is a MPhil programme in Humanities over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Languages and Area Studies programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 12,600 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 4,121 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Languages and Area Studies programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Functional linguistics and discourse analysis
- Multimodality
- Corpus linguistics
- English Language Teaching
- English for Specific Purposes
- Second language acquisition
- World Englishes and English as a lingua franca
- Multilingualism and language diversity
- Language and identity
- Language, gender and sexuality
- Language and globalisation
- Translation and politics
- Film remakes and subtitling
- New media
- Creative uses of translation and adaptation, including fan translation
- Translation pedagogy
- Interpreting
- Gender-based violence
- Religion and development
- Global health issues and poverty
- Migration and immigration
- Citizenship and multiculturalism
- Cultural development
- Transnational justice
- Franco-African relations in the colonial and post-colonial period (North and Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Decolonisation (notably Algeria and West Africa)
- Post-colonial and post-conflict state-building
- Nation-building, including language, culture and memory
- Pan-Africanism, Blackness and diaspora
- Humanitarian interventions and peace operations
- Gender
- European integration
- The EU as a global actor and foreign policy
- Right-wing extremism
- National identity and state formation
- Intersectionality, discrimination, race and racism
- Jews in Central and Eastern Europe before 1939
- Memory politics
- Transatlantic relations
- American Revolution
- Colonial North America/ British Atlantic World
- African-American, Hispanic, women\x92s, youth and gay civil rights movements of the 20th century
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- A good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject or a master\'s degree in an appropriate subject. Exceptionally, equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will be considered.
- Translation and Literary Studies requires English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 6.5. Other subject areas require English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 12,600 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 4,121 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 12,600 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 4,121 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Portsmouth directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
University of Portsmouth is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen fields. The...
University Profile- Start Date 2017-10-01
- Language English
- Duration 24 months
