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Linguistics

Make your breakthrough in Linguistics

Professors Devyani Sharma and Erez Levon investigated how accents in Britain affect employers' decisions when hiring. Study with us and you could be the next one to expose discrimination.
 
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      Thursday 3 October, 9am - 3pm (BST) - Online

    • Saturday 5 October, 10am - 4.30pm (BST) - On-campus 

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100%of Linguistics graduates in further work or study 15 months after graduating

(Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023)

11thin world rankings for Languages, Literature and Linguistics

(Times Higher Education World Rankings by subject 2024)

4thin the UK

(Times Higher Education World Rankings 2024)

Top reasons to study Linguistics at Queen Mary

  1. Set within one of London’s most culturally and linguistically diverse areas, our Department of Linguistics is perfectly placed to explore the evolving complexities of human communication through a diverse range of programmes.
  2. Benefit from our links to industry and public sector partners ranging from Google to government departments and the BBC to the British Library.
  3. We are one of the UK's leading Linguistics Departments, housed within London's only campus-based Russell Group University.

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The Francis Bancroft Building, where Linguistics is taught, is the largest building at Mile End and is located in the heart of the campus.

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Our students say...

 

My subject is always full of surprises with something new to learn every day; there are challenges which are exciting to unravel. Lecturers are considerate, friendly and respond to emails with efficiency. Advice hours have been really helpful and are a fantastic opportunity to clarify your understanding of certain concepts you haven’t quite grasped.
— Zoe Malik, BA English Language and Linguistics
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