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Philosophy is the systematic study of fundamental questions concerning the world and our existence in it. Delve into life’s big questions and explore the area of philosophy that interests you most through a wide range of specialist modules. These include the philosophy of mind and cognitive science; ethics, metaethics, and global ethics; epistemology and metaphysics; philosophy of language; and philosophy of health and happiness.

The MA in International Law, Ethics, and Politics will cover the application of International Law, European Law, ethics, and international politics to problems such as poverty reduction; international trade; war and terrorism; climate change; and democracy. This program is ideal for candidates from the NGO world who wish to improve their academic credentials and students from humanities and social sciences who want to take Law courses.

On the MA Philosophy of Religion and Ethics program you will explore a variety of questions - for example: Are there shared human values? How do we negotiate different belief systems in pluralistic societies? Is there a conflict between science and religion? Do people with different religious views have the same morals? Is life without God meaningless? You will be taught by a vibrant community of philosophers, pursuing original research on a wide range of topics on which expert supervision is available.

The MSc Global Ethics and Justice will develop your knowledge of key global issues, and provide you with conceptual and analytical frameworks to enable you to understand and reflect on the ethical dimensions of these issues. It offers a range of core modules that provide a foundation for your studies, with the opportunity to apply your learning to areas of specific interest through your choice of dissertation topic.

Our unique MA program in Choral Conducting is directed by Professor Simon Halsey CBE and is in association with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and its internationally renowned choruses and conductors. It gives students the opportunity to observe, conduct, and sing every week.

This unique opportunity brings together our expertise in Translation Studies and Arabic and gives you the opportunity to develop your career further, providing an ideal pathway to our Translation Studies Practice-Based PhD (On-Campus or by Distance Learning), in addition to our more traditional Translation Studies PhD. The program is available to students who are proficient in Arabic and English

The global Language Services industry is growing at an impressive rate; two of the top five providers, SDL and RWS, are based in the United Kingdom, and there are many large- and medium-sized providers headquartered in the US, Europe and Asia. Wherever you are based, there is no better time to enter the industry and our innovative MA is ideal for those looking to embark on, or develop, careers as professional translators.

Artificial Intelligence and data-driven approaches to decision-making are transforming almost every industry and policy sector. These technologies have already generated extraordinary benefits. However, they bring with them new challenges and new threats and raise new questions about the limits of their responsible and ethical use.

Modern military history does more than re-fight old battles, however. It can, for example, teach us much about the cultures and societies that find themselves at war, and indeed about the souls of the men and women who do the fighting. Our two-year MA in Military History by distance learning program offers you the opportunity to explore military history, drawing in particular on Birmingham's expertise in the history of the two World Wars and air power.

The MA in Applied Linguistics is a program that allows you to develop expertise in specific areas of linguistics, such as corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and/or language pedagogy. The program combines a range of core modules and optional modules to ensure that you develop a solid foundation in the discipline area whilst also having the flexibility to pursue your own specific research interests.

In today’s ‘globalized’ world, it is increasingly necessary to communicate across cultural boundaries of language, style, and values. This program aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed in order to understand the ways in which language is used in social contexts, in politics, and in the media, and to compare and critique ideologies as realized by the discourses of various institutions and ‘cultures’.

MA Applied Linguistics with TESOL is designed for experienced teachers – with more than a year’s professional language teaching experience – wishing to develop their knowledge of linguistics and understand its potential applications in language teaching. We aim to equip students with the linguistic and pedagogic knowledge, the research and analytic skills, and the confidence necessary to develop their careers in English language teaching, and/or to move into areas such as teacher training or ELT management.

Our popular MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is designed for practicing teachers of English to speakers of other languages. We explore different approaches to the teaching and learning of English and study the close relationship between language teaching theory and practice.

Africa is one of the most important sites of international development interventions, and historically one of the sites where much of the academic discipline of development studies was forged. This program draws on the expertise of the University’s Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA) and International Development Department (IDD) to provide an in-depth exploration of the relationship between development studies and Africa.

MA Antiquity: Classics and Ancient History pathway offers an ideal opportunity to pursue your interests in the Greco-Roman world in greater depth and also provides an ideal foundation for further research at the doctoral level. All students take at least one classical language module, plus a general module on Research and Scholarship designed to introduce them to the professional skills required by an independent researcher. This is one of several pathways available on the Antiquity MA.