MSc Phonetics
The University of Edinburgh - School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences
Key Information
Campus location
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 - 2 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 26,300 *
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* full-time International/EU | £12,500: full-time Scotland/Rest of UK
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Introduction
This programme will give you a comprehensive grounding in the theory and practice of phonetics.
Research
In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), Linguistics research at Edinburgh is ranked 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK (Times Higher Education, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Rank order by GPA).
What will I learn?
You will learn the core phonetic topics of:
- speech production
- speech acoustics
- speech perception
You will also learn how phonetics relates to many other language-related disciplines.
Key aims and skills
The programme has a strong practical emphasis. It is designed primarily for graduates wishing to continue studying phonetics at the PhD level and for those wishing to use phonetics as a tool for investigation in related fields, including historical linguistics, phonology, developmental linguistics, psychology and speech technology.
The taught MSc in Phonetics will provide you with an intensive grounding in:
- phonetics and related disciplines
- its methodologies
- research questions
- techniques of research
Curriculum
Programme structure
You will be required to take the core courses. If you do not have a strong background in phonetics and phonology, you may also be required to take an introductory course in Phonology & Phonetics.
You will take options from a wide range of courses offered in Linguistics & English Language and related subject areas, and will write a dissertation project.
Courses and assessment
Courses will include:
- lectures
- tutorials
- lab practicals
Assessment is by:
- coursework
- project and/or exams
- a dissertation project
At the dissertation stage, you are assigned a supervisor with whom you meet to plan your reading and to discuss your work.
Program Outcome
The taught MSc in Phonetics will give you all of the intellectual and practical skills to engage in phonetics research, either for its own sake or as part of research in another sub-area of linguistics, speech technology or speech pathology.
You will understand:
- basic anatomy and physiology of speaking and hearing.
- phonetic typology.
- current theories of phonetics and its relationship to phonology and other parts of grammar.
- how to test these theories using empirical data.
We offer a strong focus on practical skills. You will learn:
- how to elicit and collect phonetic data.
- the mechanisms involved in recording sound.
- how to measure and analyse acoustic components of speech.
- how to create and analyse perceptual experiments.
- core elements of scripting and statistical analysis.
Career Opportunities
This course is primarily as a conversion course if you are looking to do serious postgraduate work in:
- phonetics
- speech pathology
- speech processing
- forensic linguistics
- related fields
You will also receive training in practical skills, for example, statistics and computational techniques, which could be relevant for a variety of different fields.
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