Language Sciences (with specialisation in Speech and Hearing Sciences) MSc

Students take a core set of modules and then have the opportunity to specialise in speech and hearing sciences. In selecting the modules for their specialisation, students will be able to take full advantage of the breadth of expertise in language research in the UCL Division of Psychology & Language Sciences.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of two core modules (45 credits), three specialisation modules (45 credits), two optional modules (30 credits) and a research project (60 credits).

• Introduction to the Brain and Imaging the Brain
• Research Methods: Principles, Skills and Applications
• Students select three specialisation modules from those below:
• Development of Speech Perception and Production
• Intermediate Phonetics
• Experimental Phonetics
• Phonetic Theory

Students select two modules from all those offered within UCL Psychology & Language Sciences, subject to availability and agreement with the Programme Director. Options include:

• Deafness, Cognition and Language
• Second Language Speech Learning
• Web Programming for Psychology and Language Sciences
• Stuttering
• Advanced topics in Speech Perception
• Current Issues in Production, Perception and Neural Processing of Speech

Not all modules will run every year, some modules may require a minimum number of registered students.

All students undertake an independent research project in an area of language science which culminates in a dissertation of 10,000 words.

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, small-group teaching and a virtual learning environment. Some modules also involve workshops or practical classes. Student performance is assessed through coursework, examinations and the research dissertation.