Moray House School of Education and Sport

Language Education (MSc)

The MSc Language Education is a programme situated within the field of education and is interdisciplinary in nature across applied linguistics, culture, pedagogy, and language policy.

Language is at its core, a plural construct that incorporates different linguistic aspects such as language structure, language awareness and use, interculturality and pluriliteracies. This programme will develop your knowledge and critical awareness of how we teach languages, how we learn languages and how we use languages, in order to enable you to best teach the languages you know. This programme encompasses all languages including English as a foreign or additional language, European languages, Mandarin and other world languages, Sign Languages, as well as heritage, community, or regional languages.

Masters funding for international students

Join our online event to learn about funding opportunities to study a one-year Masters in Education or Sport subject at the University of Edinburgh.

Date and time: 8 October, 13:00 - 14:30 (UK time)

Location: Online

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Programme structure: Language Education

This programme will enable you to become a 'future-thinking' language educator who can respond to transnational migration flows, digital developments and different models of language education policy.

Our Language Education students

Our MSc Language Education community of students come from all over the world. Read what some of our graduates have said about this programme.

Careers in Language Education

With their strong foundation in teaching and research, our students are employed worldwide in all areas of language education.

Fees and funding: Language Education

Find details of tuition fees and opportunities for scholarships and financial support for our Language Education programme.

Contact the Language Education team

Questions about your application or how to apply to our Language Education programme? Contact the Postgraduate Admissions team or the Programme Director who look forward to hearing from you.

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