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Masaryk University Faculty of Arts PhD in English Linguistics

Masaryk University Faculty of Arts

PhD in English Linguistics

Brno, Czech Republic

PhD

4 years

English

Full time

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Blended, On-Campus

* Extended application deadline for the first semester online (Fall intake 2020).

Key Summary

    About: The PhD in English Linguistics offers a comprehensive exploration of language, analyzing its structure, development, and usage. Students engage with a variety of research methods, focusing on aspects like phonetics, syntax, semantics, and sociolinguistics. The program encourages original research and critical thinking, preparing candidates to contribute to the field of linguistics through their dissertations.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates often pursue careers in academia as university lecturers or researchers. Other possibilities include roles in language education, language technology, publishing, or government consultancy in linguistic affairs.

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The Doctoral Studies program in English Linguistics develops students’ knowledge of linguistic disciplines and prepares them for independent research activity, especially in the fields of functional syntax, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, stylistics and translation studies. Students become conversant with methods of linguistic research, which they then apply in the preparation of their doctoral dissertation.

Graduate destination

Graduates of the Doctoral Studies Program in English Linguistics find employment in positions in the area of humanities that require the holder to use independent critical thinking and be able to demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of linguistic and socio-cultural subjects. They are employed as researchers, university teachers, editors, translators, and in senior positions in organizations operating in areas of the humanities.

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