Modern Languages and Cultures for Postgraduates
At the University of Sheffield we believe that languages aren't just different ways of saying things. They're the expression of different cultures, different ways of seeing the world. Thus we believe in studying culture alongside language and in building global understanding as well as knowledge.
Enhance your career prospects with one of our prestigious courses in languages, culture and applied languages. The modern jobs market is a challenge and your newly acquired cultural insight and practical language skills will make you an attractive proposition to employers in the global marketplace.
Or perhaps you would like to do your own innovative research and make an impact in the world? Where better to do so than at the University of Sheffield's School of Languages and Cultures, working together with staff who are internationally known for some of the best research and teaching in their fields.
Outstanding Teaching, Research Expertise and Facilities
At Sheffield you’ll discover a climate of academic excellence, innovative teaching, and world-class research. Study with us and you can be confident that you’re studying at the forefront of modern languages and cultures:
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The School of Languages and Cultures is at the forefront of national and international research in modern languages across a range of disciplines and periods, historical and contemporary. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), our departments had up to 70% of their research rated as internationally excellent or world-leading. With our Research Clusters (Visual Culture, Film and Performance, Gender Studies, Linguistics, Intellectual History, and Migration, Culture and Communities), we encompass a wide range of areas of specialisation. We also offer many cross-disciplinary opportunities within the School. More... |
You'll get to use great learning facilities too. Our Jessop West building, opened in 2009, features great modern workspaces and learning hubs, including dedicated PGT and PGR study space on floors 1-4. We’re in the same building as other arts and humanities departments, creating opportunities for exciting ideas and interdisciplinary work, and you will benefit from a wide range of thought-provoking events held at our Jessop West Exhibition Space and Humanities Research Institute (HRI). These events will also offer you the opportunity to present your own work to a friendly and interested audience if you'd like to.
The University of Sheffield's virtual learning environment offers online access to study material and enhances your learning through interactive technology, enabling virtual interaction between and among students and academic staff. What's more, our stunning Information Commons, with its extensive modern languages resources, opens all day and all night. Postgraduate research students will further have access to the newly-built £1.5m Graduate Research Centre, providing even more dedicated drop-in work space.
Students' UnionYou will enjoy being a part of our vibrant Students' Union, rated the UK's number one in the National Student Survey 2012 and in the Times Higher Education's Student Experience Survey for the past 3 years running. You can get involved in volunteering, or try one of a huge range of new activities, from sports, to crafts, conservation and environmental activities. More... |
AccommodationUniversity accommodation is a good choice for postgraduates; it's value for money and easy to arrange. Our University accommodation was voted best in the UK by students in the 2011 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey and we were named Best Student Housing at the 2012 College and University Business Officers (CUBO) awards. More... |
The citySheffield is England's fourth-largest city, yet the stunning countryside of the Peak District is on our doorstep, and Sheffield itself has many parks and green areas. It has all the facilities that you would expect to find in a major city, yet it has a sense of community, which is reflected in the friendliness of the people. Sheffield has everything you need, and it is also well connected which makes it easy to travel to other major cities such as Leeds, Manchester and London. More... |
Be Part of Our Postgraduate Community
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We're not just a top-class centre for learning. We're a place to belong. Our students feel at home straight away, with friendly, approachable tutors and a busy social life outside the seminar room. Our active and diverse postgraduate community brings together taught and research postgraduate students and academic staff from across the school. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds and a range of different places in the UK, Europe and worldwide - so there is a real international and intercultural feel to the department. At our regular research seminars staff, graduate students and visiting speakers present their thought-provoking research in a friendly atmosphere. |
An international environmentOurs is a truly international study environment, in the heart of one of the best student cities in the UK. With more than 24,000 students from 131 countries, we are one of the UK's most popular choices amongst university applicants. If you are an international student, you may be able to chat to one of our staff in your home country. More... |
Our Postgraduate Programmes
There is a wide range of opportunities for postgraduate subjects within the School as well as cross-school and interdisciplinary opportunities, from taught Masters and Research Track Masters, to MPhil and PhD research degrees.
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