Master's degrees in Languages and Global Cultures

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Build on your love of languages and cultures by exploring a research topic of your choice with an MA by Research. We have expertise in language pedagogy, disability and health, environmental and social change, comparative literature and the arts, and translation.

Global leadership programmes

The School of Global Affairs also offers interconnected master’s degrees, each of which provides distinctive opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge, relationships and partnerships needed to meet the global challenges of our time.

Uniquely, these programmes are built around a shared ethos and learning architecture. Programme-specific modules build in-depth knowledge of your chosen topic, while cross-programme modules offer global leadership skills and practical collaborations with strategic external partners.

Teaching, research and engagement activities are integrated across the programmes, while opportunities to critically engage with global affairs, the environment, AI and health are embedded throughout. All of the Global Leadership master’s degrees address these key themes through the lenses of the arts, humanities and the social sciences

How to apply

To submit an application, simply create an account on the My Applications website and then select ‘Create a new application’ from your homepage once you are logged-in.

Using your account on the My Applications website, you are able to submit applications for the programme(s) which you wish to study, upload supporting documentation and provide us with information about referees.

The supporting documentation screen will provide you with a list of required documents. These will usually include:

  • Degree certificates and transcripts of previous higher education (college/university) degrees or other courses that you have completed/for which you are currently studying. Note that, for transcripts in languages other than English, a certified English translation will be required
  • Personal Statement
  • References
  • For those for whom English is not their first language, copies of English language test results (Please note that an application can be made before these results are available, and if a place is then offered this will be conditional upon providing the appropriate results)

If you are a current Lancaster student, or you have recently graduated from Lancaster, we can reduce the amount of information that you will need to provide as part of your application.

Go to the My Applications website and select the option for current students. We will submit an application for you using the information in your student record. If we need any further information we will let you know.

Please see specific MA programmes for application deadlines. If you wish to be considered for funding, are applying from overseas or require on-campus accommodation, we recommend you apply as early as possible.

For further information see the following pages

Applying for postgraduate study

Writing a research proposal

After you've applied for postgraduate study

If you have any queries during the application process, please Contact the admissions team.

Funding opportunities

Lancaster has generous scholarships for both home and international students.

Please contact the Director of Postgraduate Studies for more information about the awards and the supervision the school can offer.

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