Master's Degree

We have an exciting range of postgraduate programmes, both campus-based and by distance. Students benefit from working with world-renowned researchers. Our distance learning postgraduate courses are aimed at those wishing to enhance their careers by learning flexibly – from home, work, or wherever and whenever is convenient.

Selected entry year

Prospective postgraduate events

9th Dec

Study for a Master's Degree at Linguistics and English Language Department

Tuesday 9 December 2025, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

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Short courses for credit

As an alternative to taking a complete Master's course, you can take our individual specialist postgraduate modules for institutional credit. These are ideal if you need to develop knowledge and skills in a specific area. Each of these courses can be taken separately, run for one term (three months), and are offered online.

Short courses for credit
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What our students think

Read about our students' own experiences.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

I loved every minute of my studies on MA TESOL by Distance Course at Lancaster. It was the best thing I've ever done and I only wish I'd done it sooner! Lancaster is one of the best universities and research centres for applied linguistics and TESOL. The lecturers/researchers are not only well-established scholars but also dedicated, inspiring and highly professional in how they conduct the online teaching and contact with students. Jacqueline Anwar, 2017-2019 MA TESOL (Distance)

Douglas

Douglas

My motivation for choosing the online MA TESOL program was threefold: convenient in-time learning while continuing my job as a language teacher, qualifications’ upgrading from a world class institution and department, and affordable pricing that wouldn’t break the bank, so to speak! My program experience met and even exceeded my expectations - one of the biggest highlights for me was how course instructors did such an excellent job of stimulating us in our academic thinking while doing so in a personable manner. Douglas Evans, 2017-19 Ma TESOL (distance)