Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Advanced Study) MSt

<strong>The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2025). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.</strong> <br/><br/>The MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Advanced Study) is a taught course offering specialisation in general linguistics, phonetics, historical linguistics, or the linguistics of specific languages.<br/><br/>The MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Advanced Study) is designed for applicants who have previously studied linguistics at an introductory level and are keen to familiarise themselves further with the discipline, but who have not studied linguistics to a more advanced level during their undergraduate degree.<br/><br/>If you have studied linguistics to a more advanced level during your undergraduate degree, you may wish to consider the MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Research Preparation) instead.<br/><br/>Course structure<br/>During the first term and into the second, you will take the Foundation Course in Linguistic Theory.<br/><br/>You will also study for two option papers that are of particular interest to you. Options are chosen from those listed in Option List B, Option List C, or in Option List D in Course Components on the Oxford University website.<br/><br/>Some modules require background knowledge that is difficult to acquire in nine months, and you are advised to choose these modules only if you already have substantial previous training in relevant background subjects, such as experimental phonetics and computational linguistics.