Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 17,250 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in University of Brighton - Falmer Campus

  CAD 10,224 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5  Minimum Listening - 5.5  Minimum Reading - 5.5  Minimum Writing - 6.0  Minimum Speaking - 5.5  
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 85.0  Minimum Listening - 10.0  Minimum Reading - 10.0  Minimum Writing - 18.0  Minimum Speaking - 17.0  
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 59.0  Minimum Listening - 59.0  Minimum Reading - 59.0  Minimum Writing - 59.0  Minimum Speaking - 59.0  
• DUOLINGO
  • Minimum Overall Score - 125.0  Minimum Literacy - 100.0  Minimum Comprehension - 105.0  Minimum Conversation - 100.0  Minimum Production - 100.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 60.00 %

Additional Information

Career Opportunities

Graduates in linguistics have a broad range of skills which can be applied in professions including journalism, broadcasting, the Civil Service and teaching (primary, secondary and as a second or foreign language).

The degree opens up career opportunities as an interpreter, translator, lexicographer, copy editor, proof-reader and speech and language therapist.

Graduates of the course have gone on to careers in law, publishing, radio and TV, as well as postgraduate study in linguistics, English language, philosophy of language, creative writing, forensic linguistics and philosophy.

Scholarships

Vice-Chancellor international scholarships

About these scholarships

We offer the following scholarships for international masters-level students from the below regions:

• Vice-Chancellor South and South-East Asia postgraduate scholarship
• Vice-Chancellor Africa postgraduate scholarship
• Vice-Chancellor MENA and Turkey postgraduate scholarship
• Vice-Chancellor LATAM postgraduate scholarship
• New for September 2025: Vice-Chancellor EU postgraduate scholarship

These scholarships are open to students studying within any of our academic schools, excluding Brighton and Sussex Medical School. 

Scholarships are awarded as a £2,000 reduction on tuition fees for the first year of study, which is automatically deducted after enrolment to students that meet the eligibility criteria.

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.