This programme is designed for students of linguistics and aims to improve students’ linguistic skills and understanding such that they can apply them to forensic texts and contexts. There is a strong ethos throughout this programme that forensic linguistics is an application of linguistics and thus students study and improve their knowledge and abilities in the linguistic analysis of spoken and written language. Alongside the linguistics modules students then learn about the legal and forensic contexts and how linguists have developed understandings and critiques of the language of the law and how linguists analyse language to provide evidence in a variety of legal contexts. To complete the programme students complete a short practical project or placement and then research for a dissertation. Strong links with police give you unique access to real world data for your teaching and research work. Unique practical applications of Forensic Linguistics give you hands on experiences and possibly a placement in the field.

You can apply for a 1 year masters programme with an undergraduate degree from a recognised Russian University. You should have at least an average of 4 out of 5 overall or above from a Russian university. The specific requirement will vary depending on the course you are applying for at Aston and the Russian university from which you have graduated. If you are applying for finance, engineering, science or social science based subjects; you must have studied a similar field in your undergraduate degree.