The MSc in Forensic Linguistics is a flexible programme to suit academic linguists and forensic professionals. It can be studied wholly as a distance learning course from anywhere in the world or in part by attendance at short and week-long courses held at Aston University's campus in the city centre of Birmingham.
Aston University's
Flexible Credit Accumulation scheme allows the combination of distance learning, short course
and traditional campus based modules with multiple routes of exit from the programme. This
allows students to study to the level they wish and graduate with an Aston University
Certificate (with 20 credits), an Aston University Diploma (with 40 credits), a Postgraduate
Certificate (with 60 credits), a Postgraduate Diploma (with 120 credits) or with the full MSc
in Forensic Linguistics. For the MSc the further 60 postgraduate credits are achieved through
a substantial supervised research project resulting in a 15000 word dissertation.For those without a relevant prior qualification in linguistics or English language there is a route onto the programme involving an Introduction to Linguistics module. The introductory module in forensic linguistics can, if students wish, be studied in part by attendance at The International Summer School in Forensic Linguistic Analysis.
Note that this programme is a different one from the MA in Applied Linguistics with a specialisation in Forensic Linguistics offered at Aston University as a residential course. More information on the MA can be found here.
