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Fully online masters programmes starting in September 2024

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Get more for less with an Aston University distance learning masters

Start your masters in September 2024 and benefit from fully online learning from the comfort of your own home.
Enjoy our live seminars and engage interactively with other students on-campus and online.
Access all our library and software resources online.
Whether you are an international student or home student, everyone pays the same tuition fees.

For our selection of distance learning programmes in English, Languages and Applied Linguistics, see the links below.

MA English

Study our MA English programme via distance learning and specialise in either language, literature or both. Our modules will develop your research expertise and apply your skills in real world contexts.

MA Forensic Linguistics

Aston University is home of the world-leading Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics. Study MA Forensic Linguistics via distance learning to take your linguistics skills to the next level and improve the delivery of justice through the analysis of language.

MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Study MA TESOL via distance learning to gain a substantial postgraduate qualification in the field of TESOL and put your learning into practice in an exciting and enriching multicultural environment.

Here's just a few reasons why you should choose Aston University to kick-start your postgraduate career:

Aston University was awarded Triple Gold - the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023)

We are a top 25 university

Aston University was ranked overall among the top 25 universities in the UK (Guardian, 2024).

Click here to read more about this ranking.

We're committed to reducing inequalities

Aston University was ranked first in the UK for our proportion of students from ethnic minority backgrounds (The Times and The Sunday Times Social Inclusion Rankings, 2024).

Our ambitious new 2030 strategy, rooted in our home city of Birmingham, UK, setting out plans to create a new model of university for a changing world.

The Careers and Placements team at Aston University has been voted ‘best university placement team’ in the National University Employability (NUE) Awards 2022.

We're committed to sustainability

Sustainable campus - Top 30 in the UK's university rankings (People and Planet University Green League Table, 2022/23).

Aston is an Adobe Creative Campus, providing all students full access to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and Adobe Express to help prepare for the challenges of an increasingly digital world.

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Arabella Graves

MA Forensic Linguistics

The teaching is excellent, and the inspiring passion of the tutors is contagious! I really felt like they were investing in each of us throughout the year."

Archana Warrier

MA TESOL and Translation Studies

I was really excited to study at Aston University because it had the perfect combination for someone who wanted to teach and translate. It also has a high employability rate and the course focuses on enriching my practical skills and applying the theory I learned.

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Laura Toninelli TESOL and Translation Studies student

Laura Tonninelli

MA TESOL and Translation Studies

I decided to study at Aston University because it's one of the best universities in the UK, it offers numerous opportunities of work placement and has a high employability rate

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