MA Student Profiles

Find out from our postgraduate students what it's like to live and study in Sheffield.

MA Student Will Smith

Being part of the MAMLC programme at Sheffield is a great introduction to further education and academia in general

Will MA Modern Languages and Cultures

School of Languages & Cultures student Will Smith discusses his time on the MA Modern Languages and Cultures, and how it led on to PhD study.

SLC Student Hannah

Sheffield was one of the only universities in the UK that offered my course, Music and Spanish

Hannah BA Music and Modern Languages and Cultures

Hannah is a dual student studying Music and Modern Languages & Cultures

Kaishan Kong

I chose Sheffield because it was one of the more affordable and one of the safest cities to study in. The Student Union was one of the best in the UK

Kaishan Kong MA Intercultural Communication

Kaishan is an Associate Professor of Chinese and the advisor for the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, U.S.

Ziqian Jiang

Be result-oriented

Ziqian Jiang MA Intercultural Communication

Ziqian now works as a Marketing Project Manager, having completed an MA in Intercultural Communication.

SLC student Manami

The course has been so interesting, inspiring and fulfilling. I am really grateful to be here and to have met so many nice people.

Manami MA Intercultural Communication and International Development

International Postgraduate Merit Scholarship winner Manami updates us on her time in Sheffield so far.

SLC student Juliana Shrestha

I wanted to shift and develop my career in development communications so this MA was the perfect opportunity for me

Juliana MA Intercultural Communication and International Development

Juliana discusses her experiences on the MA Intercultural Communication and International Development

Katy Humberstone

Sheffield's SLC was the best choice for my MA, owing to its strong research profile and specialisms in Multilingualism and Small Languages

Katy MA Modern Languages and Cultures

Katy talks about postgraduate life in Sheffield.

Postgraduate student profile for Cameron.

I am making use of my MA, utilising intercultural theory and practice day-in, day-out to work with partners in countries around the world

Cameron MA Intercultural Communication

Cameron on why he chose Sheffield for his MA

Postgraduate student Shixuan.

The cultural awareness, open attitudes and techniques to learn people's values that I gained over the year have helped me to stand out

Shixuan MA Intercultural Communication

Shixuan on why she chose Sheffield for her MA

Postgraduate student Asha outside Jessop West.

Through these modules, I now have experience using specialist software which will be invaluable to me when I enter the working world

Asha MA Translation Studies

Asha is from Liverpool, and is an MA Translation Studies student in the School of Languages and Cultures. She studied her BA at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Four students laughing while sat at a bench, outside the Students' Union

International scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students, including undergraduate and postgraduate taught scholarships towards the annual tuition fee. Applications are open for existing offer holders.

Scholarships for international students