Dr. Kasia Jaszczolt

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Biography

Kasia Jaszczolt is a professor at the University of Cambridge, where she has been a faculty member since 1995. Her expertise lies in the areas of semantics, pragmatics, and philosophy of language. She has taught at several universities, including Oxford, Brighton, and Sussex, and has contributed significantly to research exploring the semantics/pragmatics interface, ambiguity, underspecification, and the conventions of discourse. Jaszczolt is the author of several influential books, including 'Semantics, Pragmatics, Philosophy: Journey of Meaning' and 'Default Semantics: Foundations of a Compositional Theory of Acts of Communication'. She has also served as the managing editor for the book series 'Oxford Studies of Time Language Thought' and has held roles in various editorial boards. In recognition of her contributions to the field, Jaszczolt was elected as a member of the Academia Europaea in 2012 and was honored as an Alumnus VIP by the University of Łódź in 2015. Currently, she is involved in a collaborative project titled 'Rethinking Communicating Time' at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and she welcomes MPhil and PhD applications in her areas of research.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.