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M.A. Linguistics

Bielefeld University Bielefeld

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  • Winter and summer
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  • German
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  • 15 Jan
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About the programme

Linguistics at Bielefeld University is an English-language Master of Arts over four semesters, worth 120 credit points, with starts in the winter or the summer semester. Drawing on the university's linguistic research areas, it gives you a broad range of advanced knowledge and methods to describe linguistic, communicative and cognitive structures and processes and to place them within current linguistic theory. You learn to apply qualitative, quantitative and grammar-theory methods to complex language phenomena on your own, and you learn the basics of computational linguistic and neurolinguistic analysis. You can set your own focus in general linguistics, computational linguistics, communication, laboratory phonology and experimental phonetics, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics, or clinical linguistics. The degree prepares you for an academic career in research and teaching, and for jobs in media and journalism, technical documentation, language technology, public relations, corporate communication, human-machine interaction, language documentation or language teaching.

Fields of study

Design(Architecture & Design)
Philosophy & History(Social Sciences & Humanities)
Linguistics & Languages(Social Sciences & Humanities)

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Requirements

What you need to apply for Linguistics at Bielefeld University

English language

IELTS Overall
5.5/ 9.0

German language

German for application
C1

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
Required
Minimum ECTS credits
180

ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.

MOI accepted as English proof
Not Accepted
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Tests and documents

Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Required
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Required
Letters of Recommendation
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GRE
Not required
GMAT
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APS verification

APS certificate
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Prerequisites

Access to the Master programme is granted to those who can provide evidence that they have a first university degree which has a standard period of study of at least six semesters, qualifies for exercising a profession and is in accordance with the subject-specific regulations.

Admission requirements for the course are: Successful completed Bachelor's course in Clinical Linguistics, Language Pathology or Special Language Education/Language Therapy with 7 subject-related semesters (210 CPs) or successful completed course in Clinical Linguistics, Language Pathology or Special Language Teaching/Language Therapy with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters at a university within the jurisdiction of the German Basic Law and successful completed selection procedure.

Documents checklist

What to prepare for your application to Linguistics

Programme-specific documents

The examination of the requirements and conditions for both the access and admission procedures

is based on the following documents, which are submitted in due time in the corresponding application portal of the

Bielefeld University:

a) Certificate of completion of a previous qualifying degree and the associated

Final documents (transcript, transcript of records, diploma supplement or similar) or provisional documents

Graduation certificate showing a provisional final grade.

b) Module handbook or module descriptions for the completed modules

If no Diploma Supplement, Transcript or Module Handbook or module descriptions are available

School leaving certificate and possibly university entrance exam

Certificates of study courses: diploma and transcript of records (Kindly note: If your Original documents are not written in German or English language, kindly remember to upload a translation as well)

Evidence of language knowledge

Additional documents

Copy of first University-level Degree

Transcript of Records

English Language Certificate

Module Handbook

This programme applies directly or via uni-assist. Submit your documents through the correct channel before the deadline.

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Application fee

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Complexity

Medium

Address

Universität Bielefeld Fakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft

Address

Street

Postfach 100 131

Zipcode33501City

Bielefeld

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Costs

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FREE

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Semester contribution

300.75 EUR

per semester

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Estimated year-1 total cost

12,506 EUR

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