MA Linguistics – Language, Communication and Cognition / MA Linguistik – Sprache, Kommunikation und Kognition

Interdisciplinary MA in linguistics that examines language in its forms, functions, variability, development, cognition, and communication through six possible specialisations and a flexible mix of common-methods courses and focused disciplinary study.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

The reviewed official admission pages state that the programme's English requirement depends on the chosen specialisation and ranges from CEFR B2 to CEFR C1. The reviewed official language-certificate page recognises, for example, IELTS Academic 7.0-8.0 or TOEFL iBT from 95 for C1, and IELTS Academic 5.5-6.5 or TOEFL iBT 72-94 for B2.

German requirements

Varies by specialisation: German Linguistics: C2 in German; Romance Linguistics: B2 in German; Slavic Linguistics: B2 in German; Language & Cognition: B2 in German

Accepted bachelor fields

The reviewed official admission pages state that applicants need a bachelor's degree or similar qualification in linguistics or another related field such as philology, cognitive sciences, or communication sciences, with at least 35 ECTS in linguistics-related modules.

APS Certificate

Yes

Tuition fee

EUR 1,500 per semester for non-EU/EEA international students under the current Baden-Wuerttemberg tuition rules cited on the reviewed official Freiburg fees pages; otherwise no tuition fee is charged.

Semester contribution

EUR 190 per semester (current official University of Freiburg semester fee).

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: EUR 1,500 per semester for non-EU/EEA international students under the current Baden-Wuerttemberg tuition rules cited on the reviewed official Freiburg fees pages; otherwise no tuition fee is charged. Semester contribution: EUR 190 per semester (current official University of Freiburg semester fee).

Prepares for a professional future in linguistics in or outside of academia.

• 1

  Chinese and German Language and Translation

  University of Bonn

  Bonn · Double Master's Degree in Chinese and German Language and Translation · German

• 2

  English Literature and Culture

  Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

  Mainz · Master of Arts · English

• 3

  German for Study and Work – Summer Course in Hamburg

  Hamburg University of Technology

  Hamburg · Certificate · German

• 4

  MA English Literatures

  Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  Berlin · Master of Arts · German, English

• 5

  African Verbal and Visual Arts: Languages, Literatures, Media and Art (BA)

  University of Bayreuth

  Bayreuth · Bachelor of Arts · English