MA Linguistics – Language, Communication and Cognition

Interdisciplinary MA in linguistics with an English-taught study option in the specialisations English Language and Linguistics or General Linguistics and Linguistic Diversity, combining common methods training with focused linguistic specialisation.

Minimum GPA

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

English requirements

The reviewed official admission pages state that English requirements depend on the chosen English-taught specialisation: English Language and Linguistics requires English at CEFR C1 level, while General Linguistics and Linguistic Diversity requires English at CEFR B2 level. 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

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

  MISU at LMU: German for Students of Engineering Disciplines

  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

  München · Certificate · German

• 2

  Intensive Course German as a Foreign Language

  Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

  Offenburg · Certificate · German

• 3

  International Master's Programme in Translation Science and Technology

  Saarland University

  Saarbrücken · Master of Arts · German, English, French, Italian, Spanish

• 4

  Translation (BA)

  Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

  Germersheim · Bachelor of Arts Translation · German, English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Other teaching language

• 5

  Romance Literary Studies (Romanische Literaturwissenschaft)

  University of Tübingen

  Tübingen · Master of Arts · German French Italian Spanish English