MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS ( UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA)

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Name of Faculty Faculty of Humanities
Degree
Master’s degree program
University type
Public
Established
1949
Language of course
English
Erasmus
Yes
Course duration
4 semesters
Intake
September
Total course fee
8.000 Euro

Programme Introduction

If you are interested in the language(s) in use at the individual, societal or intercultural level, and you have a BA degree in humanities or social sciences, come to our Master’s program, where you can learn from world famous international professors; participate in research and conferences; prepare for doctoral studies. 

Students enrolled in the programme will know more about: 

  • how we process our language(s); 
  • how we acquire/learn language(s); 
  • how bi- and multilingual people communicate; 
  • what linguistic rights and policies different states have; 
  • how important intercultural communication is; 
  • how the brain works while processing language(s); 
  • what methods you can use for linguistic research. 

They can: 

  • learn from world famous international professors; 
  • participate in research and conferences; 
  • get published; 
  • work at any places where human communication is in focus; 
  • go on with your studies at our Multilingualism Doctoral School. 

This programme is for you if…

you are interested in:
psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, language planning and policy, linguistic rights, communication, bi- and multilingualism.

We invite applicants interested in:

  • L1 and L2 acquisition
  • Speech production and perception
  • Media language analysis
  • Language planning, language policy
  • Applied linguistics research methodology
  • Multilingualism
  • Pursuing a PhD later

Program content

  • Semester 1:

    Language and speech, Linguistic research methodology, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Personal and societal communication, The history of applied linguistics, Academic language use 

    Semester 2:

    Semantics, pragmatics, Mono- and multilingual development, Linguistic corpus analysis, Speech and brain, Intercultural communication, Phonetics 

    Semester 3:

    Linguistic typological studies, Linguistic statistics, The bilingual mental lexicon, Multilingualism

    Semester 4:

    Language assessment, Theories of SLA, Language policy, linguistic rights 

    Optional courses:

    Linguistic disorders, Media language, electronic communication, Minorities studies, Individual differences in SLL, Written language, Forensic linguistics, Hungarology, Computer-assisted linguistic research, Linguistic fieldwork, Bilingual speech behavior, Qualitative research methods in bilingualism and multilingualism

You can find a job with your degree

  • In any domains of the public sphere as a researcher, counsellor, spokesperson, language advisor, speech and communication expert, etc. 

Tuition fee

2,000 EUR/semester

Required language proficiency

  • B2 level English language certificate (TOEFL/IELTS/ESOL/BEC/ECL/PTE/FCE/CAE/TELC/TOEIC/Euroexam) or Attestation of Language Proficiency in the case of former studies in English.

Application criteria

  • B2 level English skills, B.A. degree, interview 

Required documents

  1. Completed application form
  2. Copy of high school or university degree
  3. Copy of the Transcript of Records of previous studies
  4. Certificate of English language knowledge (the requirements vary by faculty)
  5. Copy of the valid passport
  6. CV in English
  7. Motivation letter in English

University fee structure in EURO

First Year Tuition Fees: 4000

Second Year Tuition Fees: 4000