Master of Philosophy in Linguistics
| Programme website | http://www.ntnu.no/intersek/ (Opens in new window) |
| Contact (person and/or unit) | Office of International Relations, NTNU |
| Telephone | +47 73 59 57 00 |
| international@adm.ntnu.no | |
| Programme duration | 2 years |
| Programme description | The MPhil programme in Linguistics at the Department of Communication and Language Studies admits international students every year. The programme consists of courses comprising of a total of 75 ECTS credits, and a Master's thesis of 45 ECTS credits. The work load for one academic year is 60 credits. The main areas of study are syntax, phonology, semantics, pragmatics, and computational linguistics. Depending on your previous specialication you will be given the opportunity to combine topics from these areas in order to complement or enrich the topic of your thesis. In the summer period between the first and the second year, students are encouraged to conduct fieldwork in their home country to collect data for their Master's thesis. |
| Application deadline | Quota programme applicants: Preliminary applicaton 1 December. Final application 1 February.; Other applicants with non-Norwegian, non-Nordic educational background: Preliminary application 1 December. Final application 1 February. Preliminary application is mandatory for any applicant with a non-Nordic degree; Applicants with Norwegian or Nordic educational background: 15 April |
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| Formal prerequisites | Academic requirements: BA degree in Linguistics or an equivalent degree with a sufficient emphasis on topics related to Linguistics. Only candidates with a minimum of three Linguistics courses will be considered.; English requirements: International applicants should document either a TOEFL test with a mimum paper score of 550 (213 computer based test) or better, or an IELTS test score of minimum 6.0 or better. For updated and detailed information about admission requirements/ procedures, and the possibilities for exemptions from the English requirement for certain categories of applicants, please see the home page of the Office of International Relations, NTNU: www.ntnu.no/intersek/index-eng.html/. Norwegian applicants must fulfill the basic requirements in English language from the Norwegian Higher Secondary School (engelsk grunnkurs). |
| Tuition | No tuition fees |
| Subject area | Languages and Philological Sciences |
| Degree level | Master |
| City | Trondheim, Norway |
| Credits | 120 |
| Language of teaching | English |
| Scholarship | Other |
| Application procedures | For further information, and application forms please see http://www.ntnu.no/international/master |
