FsB vom 21.05.2021 mit Änderung vom 01.11.2022
The Master's degree programme in Linguistics teaches a particularly broad spectrum of advanced linguistic knowledge and methodological skills, including the linguistic research areas represented in Bielefeld, which enable graduates to systematically describe linguistic, communicative and cognitive structures and processes and embed them in the framework of current linguistic theory.
With the skills they have acquired, graduates are able to independently apply qualitative, quantitative and grammatical-theoretical methods of analysis to complex linguistic phenomena and related issues. In addition, graduates are familiar with the basics of computational linguistic and neurolinguistic analyses of linguistic structures and processes. The Master's degree programme allows students to choose their own specialisation within the fields of general linguistics, computational linguistics, communication, laboratory phonology and experimental phonetics, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics or in the area of clinical linguistics.
The degree programme enables students to qualify for an academic career in research and teaching and also opens up prospects for numerous professions, for example in the fields of media and journalism, technical documentation, text and language technology, public relations, corporate communication, human-machine interaction, language documentation or language teaching.
You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.
An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.
Studies can be commenced in both winter and summer semesters. Courses are targeted to commencing studies in winter semester. Student counselling to plan the course of studies is recommended.
The standard period of studies is 4 semesters. Information on studying part time can be found on the following webpage.
The studies Linguistics comprise 120 credit points.
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.
In any case, please read the specific Admission requirements for this Masters programme in the Subject-specific regulations (PDF).
Degrees from accredited Bachelor programmes at German ‘Berufsakademien’ are equivalent to Bachelor degrees from universities.
Applicants with a university degree obtained abroad are granted access provided that the degree they have acquired is deemed sufficient for this purpose and they can provide evidence of the required language skills.
Further information on required language skills
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
The study places for this degree programme are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines.
As soon as you receive a positive response in the application and status portal (notice of access from the faculty), you can submit your application for enrolment within the set deadline.
Step by step to a Master programme without NC
To the application portal
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Internet pages of the subject Linguistics
Internet pages of the responsible institution(s):
Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies with the courses offered
The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2025/26 and summer semester 2026.
Information on NC values from previous years
The courses
Course start
Length and scope of studies
Access requirements
Application, admission and enrolment
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