Linguistics

Overview

Degree: Master of Arts
Duration: 4 semesters
Restrictions: Without NC 1
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Student Counselling Service
Beratung durch Studierende der jeweiligen Fachrichtung
Academic Student Counselling Service
Beratung durch Lehrende zu Studienangebot und Inhalten des jeweiligen Studienfachs
General Student Advisory Service
First point of contact for general academic advice, personalised study guidance, and psychological counselling
Interdisciplinary orientation
The Master's course in Linguistics offers an interdisciplinary perspective by integrating various subfields such as computational linguistics, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics. This enables students to analyse and understand language from different scientific perspectives.

Practical training
The close connection between theory and practice in the degree programme promotes the application of linguistic concepts in real contexts. Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience in areas such as human-machine communication and language technology, which increases their employability.

Personalised support
Good staffing levels ensure that students receive individual, competent support. This enables in-depth study of the various sub-areas and promotes dialogue between teaching staff and students.

Broad range of subject areas
The variety of available profile areas and modules allows students to organise their studies according to their personal interests. This flexibility contributes to the development of specific competences that are advantageous in various professional fields.

Research-orientated education
Being firmly anchored in research offers students the opportunity to participate in current research projects. This not only promotes an understanding of linguistic topics, but also the development of critical thinking skills.
The program opens up a wide range of career opportunities in various fields, such as:

Language Technology: Graduates often find employment in the field of language technology, where they develop and optimize technologies for processing and analyzing language. This includes developing software for voice assistants or translation programs.

Management Consulting: A career in management consulting firms specializing in communication strategies offers the opportunity to help companies optimize their linguistic communication and address their target audiences more effectively.

Research Institutions: Graduates also work in research institutions, where they can collaborate on language research projects. This enables them to develop and evaluate innovative solutions to linguistic challenges.

Media and Public Relations: In the media sector, graduates can work in public relations or journalism, where their knowledge of linguistic structures and communication strategies is highly valuable.

Cultural Institutions: Positions in cultural institutions, such as museums or archives, offer opportunities to analyze and process linguistic and cultural content, contributing to the preservation and dissemination of linguistic and cultural history.

English-language course

This course is an English-language degree programme that can only be studied entirely in English. This degree programme is not available in German. Further information and advice can be found on the website of the subject Linguistics and on the information page on international courses at Bielefeld University.

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 the application process for prospective international students and the language requirements.

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Course start

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.

Length and scope of studies

The standard period of studies is 4 semesters. Information on studying part time.

The studies Linguistics comprise 120 credit points.

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

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

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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.

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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027.
Information on NC values from previous years
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