German and English Linguistics
(Master of Arts)
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German HZB: English B1
International application: English B1 AND German B2
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An academic degree in English / German or in a subject-related degree programme is required to apply for the master's programme.
Stay abroad possible, but not obligatory.
Short Description
From winter semester 2023/24 onwards, this programme is closed. An application is no longer possible.
The Master’s degree programme in German and English Linguistics is based on a cooperation between the German and English departments at Leibniz Universität Hannover. The bilingual concept and implementation of the degree programme is innovative. Courses are held in German and English; students can choose to write their Master’s thesis in either language. In the compulsory elective area, students can opt to focus on one of the two languages, or to study both equally.
During the Master’s degree programme, students explore and learn about the development, structure and use of the German and English languages. The subject matter of the degree programme is the current structure and use of the German and English languages (standard varieties as well as regional and social varieties) taking into account the historical and socio-cultural context as well as linguistic contact. Research methodology knowledge and skills are also taught. In addition to acquiring research-oriented qualifications, students on this degree programme can also gain application-oriented knowledge and skills in fields of practice such as language teaching and media communication.
Course Content
- Contrastive linguistics
- Language variation and linguistic change
- Media communication, language in use and interaction
- Multilingualism and applied linguistics
- Research methods in linguistics
- Research-oriented knowledge and skills in linguistics
The subject matter of the degree programme is the current structure, use and significance of the German and English languages (standard varieties as well as regional and social varieties) taking into account the historical and socio-cultural context as well as linguistic contact.
The four-semester degree programme consists of a compulsory area and a compulsory elective area. Depending on their individual area of focus, students can specialise in the German and/or English language after completing the compulsory modules.
Qualification profiles:
1. Research-oriented knowledge and skills in linguistics with a focus on language patterns, functional aspects, cognitive linguistics, uses, the theory of linguistic change and comparative linguistics and
2. Linguistic areas of application in fields of practice related to issues of the theoretical/academic observation of language and its implementation, i.e. with a focus on applied fields of linguistics such as media communication, language acquisition, the theory of teaching and learning languages, learner language and multilingualism.
1st semester | 2nd semester | 3rd semester | 4th semester | ||
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| Compulsory area | M1 | M2 | M10 Master's thesis
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M3 | |||||
M4 | |||||
| Compulsory elective area | M5 Language Variation and Linguistic Change | ||||
| M6 Contrastive Linguistics | |||||
| M7 Language in Use and Interaction | |||||
| M8 Applied Linguistics | |||||
| M9 Specialisation | |||||
- An interest in linguistic issues
- An undergraduate languages degree (e.g. a Bachelor’s degree) involving linguistics
- English language skills, at least B2
- German language skills, at least C1
- Doctorate and an academic career
- Adult education
- Publishing
- Field of culture
- Media and public relations
- Language teaching
- Cultural and research management
- Institutions and organisations involved in national and European language and education policy
Admission Requirements
An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as
- German Studies as subject in the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree Programme (Bachelor of Arts)
- English Studies as subject in the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree Programme (Bachelor of Arts)
For master''s degree programmes with restricted admission, places shall be allocated according to the university’s own selection procedure, if there are more applicants fulfilling the admission requirements than there are places available. The exact admission requirements can be found in the admission regulations:
Application Deadlines
From winter semester 2023/24 onwards, this programme is closed. An application is no longer possible.
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