Master in Linguistics

Career prospects are numerous and varied. The Linguistics Master's degree is a necessary step for anyone who wants to do research in linguistics (PhD). However, the business world also provides linguists with interesting career opportunities in fields as diverse as natural language processing, applied linguistics, information and communications technology, and various forms of consulting. Graduates also have access to certain teaching positions in higher education institutions.

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Since linguistics is a truly general discipline which is not geared towards any particular group of languages and addresses all aspects of language, it is at the meeting point of the sciences and the humanities. It combines the empirical requirements of descriptive study with the impetus for a precise formal approach which links it with logic and mathematics. The Master's in Linguistics is aimed at students wishing to take up the conceptual and formal challenges posed by a rich and complex field.

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In addition to the core aspects of linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), the course also addresses more traditional areas of interest (logic, philosophy of language, comparative grammar) and other branches of study developed more recently, such as psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, cognitive science or applied technology for linguistics. Students can also familiarise themselves with sociolinguistics, rhetoric, reasoning and discourse analysis.

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The flexible, diverse nature of the training enables students to shape their skills profile in line with their own wishes and with the very varied requirements of the labour market.

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