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Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism

Master‘s studies @ Vytautas Magnus University
1 May Application deadline
25 Aug Start date
2 years Study duration full-time
250€ Tuition fee for Eu citizens

Programme overview

Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism (SoMu) is an international joint-degree study programme offered by Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Kaunas, Lithuania, Johannes-Gutenberg University (JGU), Mainz, Germany, Stockholm University (SU), Stockholm, Sweden, and the University of Tartu (UT), Tartu, Estonia. SoMu trains a new generation of sociolinguists who will possess a broad scholarly and practical understanding of the parallel use of multiple languages in Europe and a professional awareness of multilingualism’s social dynamics and its cultural, political and socioeconomic impact in varying European contexts.

Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism offers students a possibility for professional networking and perspectives for their future job mobility within the European labour market. Its successful completion opens an access to further academic studies in thematically related third cycle (doctoral) programs with a subsequent career within the academia and/or a wide array of employment possibilities in the private and the public sectors.

The market and job trends signal the demand for versatile specialists in multilingualism issues, and the graduates of this program can expect to find employment in the following fields:

1. Academic sphere, e.g., research tasks and/or doctoral studies in sociolinguistics, cross-cultural communication, identity, multilingualism, regionalism, etc.

2. Counseling on multilingualism issues at political and cultural institutions, including the EU institutions.

3. Counseling and analytical teaching on multilingualism issues in educational institutions of all levels.

4. Counseling business and finance organizations in issues involving multilingualism and regional and economic cooperation.

5. Various international, national and regional public and private sector institutions and projects concerned with multilingualism, language planning and policy.

6. Mass media (with additional qualifications), e.g., in fields such as political journalism.

Career opportunities

The graduates of the current study program can expect to find employment in the following fields: – Academic sphere, e.g., research tasks and/or doctoral studies in sociolinguistics, cross-cultural communication, identity, multilingualism, regionalism, etc. – Counseling on multilingualism issues at political and cultural institutions, including the EU institutions – Counseling and analytical teaching on multilingualism issues in educational institutions of all levels – Counseling business and finance organisations in issues involving multilingualism and regional and economic cooperation – Various international, national and regional public and private sector institutions and projects concerned with multilingualism, language planning and policy – Mass media (with additional qualifications), e.g., in fields such as political journalism.

Programme structure

Curriculum

Admission Requirements

High School certificate and Transcript of Records

Bachelor degree diploma or equivalent degree in Humanities or Social Sciences. The Bachelor Degree shall contain at least 30 ECTS in the field of linguistics or philology.

Minimum 60% CGPA

Admission score is counted based on:
Arithmetic average of bachelor degree diploma supplement all subjects * 0.3 + Evaluation of bachelor thesis or final examination * 0.2 + Admission interview and motivation letter * 0.5

In case there is no evaluation of bachelor thesis or final examination, arithmetic average of bachelor degree diploma supplement all subjects * 0.5

Minimum admission score to qualify: 5,4

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