Master’s degree – European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact
- Poitiers, France
- Salamanca, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The EC2U Joint Master’s "European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact" is a 2-year program (4 semesters) totalling 120 ECTS. It offers in-depth knowledge of Europe’s linguistic, cultural and social landscape and trains advanced research methods in language and cultural studies. You’ll study at a partner university each semester—Salamanca, Pavia, Iași, Coimbra, Jena, Poitiers, Turku—gaining multilingual, multicultural experience, transnational mobility and a personalized curriculum chosen from partner catalogues.
Career Outcomes: This degree prepares you for multilingual project manager, diplomat, teacher-researcher, bilingual communication officer, journalist, project officer, mobility consultant, cultural mediator, and related roles in cultural institutions and international organizations.
The EC2U Joint Master “European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact” is a 2-year Master’s Degree (4 semesters, 30 ECTS each, 120 ECTS in total) that provides students with an in-depth knowledge of the European linguistic, cultural and social landscape using advanced research methods in the academic field. This degree is in line with professional practice and will ensure students launch their careers with enhanced professionalism and quality of services in the broad field of language, cultural contact and social diversity.
A new university to discover each semester!
The EC2U Campus provides students with the opportunity to study abroad, gain multicultural experiences, and expand their professional network. Over the course of their learning journey, students can study in up to 4 of the 7 EC2U universities.
- University of Salamanca (Spain)
- University of Pavia (Italy)
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (Romania)
- University of Coimbra (Portugal)* Accept only EU students
- University of Jena (Germany)
- University of Poitiers (France)
- University of Turku (Finland)
A degree tailored to students’ needs
Students will be able to personalise their curriculum: they will choose their study plan in accordance with the course catalogue provided by the universities they’ll be studying at.
The uniqueness of this Master's is “à la carte” courses from the list provided by each university: beside a mandatory common online course of 10 ECTS for each of the first 3 semesters, students will define the rest of the study plan in accordance with the course catalogue provided by the chosen universities.
The fourth semester is reserved for a possible internship and thesis preparation.
Mandatory online courses:
- 1st semester: Discourse in Europe
- 2nd semester: Research Methodology in European Modern Languages and Literatures
- 3rd semester: Research Methodology in European Cultures and Societies
The Master’s degree in European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact offers the students general scientific education and many possibilities for a future career. Depending on their interests and the profile they have gained through their courses choice, a wide range of careers is attainable :
- Multilingual project managers
- Diplomats at intermediate and high levels of organisations
- Teachers-researchers
- Bilingual communication officers
- Journalists
- Project officers
- Mobility consultants
- Cultural mediators
