MA in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (research)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 16,500 / per course
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* final deadline for EU students | deadline for EU students who want to get assistance with housing: 1 May 2025 | deadline for non-EU students: 1 Apr 2025
Introduction
Whenever we use language – whether it’s written, spoken or signed – we’re communicating. How does this work, and how and why does miscommunication occur? How does language fit together and how do we learn to understand each other?
Something for you?
- You'll develop a unique professional profile by specialising in an area that meets your interests and research ambitions.
- You’ll gain substantial hands-on research experience during two lab rotations.
- Radboud University has excellent facilities for doing research.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The legal tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is €2.530,- and is applicable to EU/EEA, Swiss or Surinamese students who have not yet obtained a Master's degree in the Netherlands. Our tuition fee for non-EU/EEA students is €13,728,-.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
What will you learn
The Research Master’s programme in Linguistics and Communication Sciences offers a multidisciplinary perspective on how the fields of linguistics and communication studies complement one another. This approach is unique in the Netherlands. This Research Master’s programme focuses strongly on empirical research. You’ll study language in real-life situations and use your observations to develop possible theories. Later, you’ll test these theories against everyday reality. In this way, you’ll discover the richness of both language and communication and be well prepared to conduct original research on language-related issues. This programme is initially intended to prepare its students for a career in research, in particular for PhD positions, although other career options in the fields of Linguistics and/or Communication Sciences are also open to you.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The primary goal of the programme is research training, which makes it ideal for those wishing to embark on a research career, for example by taking a PhD. But it also caters for the growing demand from the public and private sectors for people with academic insight and research skills. Many graduates will join research groups in the public and private sector. These may address a wide range of topics such as advanced Internet and enhancing professional communication in an international context.