367 Language Master's Degree Programs

Italian Studies is the Second Cycle Degree program based on the newest results of cultural analysis developed by the University of Bologna.

The Master's course aims to train teachers of Italian as a second language who are prepared to respond with the most appropriate means to the linguistic needs of different types of audiences: immigrant minors and adults; asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants; adults with limited literacy; Italian communities scattered across the continents and still eager to maintain a lively relationship with the Italian language and culture; citizens of Europe and the world eager to access Italian culture and art.

Graduates of MFA in Literary Translation will be equipped with the skills, connections, and portfolio to find translation work and to pursue a wide variety of international careers, not only in literary but also in technical, legal, and humanitarian fields. They will be well qualified to work as editors in literary publishing, as many Boston University MFA and Ph.D. graduates have gone on to do. For those desiring further graduate study, the MFA provides an exceptionally strong foundation from which to begin a Ph.D. in comparative literature, language & literature, or area studies or social science field.

The MLitt in Biblical Languages and Literature offers students with existing competence in Biblical languages the opportunity to increase their linguistic and exegetical skills through sustained close and critical engagement with the Biblical texts and themes.

The Master's Degree Program in Finnish and its Languages is intended for non-native speakers of Finnish and other Finno-Ugric languages who have completed their bachelor's degrees abroad or in Finland.

The master's degree in Ancient Cultures and Languages is unique in Europe, due to its specific character and course structure. It provides instruction in the three fundamental ancient languages ' Greek, Latin and Hebrew ' and offers the chance to specialize in the cultures of two geographical areas of the ancient world, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, which were immersed in a process of 'fruitful interaction' for many centuries. The course plots a course from the origins of Mesopotamian civilization to the present day, taking in the languages, scripts and cultural manifestations of the ancient world.

The Master's Degree Course in Asian and African Languages and Cultures stands out for its structured teaching organization and the wide range of courses in languages and cultures of Asian and African countries. Strongly characterized in a linguistic-literary and historical-cultural sense, the Course offers the possibility of obtaining a highly specialized and competitive qualification.

The 2-year master's programme in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Languages (EFUL) is unique in combining in-depth language learning with comprehensive, English-based studies in linguistics. We offer specialisations in either Estonian or Finno-Ugric Languages. Whichever you choose, you will have access to shared modules on theoretical and methodological aspects of synchronic and diachronic linguistics, with an emphasis on active language learning, combining theory and practice. The programme also emphasises the development of digital skills. It offers modules on computational linguistics and programming in collaboration with the University of Tartu's Centre for Digital Humanities and Information Society.

This second-cycle degree programme (laurea magistrale) provides graduates with an advanced level of competence (at least C1) in two languages (chosen amongst English, Russian, Chinese and French), and a solid background in economic and legal studies.

It involves the study of a single language and literature chosen from French, English, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Anglo-American and Hispanic-American. It aims to improve knowledge of languages, cultures and literatures in their geographical and cultural dimensions connected to the history of colonization and the processes of globalization.

Peking University (PKU) has a long-standing history in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and was one of the first universities in China to launch postgraduate programs in this field. In 2007, it was among the first institutions approved to confer the Master degree of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL), holding a nationally leading disciplinary advantage in the field of international Chinese education.

The Master in Languages and Cultures of the Nordic and Baltic Sea Region is an umbrella programme that allows students to deepen their knowledge of the culture and language studied (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Latvian, Polish or German) as well as consistently broaden their specialisation to include a cross-cultural perspective. Several thematic courses are offered that target the socio-cultural developments of the community studied in the broader context of Eastern, Central and Northern Europe.

The CdLM aims to train graduates who have the ability to confidently master the written and oral expression of two of the six foreign languages on offer. It pays particular attention to the creation of skills in specialized translation with an emphasis on specialized languages in various domains and disciplinary lexicons.

The Masters offers the most innovative training and research in Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, and the use of ICTs for research in Linguistics.

The Master’s Degree in Language, Society, and Communication (LSC) is a two-year second-cycle Degree Program within the School of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Interpreting and Translation of the University of Bologna.

Successful completion of the Program will enable you to be awarded the degree in Master in Applied Linguistics: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. After successfully completing the Program, the student will receive the degree as awarded by the University where they have enrolled.

This teacher training program will enable you to teach across the curriculum in two consecutive primary school age ranges, with either French, German or Spanish as a specialist subject.

The master's degree in Research in Language and Literature Teaching is one of only a small number of educational programs that address this subject as a discipline in its own right. It is designed to train professional researchers capable of analysing processes related to the teaching and learning of languages and literature, with the capacity to formulate proposals to meet contemporary challenges in linguistic and literary education.