FYI: New MA Programme and Scholarship Opportunity, VU University Amsterdam

Author:	T Krennmayr
Linguistic Field(s):	Discourse Analysis
FYI Body:	New MA Programme ‘Metaphor in Discourse’ VU University Amsterdam (Netherlands) offers a new program in ‘Metaphor in Discourse’ within the Master ‘Communication and Information Studies’. ‘Metaphor in Discourse’ focuses on metaphor in all kinds of real usage documents and events, including literature, science, health communication, political discourse, newspaper articles, advertisements, business discourse, conversations, chat, web pages and so on. The programme is meant for students who are interested in the role of language in discourse and communication. Application deadline for study program: (non-)EU students with an international degree: 1 April EU students with an international degree who do not need housing services through the university: 1 June Scholarship opportunity: Highly motivated international students are encouraged to apply for the competitive VU Fellowship Programme www.vuamsterdam.com/vufellowship Both EEA and non-EEA students are eligible to apply. Application deadline for scholarship: 1 March For more information, please visit http://www.metaphorlab.vu.nl/en/education-training/MAprogram/index.asp Best, Tina Krennmayr