The MA in Multilingualism is a 2-year programme (4 semesters, 120 ECTS-points) and provides training in multilingualism across the lifespan.

The programme is taught in English by world leading experts in linguistics and multilingualism and suits students who have a background in linguistics, education, psychology, cognitive science, speech & language therapy or related fields and have a strong interest in how language develops across different types of bilingual and multilingual groups. Within this programme students develop their linguistics knowledge and skills, gain training in research design, research methods, and statistics, and receive solid training in a range of areas of multilingualism, including psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic, and sociolinguistic perspectives.

The Department of Linguistics is a research-intensive department and has state-of-the art facilities that include, among others, reaction time, eye-tracking, ERP, and baby-lab facilities that can be used by students for their MA dissertation. The University of Konstanz is part of the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Research Foundation that aims to promote cutting-edge research and to create outstanding conditions for young scholars at universities, to deepen cooperation between disciplines and institutions, to strengthen international cooperation of research, and to enhance the international appeal of excellent German universities.

Course organisation
- In the first and second semester, students attend courses in linguistics, research methods, multilingualism and the individual, and multilingualism in society.
- The linguistics courses provide solid grounding in linguistics at all levels of analysis.
- Research methods courses include training in quantitative methods and statistics as well as experimental design and methods in language acquisition research.
- Courses on multilingualism and the individual include courses on bilingual first language acquisition, heritage language acquisition, second language acquisition, third language acquisition, psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic, and clinical aspects of multilingualism.
- Courses on multilingualism in society include courses on sociolinguistic aspects of multilingualism, language contact, language change, and language attrition.
- In the third semester students do a Study Abroad visit or an Internship with institutions or research groups relevant to the degree.
- The fourth Semester is dedicated to research and the MA thesis.
- Graduates of this programme will be familiar with the factors that influence the acquisition and processing of more than one language throughout the lifespan as well as factors that determine multilingualism in larger societies. They will be capable of developing ideas for future research that will advance the field.

Career prospects
The combination of knowledge and training in theoretical aspects of linguistics, research methods, and multilingualism and their application prepares students for academic and non-academic careers. Students who graduate from the MA in Multilingualism are excellent candidates for PhD programmes in Linguistics or related disciplines. Practical skills acquired in the programme are applicable to professions in:
- Educational institutions
- Administrative public institutions
- International cultural institutions
- International associations, organisations and global enterprises which operate in a multicultural environment.

Tuition fees
Students from European Union (EU) member states or from the European Economic Area (EEA) are not required to pay tuition fees for their first MA degree in Germany. This also applies to international students who have a German Abitur.
Students from countries outside of the EU or EEA are required to pay 1,709 EUR in tuition fees per semester.

Application deadlines
15 May for the October intake
15 January for the April intake

Admission requirements
1. An above average Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, Education, Psychology, Speech & Language Therapy, or related discipline.
2. Since the programme has a strong linguistics component, it is important that students have some previous knowledge in linguistics.
3. The grade point average of your Bachelor's degree should at least correspond to the German grade 2.5 (good).
4. Documentation of advanced English language skills (spoken and written English) at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Applicants who have obtained a BA or MA degree in an English-taught degree programme or have attended an English-language secondary school are exempt from the requirement to provide proof of English language proficiency.

More information
There is more information about the programme at the University web-site:
https://www.ling.uni-konstanz.de/en/studies/master-of-arts/ma-multilingualism/

Department web-site:
https://www.ling.uni-konstanz.de/en/

Where is Konstanz:
https://www.google.de/maps/@47.6798349,9.1962775,13z

About the city of Konstanz:
http://www.constance-lake-constance.com/
https://www.konstanz.de/start

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics