Multilingualism and Regionality (MA_MuR)

University of Regensburg

Germany, Regensburg

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University of Regensburg

Germany , Regensburg

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Regensburg

Program Language

English

German

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesOctober-2021

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Duration 2 year(s)

Next Intake October-2021

Multilingualism and Regionality (MA_MuR)

About

The two-year, interdisciplinary Master's programme in Multilingualism and Regionality (MA_MuR) focuses on the topic of multilingualism research and its current methods, projects and international networks. It provides a linguistic profile and enables in-depth knowledge in theory and methodology of empirical multilingualism research. MA_MuR is: research-oriented international interdisciplinary With its focus on regional studies and an integrated one-semester stay abroad at a renowned partner university, it is unique in Germany. The Master's programme is aimed at graduates with a first university degree from a BA programme in Philology with a linguistic focus (English, German, Romance, Slavic, General and Comparative Linguistics) who enjoy languages and research. The course prepares students for professional activities in which multilingualism with a regional focus plays a role, especially in the fields of science and education. Students are already involved in current research projects during their studies. This provides them with the necessary basis for subsequent doctoral studies. Some current fields of research are: Structures of the languages of origin Language stereotypes, language hierarchies Language biographies, multilingual literature, multilingual films, mutual languageÂ influence, language dominance and language variation Multilingualism in different communication domains Research into the activities of language mediators Research on multilingualism in companies Historical multilingualism as a basis for area studies

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Prerequisites for admission to the Master's programme are: University degree or equivalent degree with at least six semesters standard period of study (180 credit points) or comparable degree in the subject General Comparative Linguistics, English/American Studies, German Studies, Romance Studies, Slavic Studies or a related subject with an average grade of at least 2.5 (For foreign degrees, the conversion is made according to the modified Bavarian formula.) at least 50 credit points in linguistics and related fields Proof of the suitability for the specific course of study: The suitability procedure is carried out once in the summer semester. The legal basis for the determination of aptitude is Annex 1 to the examination regulations for the Master's programme Multilingualism and Regionality, which you can find here. The following documents are required: Curriculum vitae Graduation certificate: If the graduation certificate cannot be presented at the time of application, a currently certified proof of the previous study and examination achievements from the course of study amounting to at least 150 LP as well as the average grade of the first degree achieved up to this point in time must be presented. (In this case, the graduation certificate must be presented by the end of the first semester at the latest.) Proof of the study and examination achievements achieved in the undergraduate studies by submitting a "transcript of records" or other certified list of the achieved achievements Independently compiled overview with indication of the modules in the linguistic field and adjacent fields in the scope of at least 50 LP Independently written essay in a language that is professionally represented at the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Regensburg (German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbian/Croatian) on a topic of your choice in multilingualism, with a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 800 words. The application forÂ admission to the aptitude procedure for the next winter semester has to be sent with all the above-mentioned documents in digital form (only one PDF file) by June 30 to: [email protected].