Dear colleagues,

I hope this email finds you well! Please could you distribute the following information to potential applicants?

*MA Programme in LINGUISTICS at the University of Oslo* https://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/linguistics-master/

*REGISTRATION FOR AUTUMN 2023*

*     non-EU/non-EEA applicants:*  application portal opens on 15 October and closes on 15 November 2022

*     EU/EEA applicants:*  application portal opens on 1 February and closes on 1 March 2023

*Location: *Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo (Norway)

*Teaching language: *English (This is a bilingual MA programme. The programme is offered in both English and Norwegian. Courses will be taught in English if there are students registered who cannot speak Norwegian.)

*Approximate fees: *The MA programme in Linguistics is FREE OF CHARGE (also for international students).

(Please note that the University of Oslo has an obligatory semester fee of approx. 75 Euro for all of its students, which includes membership in the student welfare organization SiO.)

*Duration and study load: *Two academic years with a study load of 120 ECTS credits. Details of the programme structure can be found at https://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/linguistics-master/structure/

The University of Oslo (UiO), Norway’s oldest university and one of its largest, with the highest number of language subjects and students in language and linguistics, is now accepting international applications for its Master’s programme in Linguistics. The two-year master’s programme in linguistics at the University of Oslo specializes in general linguistics, covering a variety of theoretical orientations, and including foci on typology, theoretical syntax, formal semantics and pragmatics, experimental phonetics and phonology, language contact and language change (historical linguistics). Methodologically, it incorporates a range of different approaches, including fieldwork and elicitation techniques, language documentation, linguistic anthropology, psycholinguistic experimentation, and corpus linguistics. The department has also recently established a research group on ‘super linguistics’, the application of linguistic methodology to objects of study beyond natural language (including gestures, emoji, and dance). Regional foci of research within the department include the Pacific region, the Indian subcontinent, Ethiopia, the languages of Scandinavia, and languages of North America; students are particularly encouraged to carry out projects that combine theoretical questions with empirical data, as well as projects that involve the theoretical analysis of lesser-described languages. The master’s programme in linguistics is hosted at the University of Oslo’s Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, which is host to two state-of-the-art labs, the Text Laboratory (https://www.hf.uio.no/iln/english/about/organization/text-laboratory/), which hosts corpora and databases, and the Socio-Cognitive Laboratory (https://www.hf.uio.no/multiling/english/topics/lab/), with a video studio, an EEG room, and an eye-tracking room.

Students will receive a solid background in general linguistics, and will be educated by an international faculty, holding PhD degrees from top universities in the USA and Europe, including Norway, who maintain active networks with researchers around the world, which will enable students to start building an international network in linguistics while carrying out their own independent research project. The University of Oslo has also established high-profile exchange agreements that will enable students to spend a semester abroad if they wish to do so during their MA studies. The training will equip students for pursuing a PhD position, or for entering the job market both in the public sector and in private industry (language technology). Recent graduates of our MA in Linguistics have, amongst other career paths, continued with PhD studies at prestigious universities in the USA and Europe (including Norway), and worked as language consultants for the HBO series “Beforeigners”.

*Entry profile: *Applicants must have completed an in-depth study of at least 80 ECTS within linguistics (including a minimum of 40 ECTS in core areas such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics or pragmatics). For details on which courses will qualify you for application, visit https://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/linguistics-master/admission/

For further information about the academic programme, please contact the linguistics program coordinator:         Prof. Patrick Georg Grosz p.g.grosz@iln.uio.no

For further information about the admission requirements, please contact: frontoffice@iln.uio.no

Please note that English language proficiency must be documented with a valid  TOEFL ibt, IELTS Academic or PTE Academic test score for students who are not covered by one of the exemptions. The test result cannot be older than two years on the date of the application deadline. The list of exemptions can be found at https://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/linguistics-master/admission/

For information about the application process visit: https://www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/linguistics-master/admission/