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Admission requirements
— Completed university degree program, in which linguistic and/or language teaching skills have been acquired
— Fundamental knowledge of linguistics and/or German as a foreign or second language with respect to current linguistic research positions, theories and contemporary methods of quantitative and/or qualitative analysis
— English proficiency (B2) and, if the “Language Diversity” track is chosen, proficiency in one of the following languages: Italian, Polish, Czech, Russian, Spanish, French, Sorbian, Latin, Greek
— An assessment interview
Aptitude assessment procedure
- Information and documents to be submitted
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Information and documents to be submitted
Detailed information is available on the degree program’s website.
German language requirements
International applicants and German applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification are kindly advised to read the requirements for German-language courses.
Notes on the application process
If, at the time of application, proof of the first degree qualifying the applicant for a profession is not yet available, the application will be considered under the precondition that 80% of the credit points attainable for the degree have already been achieved based on completed module examinations or the final thesis and the colloquium (if applicable). A certification from the awarding institute of higher education (examination office) serves as proof of the above-mentioned academic achievements. You can find the appropriate form on the Admissions Office website.
General information about the degree program
The aim of the Master's program in European Languages (EuroS) is to provide academic qualification in the field of linguistics. Depending on the chosen specialization in structural, historical or usage-related aspects of European languages or in the field of German as a foreign and second language, students will acquire the skills to systematically analyze European languages.
Students will learn about methods for the linguistic analysis of texts and gain skills to promote and evaluate learning processes associated with foreign and second language acquisition. They will also gain the capacity understand European languages in regional, national and transnational contexts and to make comparisons between languages and language families. Students will be able to recognize case-related and theoretical spaces, transformation and transfer processes, structures and pragmatics of European languages as well as to analyze them using scientific methods.
Study contents
The course content includes core areas of European linguistics in an interdisciplinary context, language area research, language change, language systematics, communicative action and linguistic and cultural transfer, language acquisition and language teaching, as well as the analysis of translingual processes in accordance with the concepts of linguistic observation represented in the subject-specific traditions of English and American Studies, German Studies, German as a Foreign and Second Language, Romance Studies, Slavic Studies, Classical Philology. Students can also choose to learn foreign languages from the Romance language family (e.g. French, Italian, Spanish), Slavic language family (e.g. Polish, Russian, Czech, Sorbian) and classical languages (Latin, Greek). In the “Language Diversity” track, students acquire an additional foreign language as part of the Master’s degree program. In the “Language Theory” track, students consolidate their theoretical knowledge on a current scientific level and expand their methodological skills for quantitative and/or qualitative research on linguistic subjects.
Stay abroad
In the third semester, a stay at either another domestic or an international university amounting to 300 hours is compulsory.
Double degrees
Double degrees are offered in cooperation with the following universities:
— Università degli Studi di Trento – UNITN Trento (Italy)
Further information can be found on the website for the Dual Master’s Program.
Mandatory internship during studies
In the third semester, a stay at either another domestic or an international university amounting to 300 hours is compulsory.
Occupational fields
The degree program qualifies students for work in:
— Research and teaching
— Culture and event management
— Media and publishing houses
— Cultural and political institutions
— Domestic and international businesses.
Some graduates of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies provide an insight into the diversity of their professional fields on the Faculty’s website.
Study documents
TU Dresden Official Announcements contains all published regulations. Use the search function to find the desired documents: Official proclamation
Additionally, the regulations can be viewed on the website of the responsible unit.
- Examination Regulation
- Study Regulation
- Aptitude Assessment Regulation
… you will find on the respective site of the responsible unit.
Contacts
Admissions Office
ServiceCenterStudies
Post address:
Technische Universität Dresden
Immatrikulationsamt
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-42000
Office Hours:
Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies
Academic Advisor
(Fachberatung und Studiengangsbetreuung)
Mrs Katharina Fritzsch M.A.
Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies
Post address:
TU Dresden
Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
Studienbüro
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-39790
Office Hours:
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International Office
International Office
Office address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Str. (BSS) 22, 6. Etage, Raum 671
Post address:
TU Dresden
International Office
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-39607
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