The aim of the programme is to develop your skills as a scholar. The topics given at the department focus on academic theory and method. The programme of study in Linguistics is based on your specialization at the Bachelor’s level. The main areas of study are syntax, phonology, semantics, pragmatics, and computational linguistics. Depending on your previous specialization you will be given the opportunity to combine topics from these areas in order to complement or enrich the topic of your thesis.

The M. Phil. Programme requires two years of full-time study. The second semester of the second year is expected to be devoted fully to the Master’s thesis. The Master’s thesis (45 credits) is preferably written within the scope of specialization determined by your combination of topics. The thesis is an independent piece of scientific work performed under supervision. In the summer period between the first and second years the candidates are given the opportunity to return to their home countries to do fieldwork if this is necessary for the completion of their theses.