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Language and Communication Technologies (LCT) (EM) – (M.A.)
University of Groningen
Faculty of Arts| Application Deadline: | January 17 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,000 ≈ € 4,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Groningen / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The Erasmus Mundus European Master´s programme in Language and Communication Technologies (LCT) is designed to meet the demands of industry and research in a rapidly growing area by offering courses in language technology, computational and theoretical linguistics, and computer science.
The two-year programme is offered by Saarland University (coordinator), Free University of Bozen, University of Malta, University of Nancy 2, Charles University Prague, and the University of Groningen. The programme offers education and training opportunities for the next generation of leaders in research and innovation.
It provides students with profound and practice-oriented knowledge and understanding of the various disciplines that contribute to the methods of language and communication technologies and it strengthens their ability to work according to scientific methods.
The successful completion of the LCT programme provides students with a wide range of knowledge which makes them eligible for PhD positions as the first step to an academic career, but also makes it possible for them to follow a career in the IT industry.
We envisage our graduates working in fields such as multilingual information management, development of new technologies for adaptive multimodal and multilingual human-computer dialogue systems, efficient processes for content management on the internet, and development of language strategy and quality assurance.
Contents
Students who follow the Language and Communication Technologies specialization and spend the first year of their degree in Groningen must take the theoretical module Linguistic Analysis and the methodology module Basic Statistics / Corpus Analysis in the first semester of the first year.
The rest of the programme will be designed by each student individually together with the LCT coordinator in Groningen and the coordinator of the foreign partner university. This individual study programme can be compiled from a list of modules. At the end of the first year, the student will leave for one of the foreign partner universities. The rest of the study programme will be followed there and a thesis worth 30 ECTS will be written.
Students who follow the Language and Communication Technologies specialization and spend the second year of their degree in Groningen must first take the theoretical module Linguistic Analysis and the methodology module Basic Statistics / Corpus Analysis if they do not already have this knowledge and these skills. In addition they will follow one or more optional modules, after discussion with the LCT coordinator in Groningen and the coordinator of the foreign partner university, and they will write a thesis worth 30 ECTS.
Language and Communication Technologies thesis
The Research MA programme will be rounded off with a thesis worth 30 ECTS. The thesis must be the result of independent academic research. The subject of the thesis must be in the field of language and communication technology. Students will choose the subject of the thesis in consultation with the LCT coordinator in Groningen and thesis supervisors from Groningen and from the foreign partner university.
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Requirements
The programme is highly selective.
To be admitted to the Master´s programme LCT:
* Applicants must have a Bachelor degree or equivalent in the area of (Computational) Linguistics, Language Technology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or other relevant disciplines, subject to the consent of and the approval by the consortium's admission committee.
* Proficiency in English (for non-native speakers) must be certified by one of the following: * TOEFL score of at least 79 (internet-based test), 213 (computer-based test) or 550 (paper-based test).
* Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English -- at least B
* Cambridge Proficiency Exam -- pass.
* IELTS -- > 6.5.
* As defined by the individual partner institutions as being sufficient for pursuit of university courses taught in English.
Please note: Applicants from countries where English is not the ONLY native language do need one of the certificates mentioned above.
The TOEFL code number is 8497. All LCT TOEFL scores should be sent to Saarland University-Dept. of Computational Linguistics and Phonetics. So it is important to enter the code 8497 on your answer sheets when you sit for the examination. Please do not upload or send us a copy of the student record of your TOEFL scores. We can only accept official scores sent to us directly from the TOEFL organization.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 79 |
Accreditation
The European Master's degree programme in LCT is based on MA/ MSc programmes running locally at the partner universities. They have all received national accreditation. The respective programme at the University of Groningen is the Research Master's degree programme in Linguistics as accredited by the Dutch Government (CROHO 60173).
Awarded Erasmus Mundus status by the European Commission.
Ask a Question
You can contact Dr. G. Bouma to ask a question about Language and Communication Technologies (LCT) (EM) at University of Groningen.
Relevant Links
- Programme website
- University homepage
- Homepage of the municipality
- StudyinHolland.nl : Information on why and what to study in The Netherlands.
- Student Experiences about The Netherlands - STeXX.eu
- StudyinHolland Youtube Channel
- Nuffic - Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education
- Nuffic Grand Finder
- Nuffic Study Finder
- Holland Alumni network
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