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Application and admission

Most important information

Deadline

  • Application is only possible in the winter semester
  • Application deadline: 31 July

 

Language skills

  • German and English level C1 (CEFRL)
  • The German "Abitur" is accepted as a certificate of English language skills. (You can find the university regulations on language certificates here.)
  • In general, we also recognize language skills that were acquired during the B.A., for example if German or English were major fields of study. If in doubt or if you have any questions, please contact Laura Becker (studienkoordination(at)linguistik.uni-freiburg.de).

 

Linguistics skills

  • We require you to have obtained at least 45 ECTS in linguistics during your B.A. If in doubt or if you have any questions, please contact Laura Becker (studienkoordination(at)linguistik.uni-freiburg.de).

 

List of documents needed for the application (non-binding, please consult the current admission regulations for details):

  • officially certified copy of your B.A. certificate
  • officially certified copy of your Transcript of Records
  • adequate proof of language skills (see above)
  • an autonomously written essay with a minimum of 2,500 words in German or English on a linguistic topic of your choice
  • CV in German or English
  • statement signed by the applicant

 

We would love for you to study linguistics in Freiburg and look forward to welcoming you to our department. You can apply for the M.A. program via the campus management system (HISinOne) of the University of Freiburg. After registering, you will be guided through the application process by the system.

There is only one intake for the program every year. The application deadline is July 31 for a winter semester start. Please submit your application and all supporting documents before this deadline. You can find further information here.

As an applicant to the M.A. program in Linguistik/Linguistics, you must have a Bachelor’s degree (or a similar qualification) in any linguistic or philological discipline. More detailed information can be found in the admission regulations. The decisions about admission are made by the admissions commission at the beginning of August. You will be informed about this decision via email. The official admissions notice will be sent to you by the Student Service Center (SCS), usually by the end of August.

International applicants are advised to obtain further information about the current regulations here and here.

studienkoordination@linguistik.uni-freiburg.de