Theoretical and Applied Linguistics - MA

APPLICATION PERIOD	From November, 2nd 2009 to June, 30th 2010
DURATION	1 academic year full time, 2 academic years part time (60 ECTS credits)
CALENDAR AND TIMETABLE	From September to June. Classes are mainly in the afternoons
COURSE TYPES	Research, Professional and Academic
LANGUAGE	Catalan, Spanish and English
PLACES	40
ORGANIZATION	Department of Translation and Language Sciences
LOCATION	Communication Campus - Poblenou
PhD PROGRAMME YOU CAN OPT FOR ON FINISHING THE MASTER	Linguistic Communication and Multilingual Mediation - PhD

Presentation

This is basically an academic and research programme which feeds seven lines of doctorate. However, the master's degree also has a professional specialisation aspect associated, above all, with computational, lexicographical and terminological orientations.

Objectives

To train in general linguistics specifically geared towards the computer processing of language and new technologies.

Tracks

Discourse Analysis.
Language Acquisition.
Language Learning.
Lexicology and Lexicography.
Terminology and Knowledge Management.
Formal and Descriptive Linguistics and Variation.
Computational Linguistics and Language Engineering.

Teaching load of the course types

Introduction to research
It is compulsory to take 20 credits corresponding to the final master's degree project and 10 credits of research methodology.
Advanced academic training
It is compulsory to take 10 credits corresponding to the final master's degree or internship project.
Professional specialisation
It is compulsory to take 20 credits corresponding to the internship.

[curriculum]

There is a predominance of training units dealing with language communication in its broadest sense: fundamental materials, specific applications and training in computation and formalisation.

Internship

In the professional specialisation course type, 20 internship credits must be taken, and in the academic course type 10 internship credits can be taken optionally. These internships are carried out in private or public companies outside the University where the student may apply the knowledge learned in the subjects of the master's degree.

Career prospects

Graduates from this master's degree will be able to work as expert linguists in companies, institutions and bodies, and will be capacitated to work in interdisciplinary teams in a wide variety of fields: education, health, legal, publishing institutions, etc.

Grants

The Department of Translation and Language Sciences and the University Institute for Applied Linguistics offer grants for students doing the master's degree. For further information go to: iula@upf.edu or departament.traduccio@upf.edu

Other grants: http://www.upf.edu/postgrau/es/beques