- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Course location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Teaching language
- • German
• English
• French
• Italian
• Spanish
- Languages
- The specialisations in "English Language and Linguistics" and "General Linguistics and Linguistic Diversity" can be studied exclusively in English. Language requirements for the other specialisations depend on the chosen specialisation. For information, see below.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The programme begins in October every year and follows the semester dates and teaching periods (https://www.studium.uni-freiburg.de/en/dates-deadlines-events/semester-dates-and-teaching-periods?set_language=en) of the University of Freiburg.
- Application deadline
- • 15 July for applicants holding a non-EU nationality
• 15 September for applicants holding a EU nationality
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Varied
- Additional information on tuition fees
- The state of Baden-Württemberg implemented study fees for international students as well as students earning a second degree starting in the 2017/18 winter semester.
You will find further information about tuition fees here: www.studium.uni-freiburg.de/en (https://www.studium.uni-freiburg.de/en/student-services/study-fees?searchterm=geb%C3%BChren&set_language=en).
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The Master's degree programme in Linguistics – Language, Communication and Cognition is offered jointly by the linguistic institutes and chairs of the Faculty of Philology and the Department of Cognitive Science of the Institute of Psychology. The programme aims to explore language in its forms and functions, in its variability, in its history and development, in its cognitive prerequisites and conditions as well as in its communicative function. It offers students the possibility of individual specialisation in one of the following six fields:
• English Language & Linguistics
• General Linguistics & Linguistic Diversity
• German Linguistics
• Language & Cognition
• Romance Linguistics
• Slavic Linguistics
If you choose the specialisations in English Language & Linguistics or General Linguistics & Linguistic Diversity, you can complete the degree exclusively in English.
- Current information
- If you want to learn more about the programme, join our online information sessions on Zoom!
19 January 2026 and 23 February 2026 at 5pm (17:00). Please contact us at studienkoordination@linguistik.uni-freiburg.de to get the link.