Overview
The Linguistic Theory and Language Description programme offered by the HSE University is taught by members of HSE’s School of Linguistics in Moscow, which conducts a wide range of research activities, including fieldwork with minority languages, field anthropology, typology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and Russian sign language. Some of these activities are pursued in cooperation with the Laboratory of Language Convergence and the Center for Language and Brain. It is one of the few master’s programmes in theoretical linguistics that includes a strong interdisciplinary perspective, including acoustic phonetics and variationist sociolinguistics.
Career Opportunities
The Master’s programme in Linguistic Theory and Language Description is designed for students who plan to pursue careers in academic research and teaching. Successful graduates will typically look to further their training through PhD programmes in Russia or abroad or pursue positions teaching theoretical linguistics at leading universities.
Graduates also pursue positions with internationally renowned academic centres; in Russia, these include the Institute of Linguistics, Institute of Russian Language, Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow, and the Institute of Linguistic Research.
Accreditation
State Accreditation
Programme Structure
Course included:- Linguistic data analysis: quantitative methods and visualization
- Preprocessing and analyzing linguistic data in Python
- Explanatory models in social sciences
- Laboratory phonetics
- Theoretical models in language description
- Historical linguistics
- Experimental linguistics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Campus Location
- Moscow, Russia
Disciplines
Language Studies Linguistics View 4 other Masters in Linguistics in RussiaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- A copy of the document confirming the level of education (diploma or transcript of academic record)
- English certificate
- Motivation Letter
- Interview
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Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents255000 RUB / year≈ 255000 RUB / year
Additional Details
- 255 000 – 510 000 RUB/year
Living costs
Moscow
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
International students can apply to study at HSE for free through full-tuition scholarships and partial grants. Here is a link to explore: https://admissions.hse.ru/en/graduate-apply/financial-aid
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