# Applied Linguistics (Master)

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The master’s programme in Applied Linguistics aims at providing an advanced education in a range of socially relevant areas of application for linguistics. Students acquire key competences in the area of empiric text and discourse analysis, enabling them to independently deal with socially relevant issues and produce new results in the areas of language minority research, language policy, research on linguistic prejudice, linguistic organisational research, media communication and research on language teaching and language learning.

### Master of Arts

Degree Programme Code: 066 899

4 semesters / 120 ECTS credits

Language: [German](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/german-language-proficiency/)

NO entrance examination

[Curriculum](http://senat.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/s_senat/konsolidierte_Masterstudien/MA_AngewandteLinguistik.pdf)

### Facts & Figures

- Students: **n.a.**
- Graduates in the last academic year: **n.a.**
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): **n.a.**

*Data updated on: 26**.11.2025*

[Information about presentation & calculation](https://backend.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=157848&L=2&id=157848)

*\*[Click here for further information on statistical data in the field of teaching and learning. (in German)](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/studienangebot/warum-hier-studieren/statistische-daten-zum-studienbetrieb/)*

### Attention

#### Instruction Language German

Please note that the instruction language of this programme is German. To start the degree programme, you need to hold a [certificate of German proficiency on C1 level](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/german-language-proficiency/).

### Admission Procedure

[Information about the admission procedure](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/master-programmes/applied-linguistics/)

### Information on Previous Studies:

In any case eligible degree programmes at the University of Vienna:

- [Linguistics (Bachelor)](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/bachelordiploma-programmes/linguistics-bachelor/)
- [Master Access Guide](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/master-access-guide/)

### Getting started

[Orientation course](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/master-programmes/applied-linguistics-master/)

[Orientation in the first semester](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/study-organisation/)

[Semester planning](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/semester-planning/)

### Getting Informed

[Department of Linguistics](https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/pvz_sub.html?id=441)

[Students' Representatives](https://linguistik.univie.ac.at/kontakt/studienvertretung/)

## Study Programme

The master’s programme consists of five compulsory modules. Module four has to be selected either from the subject area focusing on discourse analysis and sociolinguistics or from the subject area focusing on language education research and language policy. The modules cover the subject areas of discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, research on language teaching and language learning, language policy, methods of applied linguistics, philosophy of science and history of science. To complete the programme, students have to write a master’s thesis.

### Five concepts

which you will deal with during your studies:

- Discourse analysis
- Foreign language didactics
- Language policy
- Sociolinguistics
- Research on language teaching

... and many more.

## Overview of the programme structure & topics

Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.

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## After Graduation

Graduates of the master’s programme are qualified to independently conduct academic research and provide counselling in the subject areas stated above.

### Continuing after Graduation

- [Center for Doctoral Studies - everything about doctorcal/PhD programmes at the University of Vienna\](http://doktorat.univie.ac.at/en/)
- [Alumni of the University of Vienna](https://www.alumni.ac.at/)
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna\](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- [Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna](https://www.uniport.at/uniport-fuer-studierende)

### Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme

[#### Degree programme in retrospect](https://www.qs.univie.ac.at/en/analyses/graduate-surveys/)

### Graduates ...

- say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2.1 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.3 (appropriate)

→ These results are based on feedback from 16 graduates.

\**You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of the**[master's programmes in Linguistics](https://www.qs.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/d_qualitaetssicherung/Dateidownloads/AbsolventInnenbefragungen/2021/Master/162_Master_Angewandte_Linguistik_public.pdf)**(in German).*

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