German Language and Linguistics

Specialisatie van: Linguistics
Graad: Master of Arts in Linguistics
Onderwijsvorm: Voltijd
Duur: 1 jaar
Start: September, februari
Taal: Duits
Vestigingsplaats: Leiden
Croho/isatcode: 60815
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Het onderzoek binnen deze specialisatie is met name sterk op het gebied van historische taalkunde. De specialisatie wordt verzorgd binnen een samenwerkingsverband met de Universiteit van Amsterdam en de Universiteit Utrecht. Door deze samenwerking ben je in staat een breed scala aan gespecialiseerde cursussen te volgen die aansluiten bij jouw interessegebieden en kun je maximaal profiteren van de specifieke kennis die ook elders aanwezig is.

Career

With a Master’s in German Language and Linguistics you will have a broad-range of career choices open to you. Alumni have found employment in the fields of trade and export, in communication departments in (international) companies, as policy advisors, translators or in libraries.

For those who want to pursue a research- or academic-based career, you can move onto the research-focussed MA in Linguistics (Research), which are precursors to PhD training, or seek an academic position within a Department of German.

If you are interested in a career in teaching, you can follow a teacher-training MA at the ICLON Graduate School of Education once you have graduated from the master’s programme. You have to speak fluent Dutch to follow the course, and there are some additional entry requirements. For further details, see the ‘Lerarenopleiding Duits’ on this website.

Some figures about graduates of European language and culture studies

How succesful are they in finding a job?

  • 94 % found a job within six months.
  • 72 % found their first job at academic or HBO (higher professional) level.
  • 91 % held a position at academic or HBO level when the study was carried out.

In which sector do they find jobs?

  • Teaching: 221
  • Business services: 201
  • Publishing / book sector: 105
  • Communication and journalism: 89
  • Research; 89
  • Government / semi-government: 79
  • Other: 216

What are their main tasks and responsibilities? (%)

  • Teaching / Counselling / coaching: 27
  • Writing / Editing / Translating: 26
  • Co-ordination of work: 21
  • Providing advice: 17
  • Research: 15

Source: Employment Market Study among Leiden Graduates of European language and culture studies (2009, Student Career Service Humanities )