24 Full-time Master's in Linguistics in Germany

The Computational Linguistics programme from Heidelberg University explores how computers might be used to automatically process and interpret human language. Research in this area considers the mathematical and logical characteristics of natural language, and develops algorithms and statistical processes for automatic language processing.

The Linguistics program offered by Goethe University Frankfurt is a program in theoretical linguistics with English as the language of instruction.

In contrast to the study of specific languages and literature, the Linguistics programme offered by Leipzig University does not focus on an individual language, instead looking at the functions and structures of all human languages, including their differences and commonalities.

At the University of Stuttgart, students of the M.Sc. Computational Linguistics programme receive a highly research-oriented education. 

The English-language “Mind and Brain” program from Humboldt University Berlin, incorporates the innovative research conducted by the members of the Berlin School of Mind and Brain into an interdisciplinary teaching and education master’s program. 

The Linguistics - Empirical and Theoretical Foundations MSc course at the University of Potsdam provides in-depth theoretical knowledge in all core areas of grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics) as well as empirical investigation methods to obtain linguistic data.  

English Linguistics is offered by Trier University. The subject examination regulations regulate the purpose, content and procedure of the examinations and are legally binding. If you have specific questions about the content of an individual exam, please contact your examiners, otherwise contact the academic advisor.

The Master's program in Korean Studies from University of Tübingen is a consecutive course that deals with the history, culture and society of modern Korea in a regional and global context .

The M. A. program English Linguistics from University of Tübingen provides a full understanding of current linguistics and a thorough training in the empirical methods used in linguistic research. The combination of empirical research with theoretical modeling is an internationally renowned hallmark of linguistics in Tübingen.

The English as a World Language (ENGAGE) MA programme from University of Hamburg focuses on the so-called "New Englishes." This refers to variants of English (pidgin and creole languages) spoken in former Asian, African, and Caribbean colonies. 

The International Experimental and Clinical Linguistics (IECL) Master/Ph.D. course at the University of Potsdam offers innovative training that combines linguistic knowledge with interdisciplinary experimental research in an international setting. 

The Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism programme offered by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz deals with the subject of the academic and social aspects of European multilingualism at the local, national and EU-wide level. It combines the components language and society. 

At Linguistics from University of Göttingen students can deepen their knowledge of modern formal linguistics as well as learn about new aspects of the subject. 

The new master’s English and American Studies - English Linguistics degree program from University of Stuttgart replaces the previous master’s degree program in English Studies (Anglistik). 

The newly designed  Master’s Programme in Linguistics from University of Konstanz focuses on the basic structures across languages that underlie human speech and examines how linguistic knowledge is applied in the investigation of individual languages

The M.A. Computational Linguistics course from University of Tübingen is an international, English-language degree program with a strong research focus. 

The Intercultural Anglophone Studies programme of University of Bayreuth is an innovative, research-oriented master’s programme in English and American Studies. It enables in-depth and theoretically informed study of the literatures and cultures of the English-speaking world, and of linguistic phenomena of English in its varieties.

The Speech and Language Processing Programme from University of Konstanz is designed as a post-graduate programme to deepen knowledge acquired during the bachelor's degree in linguistics or an equivalent degree. 

The Language Science and Technology programme of Saarland University aims at basic, applied, and cognitive research on written and spoken language that combines with state-of-the-art facilities to provide students with a rich and stimulating environment.

In this degree programme, students deepen their subject knowledge and improve their practical language skills.