Overview

The two-year international Research Master's track in Clinical Linguistics is part of the prestigious international Erasmus Mundus programme in Clinical Linguistics, EMCL++. EMCL++ is an integrated two-year Master's programme offered jointly by a consortium of the Universities of Groningen (NL), Ghent (B) and Eastern Finland (FI) and 26 associated partners from the academic, R&D, and clinical sector, finishing with a joint Msc degree from the three institutions.

It is a full-time interdisciplinary and transnational university programme at the Masters level, providing integrated training in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and clinical linguistics.

Job prospects

The aim of the Clinical Linguistics - EMCL programme from University of Groningen is to train highly qualified and advanced students who are excellently prepared for wide employ-ability, by the unique combination of research training and an internship with an academic, R&D in neurotechnology, or clinical component.

This means that we prepare the students to employment in the academic, R&D and clinical field. Importantly, the track is not meant to train students to become speech and language therapists.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Courses in Joensuu (Eastern Finland)
Courses in Ghent (Belgium)
Cross-Linguistic Aspects of Aphasia
Developmental Language Disorders
Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery
Neuroimaging and Language

Lecturers

The Clinical Linguistics/EMCL track in Groningen, which is offered by the Graduate School for the Humanities, is linked to excellent, multidisciplinary research which is carried out at the Centre for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) and the Groningen Research School for Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience (BCN).

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Groningen, Netherlands

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor degree in speech and language pathology, linguistics, biomedical sciences, psychology or language impairment
Minimum requirement of: TOEFL 600 (paper), 250 (computer) or 100 points (internet) / IELTS of at least 7,0 / CAE of at least level C1 / Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency Certificate

CV

Motivation letter
Two reference letters of academic referees

Students must be willing to follow part of the programme at the partner universities.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

9000 EUR / year

≈ 9000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

4500 EUR / year

≈ 4500 EUR / year

Living costs

Groningen

Netherlands

750 - 1000 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Are you an international student from a non EU/EEA member state starting a Research Master's programme or Erasmus Mundus Master's programme at the Faculty of Arts? If so, you could qualify for the Holland Scholarship, a partial scholarship which helps you to finance your studies.

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