Overview

Bilingualism is a cross-disciplinary field of research connecting the areas such as linguistics, sociology, social anthropology, and cognitive psychology.

Key Features

The Master’s Programme in Language Science with a Specialisation in Bilingualism from Stockholm University provides a comprehensive two-year course of study of core areas in Bilingualism, aiming to develop and deepen your knowledge of bi- and multilingualism at both the individual and societal level.

The compulsory courses in this specialization cover different aspects of topics including second language acquisition and bilingual development in children and adults, age effects in second language acquisition, bilingualism and memory, communication and linguistic diversity, Swedish as a second language in children and adults, multiethnic youth language, attitudes towards languages/language varieties, bilingual education, second and foreign language teaching, language attrition in bilinguals, language ideology, language politics, and transnational multilingualism.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cognitive Aspects of Bilingualism
Sociolinguistics of Bilingual Communities
Language Contact and Code-Switching
Bilingual Education and Language Policy
Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Disciplines

Language Studies Linguistics View 15 other Masters in Linguistics in Sweden

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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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90

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General requirements

Degree of 180 ECTS credits or equivalent, including an individual degree project in a Language Science discipline or other field relevant to the study route (e.g., pedagogy, psychology or social anthropology) and at least 30 ECTS credits in linguistics.

Swedish upper secondary school course English B/6 or equivalent.

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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

90000 SEK / year

≈ 90000 SEK / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

The price per academic year for studies within the Humanities/Social Sciences/Law is SEK 90,000 and within the Sciences SEK 140,000.

Living costs

Stockholm

Sweden

9668 - 17248 SEK / month

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Funding

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