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The European Master’s programme in Clinical Linguistics (EMCL) is a joint Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme offered by a consortium of three universities in three different European countries. The programme comprises general linguistics, neuro-imaging and language processing, developmental language disorders, language breakdown and methodology courses.
The EMCL is a high quality programme that transcends the borders of nations and disciplines.
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Language
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English |
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Duration
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24 months |
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Degree
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Master of Arts (MA) in Linguistics from the University of Groningen and a joint Master of Science (MSc) from the Universities of Potsdam and Eastern Finland |
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Start programme
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1 September 2012 |
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Deadline for application
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EU students: 15 November
Non-Eu students: 15 November
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Tuition fee
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10,000 euro for the full course
For EU/EEA students a tuition waiver is possible
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Details
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Accreditation
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Accredited by the Dutch Government. Awarded Erasmus Mundus status by the European Commission. |
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Croho code 2012-2013
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60817 (Officially registered under: Taalwetenschappen (research) / Linguistics)
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General information
The EMCL is a full-time interdisciplinary and transnational university programme at Master’s level providing integrated training in theoretical and experimental neurosciences and psycholinguistics with clinical issues. The aim of the Master’s programme is to train highly qualified advanced students who are excellently prepared for research work and PhD programmes in the field of clinical linguistics. After finishing the programme, students have fundamental knowledge of theoretical linguistics and neurolinguistics. Students have thorough knowledge of speech and language disorders and basic knowledge of how to design a neuro-imaging study. EMCL students will acquire competences in identifying and describing developmental and acquired language disorders, formulating relevant research questions, designing appropriate experiments to test speech and the language abilities of language-impaired children and adults and be able to write an essay to research paper quality.
The transnational consortium offering this Master’s programme comprises three universities: the University of Groningen, the Netherlands; University of Potsdam, Germany and University of Eastern Finland. During the programme, EMCL students study at least at two of the above-mentioned universities. Students will be awarded a double degree until a joint consortium degree is recognized by all the countries in the consortium. The programme recruits students worldwide.
Career prospects
The programme is highly relevant for students who wish to pursue a career in speech and language therapy, clinical linguistics or scientific research. Speech and Language therapists who follow this programme will be better equipped to assess and treat persons with a language impairment because of the additional knowledge they acquire about the theoretical background of the disorders they are dealing with. Students with a background in linguistics or psychology will become acquainted with the clinical situation, and thus will be able to develop better assessment and treatment materials. EMCL is an excellent preparation for a PhD in neurolinguistics. The programme is not meant to train students to become speech or language therapists.
Admission
The programme is highly selective. The requirement for admission is at least a Bachelor’s degree (BA, BSc or equivalent) with an emphasis on speech and language pathology, linguistics, biomedical sciences, psychology or special education (with the emphasis on language impairments). A selection committee will decide on admission. Admission criteria include the attestation of an excellent record of study, two reference letters and a letter of motivation. Students will need to be fluent in English. The requirement is a minimum TOEFL score of 90 (internet-based), 575 (paperbased) or 232 (computer-based), or an overall IELTS score of 6.5.
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