How can you manage diversity; of cultures and languages? How do minorities shape social development? Does the discussion on inclusion and diversity ask for new leadership skills?
Local roots, global outlook
More than ever, our schools, companies and organizations are diverse, and future leaders in education, business, politics and any other field need to be able to deal with this diversity: they need diversity management skills.
Our Bachelor programme Minorities and Multilingualism will train you to become such a diversity manager. You will learn about the languages, cultures, histories and politics of ethnolinguistic minorities across the globe. Furthermore, you will learn how to do research on issues of minorities and multilingualism.
Our three-year programme consists of a versatile combination of courses on linguistics, political and cultural history, and social sciences. Throughout these courses, you will encounter a broad range of topics: minorities, migration, diversity management, and multilingualism. You may also choose to learn the Frisian regional language which is often used as a case-study in courses.
You will learn how to assess, investigate and critically reflect on these topics. You will also become able to formulate solutions, provide consultancy and produce policy advice that will help organisations and communities to better deal with cultural and linguistic diversity.
Read moreBeing from a minority group myself I want to gain concrete and specific knowledge about minorities and multilingualism in order to apply it to my native context.
Zdravo! I am Helena and I am a second year student of Minorities and Multilingualism. I live near Trieste in Italy and I am part of its autochthonous Slovenian community. As such, I am passionate about topics regarding minority groups and other cultural discourses. I am a member of the M&M Programme Committee, as well as a member of the Multi student association. I like listening to people's stories about themselves, as there is infinite variety and creativity in them..
M&M is a programme that depicts at best our postmodern world. It does not only cover topics about minorities and multilingualism, but relates to many other fields of the humanities and social studies. It helps you understand the whys and how’s of today’s society and provides you with the ability to think critically about such topics. We can say that minorities are nowadays a majority, its significance is increasing and we need to be able to address such matters. Being from a minority group myself I want to gain concrete and specific knowledge about minorities and multilingualism in order to apply it to my native context.
Read more about Helena and why she chose to study Minorities & Multilingualism in Groningen.
Questions? Send Helena an e-mail!
Read moreComing from a bilingual environment I was familiar with the misconceptions surrounding bilingualism, I hope that by studying Minorities and Multilingualism I can be a step into the right direction to help get rid of the misconceptions surrounding both!
Coming from a bilingual environment I was familiar with the misconceptions surrounding bilingualism, I hope that by studying Minorities and Multilingualism I can be a step into the right direction to help get rid of the misconceptions surrounding both!
Read moreTo me, this programme is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn to see the world not only from a top-down but also from a bottom-up view.
As a native Frisian speaker, learning about my mother tongue was one of the reasons I wanted to study M&M and its Frisian track. During my studies, I’ve not only learnt to see Fryslân and the Frisian language in a wider, European context, but I’ve also learnt to see all kinds of matters from completely different perspectives. To me, this programme is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn to see the world not only from a top-down but also from a bottom-up view. One of the things I like most about studying M&M, is that you get to study a very wide range of topics but are also granted a certain amount of freedom to focus on the topics that are most interesting to you. You will not only focus on ethnolinguistic minorities such as the Scots, Frisians and Catalans, but you will also focus on societal minorities, on what multilingualism is and how it works and if you want, you can follow a Frisian track to learn more about the Frisian language, history and culture. Maybe even more importantly, Groningen is a very fun city to study in, with a great student life and a very lively, vibrant vibe. It’s almost as if the city were designed to accommodate students. All in all, I think that studying M&M in Groningen truly is a unique experience!
Read moreWhat I liked most about Minorities & Multilingualism is its multidisciplinarity and that it's small-scale.
What I liked most about Minorities & Multilingualism is its multidisciplinarity and that it’s small-scale. The knowledge of linguistics, politics, anthropology and cultural studies that the programme gave me and the network that you can build in the programme always proved to be valuable in my (academic) life after graduating.
Read moreIf you have an interest in the sociological impact languages play, then you should really consider this course. It is nice to not be a number in the business of education, but a student in the education of the world.
Read moreI needed a programme that would challenge me, one where I could research rather than search. M&M is an interdisciplinary programme that combines anthropology, politics, history, sociology, linguistics and multilingualism.
After two years of Applied Law (HBO-Rechten) I needed a programme that would challenge me, one where I could research rather than search. M&M is an interdisciplinary programme that combines anthropology, politics, history, sociology, linguistics and multilingualism. The programme has motivated me to be active, and all the support has made it possible for me to take extra course units, do volunteer work at LGBT organisation COC and the Frisian youth association FYK, serve on the board of DAG (student movement for democratization at RUG), and be chairman of the study association Multi. The small class size makes it possible for the professors and lecturers to focus on individual students and lead an active discussion. Living in Groningen gives a boost to your student life, as it is a vibrant, young and exciting city.
Are you at secondary school and want to know what studying at
university is like? The Minorities & Multilingualism programme
is offering a web class! This online course from the University of
Groningen is specially designed for secondary school
students.
If you are interested in an Minorities & Multilingualism web
class, register
here.
This study is also available as a part-time study.
