At Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Canada, MA/MS in Language Sciences is offered as a master's degree in Linguistics & Language Studies programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition is CAD 2,025 per semester for local students.
Also offered as: Certificate, Doctorate
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Linguistics & Language Studies
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 2,025 / semester
We have no an application deadline on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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The Master's in Language Sciences (Maitrise en sciences du langage) is a 45-credit graduate program at Universite de Sherbrooke's Campus principal, offering a research-based stream and a coursework-based stream. Both combine theoretical and practical training in analyzing linguistic phenomena across phonetics, phonology, semantics, lexicology, pragmatics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics, with particular attention to Quebec French, linguistic variation, the history of French, multilingualism and second-language acquisition. The research stream requires a memoire-preparation course and a 15-credit thesis, plus 21 elective credits from linguistics courses; the coursework stream requires an essay-preparation course and a 6-credit essay, plus 36 elective credits from the same course list. Both streams train students to conceptualize a research question on the linguistic analysis of French or another language and to develop rigorous strategies to address it. The program is offered full-time for the research stream and full-time or part-time for the coursework stream, admitting students at the fall, winter and summer terms.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.3
Admission Requirements: Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree in French language or literature, or a bachelor's degree with a strong component in one of those fields, or hold equivalent training, and must have completed six 3-credit undergraduate linguistics courses, including an introductory course; applicants who do not meet this requirement will be required to complete preparatory coursework. Candidates need a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.3 scale or an equivalent academic record. All admitted students must demonstrate a very good command of French, either through an exemption or by reaching level C2 (a score of at least 600 out of 699) in all four core skills on a recognized test. Two letters of recommendation are required, waived for Universite de Sherbrooke students who have completed at least three courses in the Department of Arts, Languages and Literatures or in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary, French profile) program.
