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Linguistic Theory and Language Description

Subject Ranking

# 70QS Subject Rankings

Tuitionfee

5,303 USDTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

LinguisticsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master’s programme in Linguistic Theory and Language Description trains students in methods of linguistic analysis and the interdisciplinary study of language and language documentation. With a focus on sociolinguistics and typologically informed language description, students gain hands-on linguistic research experience. The programme is taught by members of HSE’s School of Linguistics in Moscow, which conducts a wide range of research activities, including fieldwork with minority languages, field anthropology, typology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and Russian sign language. Some of these activities are pursued in cooperation with the Laboratory of Language Convergence and the Center for Language and Brain. It is one of the few master’s programmes in theoretical linguistics that includes a strong interdisciplinary perspective, including acoustic phonetics and variationist sociolinguistics.

Program overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master’s programme in Linguistic Theory and Language Description trains students in methods of linguistic analysis and the interdisciplinary study of language and language documentation. With a focus on sociolinguistics and typologically informed language description, students gain hands-on linguistic research experience. The programme is taught by members of HSE’s School of Linguistics in Moscow, which conducts a wide range of research activities, including fieldwork with minority languages, field anthropology, typology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and Russian sign language. Some of these activities are pursued in cooperation with the Laboratory of Language Convergence and the Center for Language and Brain. It is one of the few master’s programmes in theoretical linguistics that includes a strong interdisciplinary perspective, including acoustic phonetics and variationist sociolinguistics.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

6+
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

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International Students

5,303 USD
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New online programmes are available on Coursera. One can study completely online and get a degree from HSE University.

HSE students can choose up to a third of their course. 20 percent of degree credits are earned through project work, enabling students to learn through ‘on-the-job’ experiences that prepare them for post-graduation employment. 

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